Cancelling one of two passengers - but want to keep elite benefits
#16
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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New flight is on American.
#17
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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Rather than letting the seat uncertainty play out, if she currently has the aisle and you the middle, log-in and swap the seat assignment now rather than being left on the middle seat. If there other open seats available in your area of service, you can do so yourself on-line by going through the seat change 3 times to first move her out of the aisle, then you into the aisle, and finally her to your now released middle seat. Or you can call it in and ask them to swap the seats explaining how you want to seat on the aisle and you really need the record to be correct
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#19
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I had to miss a flight one day that my wife & I were both upgraded on (based on my status) and since I didn't cancel until right before the outbound flights, she kept her first class seats on both outbound flights. When I called to "cancel" I was actually changing to later flights for me that day.
So the best strategy is to either not cancel, or cancel right before the flight leaves.
#20
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If she doesn't cancel her ticket on the return, the husband will get get the upgrade since they won't know she's not flying. If she cancels way before the flight, his benefits will probably be cancelled.
I had to miss a flight one day that my wife & I were both upgraded on (based on my status) and since I didn't cancel until right before the outbound flights, she kept her first class seats on both outbound flights. When I called to "cancel" I was actually changing to later flights for me that day.
So the best strategy is to either not cancel, or cancel right before the flight leaves.
I had to miss a flight one day that my wife & I were both upgraded on (based on my status) and since I didn't cancel until right before the outbound flights, she kept her first class seats on both outbound flights. When I called to "cancel" I was actually changing to later flights for me that day.
So the best strategy is to either not cancel, or cancel right before the flight leaves.
This is yet another reason that traveling companions should clear upgrades at their *own* priority or go to the bottom of the list if they don't have their *own* status with DL or SkyTeam.
#21
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Should they have to then go back airside and use the non-SkyPriority security and boarding lines too?