Why was I upgraded?
Dec 1, 2018, 8:37 pm
#16
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: SLC, UT USA
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Christmas day is a good day for upgrades ... lots of non-elites fly to vacation destinations (like HNL, OGG, MCO, SNA, etc), and medallions tend to stay home if they've already requalified for their 2019 status. We took the family to MCO a few years ago, and as a GM, I was 1/1 for 4 seats on the upgrade list - the plane went out with empty seats in F.
What fare class did you buy in? Given that your flight shows F3 Y0, and your upgrade occurred mid-week (i.e. not on a saturday), I am going to go out on a limb and suggest that your upgrade will stick.
What fare class did you buy in? Given that your flight shows F3 Y0, and your upgrade occurred mid-week (i.e. not on a saturday), I am going to go out on a limb and suggest that your upgrade will stick.
Dec 1, 2018, 8:48 pm
#17
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL PM, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 8,414
I really doubt this is true. I just think that most people want to get where they are going before Christmas day so there are smaller loads, including medallions, and medallions are perhaps not likely to wait for the cheap fares on Christmas day when they either know to purchase well in advance or can use with miles for expensive holiday travel.
Dec 1, 2018, 9:05 pm
#18
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Christmas day is a good day for upgrades ... lots of non-elites fly to vacation destinations (like HNL, OGG, MCO, SNA, etc), and medallions tend to stay home if they've already requalified for their 2019 status. We took the family to MCO a few years ago, and as a GM, I was 1/1 for 4 seats on the upgrade list - the plane went out with empty seats in F.
Dec 2, 2018, 1:12 am
#19
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Seattle WA
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I believe if you were on the same PNR, your companion would inherit your status for purposes of upgrade list order, so you'd have the same status and (presumably) same fare class, so it would go to some other criteria (check in order?) to determine who appears first on the list.
Dec 2, 2018, 1:25 am
#20
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I believe if you were on the same PNR, your companion would inherit your status for purposes of upgrade list order, so you'd have the same status and (presumably) same fare class, so it would go to some other criteria (check in order?) to determine who appears first on the list.
Dec 2, 2018, 1:53 am
#21
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Dec 2, 2018, 2:56 am
#22
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Does she have a reserve card issued on your/someone elses account? Your statement isn't clear on that, but makes it appear so.
Dec 2, 2018, 9:23 am
#23
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Dec 26, 2018, 10:32 am
#25
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To follow up - I did manage to keep the upgrade; the flight went out nearly full. The flight remained 3FY0 until day of departure and at least 30 cleared the standby list. I guess I can count myself lucky and attribute the early upgrade to some sort of glitch for lack of a better explanation.
Dec 26, 2018, 1:06 pm
#26
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Williamsburg, VA
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To follow up - I did manage to keep the upgrade; the flight went out nearly full. The flight remained 3FY0 until day of departure and at least 30 cleared the standby list. I guess I can count myself lucky and attribute the early upgrade to some sort of glitch for lack of a better explanation.
Merry Christmas!
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Dec 26, 2018, 4:02 pm
#27
Join Date: Feb 2016
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To follow up - I did manage to keep the upgrade; the flight went out nearly full. The flight remained 3FY0 until day of departure and at least 30 cleared the standby list. I guess I can count myself lucky and attribute the early upgrade to some sort of glitch for lack of a better explanation.
Dec 27, 2018, 9:42 pm
#28
Join Date: Jul 2009
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To follow up - I did manage to keep the upgrade; the flight went out nearly full. The flight remained 3FY0 until day of departure and at least 30 cleared the standby list. I guess I can count myself lucky and attribute the early upgrade to some sort of glitch for lack of a better explanation.