AY+ Plat benefits flying AA
Jul 5, 2017, 10:05 am
#16
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Platinum / OWE
Posts: 112
Yep, 100% sure I didn't have my AAdvantage FF on my reservation. I do have it, but never used it and definitely no status on AA. Only AY.
Jul 5, 2017, 11:07 am
#17
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: Finnair (AY) Platinum, Air France Silver, Tallink Club One Silver :)
Posts: 1,655
Haven't flown domestic AA since became Plat, but as OWS I could always ask for same day flight change and have always cleared from the standby list, but have never been put on an upgrade standby w/ AA.
Regardless if this is a real policy now, or an IT glitch, good for you
^
Regardless if this is a real policy now, or an IT glitch, good for you
^
Jul 5, 2017, 11:26 am
#18
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: AY Platinum Lumo (LTG) OW Emerald, SPG Platinum (LTG), UA Silver
Posts: 380
Agree, as OWE same day flight change same day standby works (you get very high up on the stby list). Never seen that I would have been on the upgrade list. A few positive surprises with upgrades on AA, but this is very rare and not through the list.
Good news if this has changed recently.
Good news if this has changed recently.
Jul 5, 2017, 1:55 pm
#20
Ambassador: Finnair Plus
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Priority Club Plat Amb, Miles and Smiles Elite
Posts: 5,294
Jul 5, 2017, 11:53 pm
#21
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: AY+ Plat, A3*G
Posts: 672
I haven't flown AA while Plat, but when I was OWS 1,5 years ago I had a change to take look at the flight manifest and it showed my AY Gold status as AA Plat, so probably it has been like that forever and maybe recently it has been applied also to upgrade waitlist or IT glitch as mentioned..
Jul 6, 2017, 1:04 am
#22
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: HEL
Programs: BA G; AY Basic; HHonors G; Marriott S
Posts: 141
I haven't flown AA while Plat, but when I was OWS 1,5 years ago I had a change to take look at the flight manifest and it showed my AY Gold status as AA Plat, so probably it has been like that forever and maybe recently it has been applied also to upgrade waitlist or IT glitch as mentioned..
No op-ups or snacks lately on AA but always free drinks.
Jul 6, 2017, 1:31 am
#23
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: AY Platinum Lumo (LTG) OW Emerald, SPG Platinum (LTG), UA Silver
Posts: 380
I have always received snack and drink if available on the flight. Some times pro-actively, but always if requested. As said OWE shows up as EXP on the manifest and it shows up on the PDA:s the crew have as well.
One thing you have to make sure is that your OWE status has to show up on the BP for all of this to work. The trick is that for AAFF# it is enough that the FF# is in the reservation. For AYFF# the FF# has to be entered to all segments separately (otherwise no tier benefits and no FFP registered to AY). But as said once the status is shown on the BP everything is ok.
One thing you have to make sure is that your OWE status has to show up on the BP for all of this to work. The trick is that for AAFF# it is enough that the FF# is in the reservation. For AYFF# the FF# has to be entered to all segments separately (otherwise no tier benefits and no FFP registered to AY). But as said once the status is shown on the BP everything is ok.
Jul 6, 2017, 3:03 am
#24
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,752
One thing you have to make sure is that your OWE status has to show up on the BP for all of this to work. The trick is that for AAFF# it is enough that the FF# is in the reservation. For AYFF# the FF# has to be entered to all segments separately (otherwise no tier benefits and no FFP registered to AY). But as said once the status is shown on the BP everything is ok.
Jul 6, 2017, 6:18 am
#25
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: AY Platinum Lumo (LTG) OW Emerald, SPG Platinum (LTG), UA Silver
Posts: 380
If your AYFF# is on the boarding pass, there is EMD (Or Emerald) written on the bp you are ok. The boarding group should as well be 2 and there should be the text PRIORITY printed on the bp.
Jul 19, 2017, 7:43 am
#26
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,752
To report back:
- OLCI worked just fine from on board AY A330, and hotel printed BP
- tried to "reprint" BP at JFK kiosk, did not work because flight was out of LGA
- no prio security available at LGA terminal B, concourse D
- AC access OK
- Emerald and Priority showed on BP, Group 2
- no snacks available on my 2-hour 1 minute flight
- OLCI worked just fine from on board AY A330, and hotel printed BP
- tried to "reprint" BP at JFK kiosk, did not work because flight was out of LGA
- no prio security available at LGA terminal B, concourse D
- AC access OK
- Emerald and Priority showed on BP, Group 2
- no snacks available on my 2-hour 1 minute flight
Jul 19, 2017, 9:36 pm
#27
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: AY Plat
Posts: 20
To report back:
- OLCI worked just fine from on board AY A330, and hotel printed BP
- tried to "reprint" BP at JFK kiosk, did not work because flight was out of LGA
- no prio security available at LGA terminal B, concourse D
- AC access OK
- Emerald and Priority showed on BP, Group 2
- no snacks available on my 2-hour 1 minute flight
- OLCI worked just fine from on board AY A330, and hotel printed BP
- tried to "reprint" BP at JFK kiosk, did not work because flight was out of LGA
- no prio security available at LGA terminal B, concourse D
- AC access OK
- Emerald and Priority showed on BP, Group 2
- no snacks available on my 2-hour 1 minute flight
Jul 20, 2017, 3:54 pm
#28
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,752
Jul 21, 2017, 11:43 am
#29
Join Date: May 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Platinum / OWE
Posts: 112
Hmmmph. Maybe I was just lucky with my upgrade and got it because Y was overbooked. So getting to upgrade waitlist is not an automatic benefit. But when it happens your OW status might get u on the list.
Jul 21, 2017, 11:52 am
#30
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat, OWE
Posts: 132
