AA Upgrade Availability ??
Oct 29, 2010 | 11:40 am
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AA Upgrade Availability ??
I am an Exec Platinum with AA and have noticed that upgrade availability has gotten really tough in the past few months. Earlier in the year and last year I was running at around 50-60%, I am currently experiencing about 10%. I fly mostly out of LAX to the East Coast. Anybody else with the same experience? I hear that DL may be similar but United have much higher availability.
Oct 29, 2010 | 11:49 am
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i'm not exp and am 2 for 2 w/stickers this year [only 1 aa dom trip so far]....sorry for your inconvience.....good luck...
perhaps this can be put in the aa forum...
perhaps this can be put in the aa forum...
Oct 29, 2010 | 11:56 am
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I am an Exec Platinum with AA and have noticed that upgrade availability has gotten really tough in the past few months. Earlier in the year and last year I was running at around 50-60%, I am currently experiencing about 10%. I fly mostly out of LAX to the East Coast. Anybody else with the same experience? I hear that DL may be similar but United have much higher availability.
Mucho discussion in the AA forum on this very topic.
Oct 29, 2010 | 12:10 pm
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You may want to have someone move this to the AA forum where you would get more responses, but I agree, 50-60% and 10% sound pretty bad.
I'm at 100% and only fly during peak business travel periods. Sure, I have had a few close calls at the gate, but 10% is just atrocious.
What is your travel pattern? Is it always the same route?
I'm at 100% and only fly during peak business travel periods. Sure, I have had a few close calls at the gate, but 10% is just atrocious.
What is your travel pattern? Is it always the same route?
Oct 29, 2010 | 1:42 pm
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In my experience, while it may be tougher than it was, I always find AAdvantage to be the most redeemable -- even though I'm not a big AA flyer. This becomes more and more important as the others - ESPECIALLY DL! - get much tougher. This comment re DL is actually more in regard to the subtle increase in mileage requirements, with "25,000" evaporating at a painful rate.
And welcome, AJBT.
And welcome, AJBT.
Oct 29, 2010 | 3:35 pm
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I am booking 2 weeks in advance, requesting upgrades online shortly after booking and then on check in. The routes are mainly LAX-BOS, LAX-JFK and LAX IAD at peak hours. I am booking the direct flights rather than thru ORD or DFW but since Sept 1, I have received one upgrade in 12 flights.
Oct 29, 2010 | 3:39 pm
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The OP has created a similar thread in the AA board. Please follow the subject there:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...g-tougher.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...g-tougher.html