upgraded after checkin, before gate??
Feb 17, 2005, 1:24 pm
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Detroit
Programs: Delta, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 178
upgraded after checkin, before gate??
ok something weird happened to me just now..
i checked in for my upcoming MSN-DTW flight yesterday, asked me if i would like to upgrade if available, it was not available. i got the email and a voicemail also stating i would be placed on the waitinglist.
i went to print my boarding pass just a few minutes ago and my seat was listed 4D. theoretically i could have already printed my boarding pass with 15B. if i hadn't checked again would they have notified me at the gate?
is this normal??
i checked in for my upcoming MSN-DTW flight yesterday, asked me if i would like to upgrade if available, it was not available. i got the email and a voicemail also stating i would be placed on the waitinglist.
i went to print my boarding pass just a few minutes ago and my seat was listed 4D. theoretically i could have already printed my boarding pass with 15B. if i hadn't checked again would they have notified me at the gate?
is this normal??
Feb 17, 2005, 1:29 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: fort worth, tx AA Gold,Best Western-Diamond, HH- Gold, Marriott-Silver
Posts: 2,737
Yes, quite normal. If they did not notify you at the gate the machine should have beeped when they tried to scan your earlier printed BP and there should have been a new one waiting there for you.
They either released more R seats or someone went standby on an earlier flight or cancelled a reservation. You basically got the upgrade since you had already checked in.
They either released more R seats or someone went standby on an earlier flight or cancelled a reservation. You basically got the upgrade since you had already checked in.
Feb 17, 2005, 1:50 pm
#3
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Detroit
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for some reason i was under the impression if you didnt get it at checkin you had to wait until the 15 minutes before the door closed. my mistake, thanks for the info.
Feb 17, 2005, 2:16 pm
#4
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SFO
Programs: NW Plat
Posts: 131
It would appear that the 3 hr mark has some significance based on my experience. Happens all the time to me too...
Feb 17, 2005, 5:18 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2004
Location: formerly Gold now Diamond, formerly MSY, now LAX, formerly NW, now DL
Programs: Hyatt Plat, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, Delta Diamond/1MM
Posts: 4,635
this is why i sometimes check in the WC with the rep to see if i was upgraded to get my new BP