My flight is Friday morning. I have been EUA'd for the first leg, but not for the second leg. My question is if I check in on line at the 24 hour mark, would EUA bypass me when it runs after I checkin? IN other words, am I reducing my chances of an upgrade if I cehckin?

I think you meant this for the NW forum? I'll move it there.

bhatnasx
Mileage Run Moderator

I did it yesterday on a segment I didn't get a EUA on, and I got to the airport and asked if FC was full, they asked for my name and said i was #3 on the waitlist.

While I didn't get a UG regardless, I don't think doin OLCI made a difference or not.

YMMV but that's my experience from yesterday.

Yes, I did mean to post it in the NW forum. I was rushing around doing other things. Sorry.

I checked in about 20 hours in advance of the deprature time of the first leg and checked yes to the question asking if I would like to be upgraded in case a seat became available. I asked the check in agent in MSY about the MSP-PDX leg. She said it lokked very good since I was at the top and there were still 4 seats being help for sale. She also said "These days day have been making a push to sell those seats. If they decide to sell those seats, I might not get the upgrade.".

Once in MSP< I went to the World Club and asked again. The asnwer was that I was almost asure to be upgraded. When I got to the gate, I asked the lady there. Even without looking, she said, "First class is full". I said "copuld you please look!" She agreed to look grudgingly. When I gave her my name, she said "Oh you are in FC, I have already printed yoiur boarding card". Still not sure why she had to answer FC is full without even asking my name.

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Interesting anecdote. ALthough this has not generally been the recommendation here, I have never asked at the gate about my status, and have often been battlefielded. Usually they'll just start calling up names, presumably in order from the waitlist. So from my side, it doesn't seem to hurt much to NOT ask about one's place on the waitlist. Perhaps as a Plat or Gold, the mentality would be different; but as a Silver, I'm pretty content with whatever falls my way, and feel no compulsion to ask at the Gate.

I asked because, when I got to the gate, almost everyone had boarded.