OLCI question?
Feb 6, 2007 | 10:31 am
#46
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: MSP
Programs: Lapsed DL North PE, now nothing
Posts: 701
Last night those R seats were still there, but sometime between then and now EF became unable to search the NWA database for class buckets. I tried OLCI several times today and did not snag an upgrade, so am holding out for battlefield. Unfortunately, I cannot check EF to see if they are still there.
FYI.
FYI.
Feb 6, 2007 | 11:55 am
#47
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi [+MKK4 EBBER R577 EDSEL R577 ELKEY EXERT]
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I assumed, slippahs, that as there were two R seats available for the flight in question then at 23:59:59 OLCI I would be able to choose one. Not the case this time. Do they have R seats, but save them for a higher elite/earlier purchaser/higher fare class? Or perhaps release them only at a later EUA?
I checked EF after I closed out and it said P0 F0 on the page that shows flights for the day. When I looked closer searching the buckets I see the graphical representation of P2 F2 R2.
I checked EF after I closed out and it said P0 F0 on the page that shows flights for the day. When I looked closer searching the buckets I see the graphical representation of P2 F2 R2.
Feb 6, 2007 | 8:47 pm
#48
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: St. Paul, MN
Programs: Walmart Super Elite
Posts: 757
Is it a sure bet that you remain on the waitlist?
Is there any downside in doing an OLCI and then aborting after answering "yes" to the question of whether I want to be put on the waitlist? If your position on the waitlist is solid (and I suppose that's my concern) why not always abort if no upgrade is granted? Is it only because the chances are so low that it isn't worth the time to attempt it a second time later??
Feb 8, 2007 | 8:10 am
#49
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: MSP
Programs: Lapsed DL North PE, now nothing
Posts: 701
The pax next to me on JAX-MSP last night was a GE and had done OLCI on the morning of the flight. She grabbed an R seat then, but perhaps there were just plenty available as that flight was light.
Feb 8, 2007 | 11:54 am
#50
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A "direct" flight is, for example, NW802. NW802 is a "direct" flight between HNL and MSP, but it takes a stop in LAX. By virtue of giving the flight the same flight number, it's considered a "direct" HNL-MSP flight (as opposed to a non-stop HNL-MSP flight, which would be NW808).
If elite upgrades were allowed on Hawaii flights, one would need to see R class for the "direct" flight (HNL-MSP) as opposed to the individual segments (e.g., HNL-LAX-MSP). One can't clear the individual segments via EUA.
If elite upgrades were allowed on Hawaii flights, one would need to see R class for the "direct" flight (HNL-MSP) as opposed to the individual segments (e.g., HNL-LAX-MSP). One can't clear the individual segments via EUA.
Feb 8, 2007 | 1:49 pm
#51
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: MSP
Programs: Lapsed DL North PE, now nothing
Posts: 701
A "direct" flight is, for example, NW802. NW802 is a "direct" flight between HNL and MSP, but it takes a stop in LAX. By virtue of giving the flight the same flight number, it's considered a "direct" HNL-MSP flight (as opposed to a non-stop HNL-MSP flight, which would be NW808).
If elite upgrades were allowed on Hawaii flights, one would need to see R class for the "direct" flight (HNL-MSP) as opposed to the individual segments (e.g., HNL-LAX-MSP). One can't clear the individual segments via EUA.
If elite upgrades were allowed on Hawaii flights, one would need to see R class for the "direct" flight (HNL-MSP) as opposed to the individual segments (e.g., HNL-LAX-MSP). One can't clear the individual segments via EUA.
Feb 11, 2007 | 12:52 pm
#52
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: MSP
Programs: Lapsed DL North PE, now nothing
Posts: 701
A new wrinkle: R availability pre-OLCI
Another week, another chance to test this.
It's currently about 7 hours before I can OLCI for another 7 seg MR. So far I have been upgraded on 2 legs, but not the first.
OK. At 7 hours, ExpertFlyer shows 2F 2P 2R for the flight in question.
Is there any way to snag one of these 2 R's prior to OLCI? I assume that PE/GE/SE EUA has already been run for a flight that is 31 hours out.
Or, should I trust that EF is giving me reliable information?
Another week, another chance to test this.
It's currently about 7 hours before I can OLCI for another 7 seg MR. So far I have been upgraded on 2 legs, but not the first.
OK. At 7 hours, ExpertFlyer shows 2F 2P 2R for the flight in question.
Is there any way to snag one of these 2 R's prior to OLCI? I assume that PE/GE/SE EUA has already been run for a flight that is 31 hours out.
Or, should I trust that EF is giving me reliable information?