OLCI question?
You guys mention that the best time for an upgrade is at 23:59 the night prior. Is that Eastern time? Central time? Local time?
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It would be for whatever time zone the flight is departing from
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What is meant is 24 hours before your first flight - from whatever time zone that may be.
I understand the impact on the AA upgrade list but not on the NW list; surely someone will jump in. |
The theory is, all other things being equal (status & fare class) that the upgrades are done in check in time order. So if you check in at the first possible minute (23 hours, 59 minutes before your initial flight leaves) you will be at the top of the list for your status and fare class.
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One thing to keep in mind is that there is clearly an EUA that is run in the early morning day of depature. As a result, I am recommending that most people check in first thing in the morning on the day of depature instead of 24 hours out.
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Originally Posted by humanoid94
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One thing to keep in mind is that there is clearly an EUA that is run in the early morning day of depature. As a result, I am recommending that most people check in first thing in the morning on the day of depature instead of 24 hours out.
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Originally Posted by humanoid94
(Post 7077249)
One thing to keep in mind is that there is clearly an EUA that is run in the early morning day of depature. As a result, I am recommending that most people check in first thing in the morning on the day of depature instead of 24 hours out.
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Originally Posted by lotalota
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Do you have any idea (approximately) what time they run this? I assume it is done out of Eagan, so is on CST. When you say "early in the morning" do you mean 1 AM or more like 6 AM?
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Originally Posted by humanoid94
(Post 7077249)
One thing to keep in mind is that there is clearly an EUA that is run in the early morning day of depature. As a result, I am recommending that most people check in first thing in the morning on the day of depature instead of 24 hours out.
Plus, now that I read the responses, it does seem that my interpretation of 23:59 to mean 11:59pm vs 23h59m prior to departure was a little crazy! Now I know. But, can anyone help me with RDM? What does that stand for? |
Originally Posted by s1c3r1a1b3b3l1e1
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Humanoid94, you've steered me straight so far this trip. Let's hope this works out this weekend as well.
Plus, now that I read the responses, it does seem that my interpretation of 23:59 to mean 11:59pm vs 23h59m prior to departure was a little crazy! Now I know. But, can anyone help me with RDM? What does that stand for? RDM = redeemable miles. |
Originally Posted by s1c3r1a1b3b3l1e1
(Post 7079108)
But, can anyone help me with RDM? What does that stand for?
As a practical example, as a NW Gold Elite, you earn 100% bonus miles on all NW flights. So, a roundtrip flight from MSP-ORD-MSP would earn you 1000 base miles (500 miles each leg), but also 1000 elite bonus miles (at the 100% level for being Gold Elite). So, in total, your trip would have earned you 2000 RDMs. Hope this helps. :) |
Originally Posted by slippahs
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It has generally been noted that the EUA will process flights in the order that they depart (e.g., later flights get processed later in the EUA period than earlier flights). But this could all be BS as well. The specifics of the EUA procedure are not published.
I understand the theory of 23:59 putting you at the top of the list for your elite level and I believe I've actually experienced it. I don't understand how waiting until the morning of the day of the flight to do OLCI would trump OLCI at 23:59? Wouldn't they be complimentary? What I assume the wisest course of action is to OLCI at 23:59, follow it past the "yes I want a complimentary upgrade" question, and then cancel. Then, the morning of the flight do OLCI and follow it through, the idea being that EUA has run prior to that point and that you will have been processed already. Am I reading this correctly? I'm going to give it a shot next week, my first flight as a GE, and see what happens. |
Originally Posted by humanoid94
(Post 7077249)
One thing to keep in mind is that there is clearly an EUA that is run in the early morning day of depature.
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Originally Posted by lotalota
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I understand the theory of 23:59 putting you at the top of the list for your elite level and I believe I've actually experienced it. I don't understand how waiting until the morning of the day of the flight to do OLCI would trump OLCI at 23:59? Wouldn't they be complimentary?
Originally Posted by lotalota
(Post 7079226)
What I assume the wisest course of action is to OLCI at 23:59, follow it past the "yes I want a complimentary upgrade" question, and then cancel. Then, the morning of the flight do OLCI and follow it through, the idea being that EUA has run prior to that point and that you will have been processed already.
Am I reading this correctly? I'm going to give it a shot next week, my first flight as a GE, and see what happens. |
Beaten to it by slippahs.
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