EUA Midnitght - What time zone?
Oct 10, 2003 | 5:39 pm
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EUA Midnitght - What time zone?
Tried to find this info, but I'm probably not a good "searcher". When the NW and CO computers do the EUA at "midnight", is this midnight Eastern time (EWR/DTW), Central time (IAH/MSP), midnight in the time zone where the flight originates, midnight where the passenger resides or some other possibility??
At DL, they used to refer to 24/72 hours before in the timezone of the flight departure.
Thanks in advance....wondering so I can time the call to NW when the CO EUA doesn't process.
At DL, they used to refer to 24/72 hours before in the timezone of the flight departure.
Thanks in advance....wondering so I can time the call to NW when the CO EUA doesn't process.
Oct 10, 2003 | 6:56 pm
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The rule is the "day" before, not 24 hours.
CO starts running their EUA at midnight IAH time. It usually takes 2-3 hours for it to complete. From what I've seen, it appears flights are hit in order of absolute time of departure (e.g., 7:00 a.m. out of DEN before 6:01 out of SFO), starting with the 12:xx a.m. redeyes, and ending with the 11:xx p.m. ones.
NW starts their EUAs a few hours earlier than CO. It's not uncommon to get a NW EUA at 6pm-ish Pacific Time, two days prior to departure for a Silver.
CO starts running their EUA at midnight IAH time. It usually takes 2-3 hours for it to complete. From what I've seen, it appears flights are hit in order of absolute time of departure (e.g., 7:00 a.m. out of DEN before 6:01 out of SFO), starting with the 12:xx a.m. redeyes, and ending with the 11:xx p.m. ones.
NW starts their EUAs a few hours earlier than CO. It's not uncommon to get a NW EUA at 6pm-ish Pacific Time, two days prior to departure for a Silver.
Oct 10, 2003 | 7:44 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by channa:
The rule is the "day" before, not 24 hours.
CO starts running their EUA at midnight IAH time. It usually takes 2-3 hours for it to complete. From what I've seen, it appears flights are hit in order of absolute time of departure (e.g., 7:00 a.m. out of DEN before 6:01 out of SFO), starting with the 12:xx a.m. redeyes, and ending with the 11:xx p.m. ones.
NW starts their EUAs a few hours earlier than CO. It's not uncommon to get a NW EUA at 6pm-ish Pacific Time, two days prior to departure for a Silver.</font>
The rule is the "day" before, not 24 hours.
CO starts running their EUA at midnight IAH time. It usually takes 2-3 hours for it to complete. From what I've seen, it appears flights are hit in order of absolute time of departure (e.g., 7:00 a.m. out of DEN before 6:01 out of SFO), starting with the 12:xx a.m. redeyes, and ending with the 11:xx p.m. ones.
NW starts their EUAs a few hours earlier than CO. It's not uncommon to get a NW EUA at 6pm-ish Pacific Time, two days prior to departure for a Silver.</font>
Oct 10, 2003 | 8:35 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Arcolaio99:
Where did you find this out Channa? or just from experience as well.
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Where did you find this out Channa? or just from experience as well.
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Oct 10, 2003 | 9:02 pm
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NW's EUA actually runs about 12-16 hours before the alloted time... so if you're Silver, you'll know if you've been upgraded (usually) ~36 hours out.
Oct 10, 2003 | 11:40 pm
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IP: yes, that is also our experience as golds.
We already knew we were upgraded on Tuesday afternoon earlier today (Friday), for example.
May depend on the loads expected for the flight, I would guess.
We already knew we were upgraded on Tuesday afternoon earlier today (Friday), for example.
May depend on the loads expected for the flight, I would guess.
Oct 11, 2003 | 12:10 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LexPassenger:
IP: yes, that is also our experience as golds.
We already knew we were upgraded on Tuesday afternoon earlier today (Friday), for example.
May depend on the loads expected for the flight, I would guess.</font>
IP: yes, that is also our experience as golds.
We already knew we were upgraded on Tuesday afternoon earlier today (Friday), for example.
May depend on the loads expected for the flight, I would guess.</font>
I was also very surprised (as a Gold) to see my seat upgraded to F late on Friday evening (Japan time) which I guess was very early Friday morning in the US.
I was expecting to go on the standby list - a nice surprise before I went to bed to be confirmed in 3B!!
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Oct 11, 2003 | 9:03 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by channa:
Lighting candles, praying to the upgrade gods, and obsessively refreshing Galileo and itinerary screens well into the night. I guess you could call that experience.</font>
Lighting candles, praying to the upgrade gods, and obsessively refreshing Galileo and itinerary screens well into the night. I guess you could call that experience.
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Nov 5, 2003 | 11:10 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by channa:
The rule is the "day" before, not 24 hours.</font>
The rule is the "day" before, not 24 hours.</font>
FWIW, I was upgraded for a flight on 11 Nov. last night (4 Nov. just after local flight departure time) and checked every few minutes. Coincidental or not?
This is the first time I've monitored.