Upgrade process
Oct 27, 2008, 6:51 am
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Upgrade process
For the past seven years that I have flown nwa I was under the impression, that you wanted to check in at the 24 hour mark and this would place you on the upgrade list.
Speaking to not one, but two reps from the worldperks line yesterday I was told that as soon as you check in the system stops trying to upgrade you and that even the night before a flight the system does one more sweep and it would skip you and your only chance then is a gate upgrade.
Myhead is still shaking and my face is all srunched up...someone make it go away
Speaking to not one, but two reps from the worldperks line yesterday I was told that as soon as you check in the system stops trying to upgrade you and that even the night before a flight the system does one more sweep and it would skip you and your only chance then is a gate upgrade.
Myhead is still shaking and my face is all srunched up...someone make it go away
Oct 27, 2008, 7:07 am
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For the past seven years that I have flown nwa I was under the impression, that you wanted to check in at the 24 hour mark and this would place you on the upgrade list.
Speaking to not one, but two reps from the worldperks line yesterday I was told that as soon as you check in the system stops trying to upgrade you and that even the night before a flight the system does one more sweep and it would skip you and your only chance then is a gate upgrade.
Myhead is still shaking and my face is all srunched up...someone make it go away
Speaking to not one, but two reps from the worldperks line yesterday I was told that as soon as you check in the system stops trying to upgrade you and that even the night before a flight the system does one more sweep and it would skip you and your only chance then is a gate upgrade.
Myhead is still shaking and my face is all srunched up...someone make it go away
Also, there is for a fact, at least at times, manipulation of the UG list. See my post:
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=881091
John
Oct 27, 2008, 7:39 am
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Yes, it has been discussed here before that often doing OLCI before the last sweep that lower elites have bypassed higher elites.
I have only once or twice in the past two years snagged an overnight seat when the R dump occurred, but YMMV. I'd say if P/F is less than 3 available, do your OLCI to get as high up on the WL as you can. Anything higher, I'd stay un-checked in.
See also:
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=492351
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=760625
I have only once or twice in the past two years snagged an overnight seat when the R dump occurred, but YMMV. I'd say if P/F is less than 3 available, do your OLCI to get as high up on the WL as you can. Anything higher, I'd stay un-checked in.
See also:
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=492351
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=760625