Upgrade Lists Available T-8 Hours February 25, 2020
Feb 25, 2020, 12:59 pm
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Upgrade Lists Available T-8 Hours February 25, 2020
According to One Mile at a Time, upgrade lists are now available eight hours prior to departure, up from four hours!
https://onemileatatime.com/american-...m=BoardingArea
editing to add: the news originated from JonNYC --also, it looks like maybe this is actually just a beta feature and not yet available to the general public. Never mind that last bit, it's showing as an update in the app store for me now. As the article notes, people don't get added to the PALL list until they've checked in.
https://onemileatatime.com/american-...m=BoardingArea
editing to add: the news originated from JonNYC --
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Feb 25, 2020, 1:47 pm
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This is good news but again the list can (and often does) change as people check in. This could help those that might want to go standby or SDC but don't know where they stand in the pecking order on their original order. If you could see the list at T-8 (and especially T-24) and you're already number 17 you know it ain't gonna happen.
Feb 25, 2020, 1:51 pm
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I really wish it would show the first three characters if the last name and first initial in addition to status, 12 month rolling EQDs and upgrade type. It would be good to know if I'm being edged out by someone just a few more EQDs than me, or by someone with lower EQDs, but using a more powerful upgrade instrument, that I could change to as well (i.e. 2 executive platinums, but one listed on complementary and one listed as miles/copay).
Feb 25, 2020, 1:53 pm
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I really wish it would show the first three characters if the last name and first initial in addition to status, 12 month rolling EQDs and upgrade type. It would be good to know if I'm being edged out by someone just a few more EQDs than me, or by someone with lower EQDs, but using a more powerful upgrade instrument, that I could change to as well (i.e. 2 executive platinums, but one listed on complementary and one listed as miles/copay).
If I was UA or DL, I'd just troll lists endlessly.
Feb 25, 2020, 1:53 pm
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Feb 25, 2020, 1:55 pm
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Feb 25, 2020, 2:00 pm
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Feb 25, 2020, 2:07 pm
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What are you talking about? Upgrades are often cleared at the gate at T-45ish, though sometimes they do clear more later if there are no shows or mis-connects. If you're flying a route with high frequency it can help you decide if you'd rather do a SDFC to get a better shot at an upgrade.
Feb 25, 2020, 2:11 pm
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Feb 25, 2020, 2:19 pm
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Feb 25, 2020, 2:22 pm
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Feb 25, 2020, 3:15 pm
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If you pull up the list at T-8 and see your like number 20 on a 738 the odds that you will clear are probably pretty slim. Therefore you might want to standby for an earlier flight knowing either way you sitting in Y. And lately even for an EXP there's isn't all that uncommon.