My First Premier Silver Upgrade Eligible Flight Question
Feb 4, 2018, 8:47 am
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So about 15 minutes after I was checked in, I was upgraded. Guess it pays to fly during Super Bowl. Next question - I really prefer an aisle seat. It's indicated on my profile. So when I was upgraded, I got a window, and then called the premier desk to see about a aisle which they gave me. Is there any way to set an aisle seat as an upgrade preference?
i think typically they try, but IME, aisles tend to go first, so there aren’t as many closer to departure. I’ve had a lot of flights where it’s about even at time of upgrade or a few days prior to departure, but many where there are only windows left, but never the opposite. I beleive they fill from front to back, as well.
My bigger challenge these days is I typically now travel in a party of 3 (2 elites and a toddler), so the bigger challenge is finding seats together if CPUd (yes, it happens on occasion) (or IRROPS).
Feb 4, 2018, 8:55 am
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IIRC there is a message that you cannot change seats after you've been checked in, but you can check in again, and if you've been upgraded I can understand someone may be concerned about losing u/g by checking in again.
LarrySinNJ, congrats on that rare and elusive Silver u/g, as I posted upthread, there is a chance if it's during the game.
Feb 4, 2018, 8:58 am
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Not everyone is aware of the process @:-)
IIRC there is a message that you cannot change seats after you've been checked in, but you can check in again, and if you've been upgraded I can understand someone may be concerned about losing u/g by checking in again.
LarrySinNJ, congrats on that rare and elusive Silver u/g, as I posted upthread, there is a chance if it's during the game.
IIRC there is a message that you cannot change seats after you've been checked in, but you can check in again, and if you've been upgraded I can understand someone may be concerned about losing u/g by checking in again.
LarrySinNJ, congrats on that rare and elusive Silver u/g, as I posted upthread, there is a chance if it's during the game.
message in the CPU email when this happened that seats would be assigned at the gate. Usually, I’d go in the app..and either change it myself, or find by the time I was in the app that they’d put me in a seat already.
Feb 4, 2018, 9:08 am
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This is true, although any tiebreaker is important when you have the same status as probably a third of the people on any given airplane. I guess the real point is that there's definitely no drawback to checking in at T-24 as far as upgrades are concerned.
Feb 4, 2018, 9:11 am
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So about 15 minutes after I was checked in, I was upgraded. Guess it pays to fly during Super Bowl. Next question - I really prefer an aisle seat. It's indicated on my profile. So when I was upgraded, I got a window, and then called the premier desk to see about a aisle which they gave me. Is there any way to set an aisle seat as an upgrade preference?
Feb 4, 2018, 9:32 am
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I've changed my seat in the app after being upgraded and haven't had any issues, although I'm not sure if this is the "correct" way to do it or if I'm risking my upgrade by doing this. I wouldn't think so but I've never really stopped to consider it. Anybody know about this?
Feb 4, 2018, 10:13 am
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I've changed my seat in the app after being upgraded and haven't had any issues, although I'm not sure if this is the "correct" way to do it or if I'm risking my upgrade by doing this. I wouldn't think so but I've never really stopped to consider it. Anybody know about this?
Feb 4, 2018, 11:10 am
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I've changed my seat in the app after being upgraded and haven't had any issues, although I'm not sure if this is the "correct" way to do it or if I'm risking my upgrade by doing this. I wouldn't think so but I've never really stopped to consider it. Anybody know about this?
Feb 4, 2018, 11:45 am
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I've changed my seat in the app after being upgraded and haven't had any issues, although I'm not sure if this is the "correct" way to do it or if I'm risking my upgrade by doing this. I wouldn't think so but I've never really stopped to consider it. Anybody know about this?
And, to answer the original question -- I prefer window seats, it's in my profile... and the upgrade process gives them to me about 50% of the time. As nearly as I can tell, the preference is completely ignored. If the cabin is nearly full, the seats seem to be assigned from front to back, A-Z. When it's nearly empty, it seems to do some weird alternating pattern like 1B 1E 2A 2F 3B 3E or something -- I can't quite figure it out.
Feb 5, 2018, 12:01 am
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As nearly as I can tell, the preference is completely ignored. If the cabin is nearly full, the seats seem to be assigned from front to back, A-Z. When it's nearly empty, it seems to do some weird alternating pattern like 1B 1E 2A 2F 3B 3E or something -- I can't quite figure it out.
Feb 5, 2018, 5:03 am
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Very unlikely but not nil. Last month on flight from EWR to MIA on a sunday night everyone on the upgrade list was upgraded and the flight took off with SIX empty first seats.
Feb 5, 2018, 10:00 am
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Nov 17, 2018, 1:00 am
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Odds of a Silver clearing on a Tuesday 6am flight in 3 weeks MCO-EWR? 757-200 is the equipment with only 41 seats sold in E and 3 sold in J with 13 remaining in J... I know it's still pretty far out but I feel like I have a decent shot...
Other option is Tampa 6AM flight 737-900 with 38 seats sold in E and 3 sold in J with 17 remaining.
Other option is Tampa 6AM flight 737-900 with 38 seats sold in E and 3 sold in J with 17 remaining.
Nov 17, 2018, 1:04 am
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How do you know the number of seats sold?
Nov 17, 2018, 1:06 am
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