Jan 6, 2014, 8:28 am
Last edit by: serfty
Per the US Airways website:
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/dividendmiles/preferred/upgrades.html
Upgrade notification
We send you an email the first time we try for an upgrade – no need to call. We'll continue to check for upgrades throughout the day and send follow up emails if we change your upgrade status – right up until 24 hours before your flight. If we're unable to upgrade your reservation up to 24 hours prior to departure, we'll process your upgrades when you check in online or at the airport (if they become available).
To be placed on the standby list choose the 'Add to standby list' link when you check in online. You'll only see the option to add yourself to the standby list if all passengers in your reservation are Preferred. If you're traveling with a companion, request that you and your companion be placed on the standby list at the airport.
Please check your Dividend Miles account to make sure we have your current email address.
Preferred upgrade priority – advance travel dates
When you purchase a full fare (Y or B class) economy ticket, you are eligible for an instant upgrade to First Class. After your reservation is ticketed, we will automatically attempt to upgrade you around the clock until a seat becomes available. We prioritize full fare economy tickets over all other fares.
If you book a discount fare (any fare other than Y or B class), we prioritize your upgrade by Preferred level and within each Preferred level, by the number of Preferred-qualifying miles you've flown on US Airways and US Airways Express operated flights in the last 12 months. We begin processing upgrades for all discount fares at either 7, 4, 3 or 2 days prior to departure, depending on Preferred level.
If we are unable to confirm an upgrade during our automated process, we'll try again when you check in for your flight. If seats are not available when you check in online, you can choose to be placed on the standby list.
To be placed on the standby list select the 'Add to standby list' link when checking in online. All passengers in your reservation must have Preferred status to have this option displayed at check in. If you are traveling with a companion, request that you and your companion be placed on the standby list at the airport.
Preferred upgrade priority – day of departure
•If we're unable to confirm an upgrade seat for you prior to departure, you may request an upgrade when you check in.
•Once check-in for a flight has begun, priority will be based upon Preferred level and then upon earliest check-in.
•Please advise the gate agent at the airport if you're traveling with a companion.
If no First Class seats are open when you check in at the airport, you'll have the option to be added to the standby list, but you must be the only person listed in your reservation.
If there are multiple Preferred members in one reservation, you must ask to have your reservation separated at the airport.
If you're traveling with a non-Preferred member, you will also need to have your reservation separated at the airport; however, your companion will no longer be eligible for a complimentary upgrade.
Companion upgrades
One non-Preferred traveling companion can upgrade when traveling on the same reservation as a Preferred member with a qualifying paid ticket. The companion will be upgraded at the same time as the Preferred member.
more info to add? click, "Edit Wikipost," and make the changes @:-)
Prior thread can be found here:
US Automatic Upgrades (Elite)
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/dividendmiles/preferred/upgrades.html
Upgrade notification
We send you an email the first time we try for an upgrade – no need to call. We'll continue to check for upgrades throughout the day and send follow up emails if we change your upgrade status – right up until 24 hours before your flight. If we're unable to upgrade your reservation up to 24 hours prior to departure, we'll process your upgrades when you check in online or at the airport (if they become available).
To be placed on the standby list choose the 'Add to standby list' link when you check in online. You'll only see the option to add yourself to the standby list if all passengers in your reservation are Preferred. If you're traveling with a companion, request that you and your companion be placed on the standby list at the airport.
Please check your Dividend Miles account to make sure we have your current email address.
Preferred upgrade priority – advance travel dates
When you purchase a full fare (Y or B class) economy ticket, you are eligible for an instant upgrade to First Class. After your reservation is ticketed, we will automatically attempt to upgrade you around the clock until a seat becomes available. We prioritize full fare economy tickets over all other fares.
If you book a discount fare (any fare other than Y or B class), we prioritize your upgrade by Preferred level and within each Preferred level, by the number of Preferred-qualifying miles you've flown on US Airways and US Airways Express operated flights in the last 12 months. We begin processing upgrades for all discount fares at either 7, 4, 3 or 2 days prior to departure, depending on Preferred level.
If we are unable to confirm an upgrade during our automated process, we'll try again when you check in for your flight. If seats are not available when you check in online, you can choose to be placed on the standby list.
To be placed on the standby list select the 'Add to standby list' link when checking in online. All passengers in your reservation must have Preferred status to have this option displayed at check in. If you are traveling with a companion, request that you and your companion be placed on the standby list at the airport.
Preferred upgrade priority – day of departure
•If we're unable to confirm an upgrade seat for you prior to departure, you may request an upgrade when you check in.
•Once check-in for a flight has begun, priority will be based upon Preferred level and then upon earliest check-in.
•Please advise the gate agent at the airport if you're traveling with a companion.
If no First Class seats are open when you check in at the airport, you'll have the option to be added to the standby list, but you must be the only person listed in your reservation.
If there are multiple Preferred members in one reservation, you must ask to have your reservation separated at the airport.
If you're traveling with a non-Preferred member, you will also need to have your reservation separated at the airport; however, your companion will no longer be eligible for a complimentary upgrade.
Companion upgrades
One non-Preferred traveling companion can upgrade when traveling on the same reservation as a Preferred member with a qualifying paid ticket. The companion will be upgraded at the same time as the Preferred member.
more info to add? click, "Edit Wikipost," and make the changes @:-)
Prior thread can be found here:
US Automatic Upgrades (Elite)
US Automatic Upgrades (elite) [MASTER THREAD 2014]
May 1, 2014, 3:27 pm
#196
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Silver
Posts: 189
Does checking in right at T-24 for OLCI and adding yourself to the upgrade list deprive you of upgrade sweeps that occur thereafter, or do upgrade sweeps cease at T-24? I checked in at T-24 on the dot and am #1 on the upgrade list, but now availability has opened up in F (although it's not showing on the seat map). Would someone who has delayed checking in get the benefit of an upcoming sweep over those who have committed themselves to the gate list already, or is this not a concern?
-OM
May 1, 2014, 3:30 pm
#197
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Silver
Posts: 189
Does checking in right at T-24 for OLCI and adding yourself to the upgrade list deprive you of upgrade sweeps that occur thereafter, or do upgrade sweeps cease at T-24? I checked in at T-24 on the dot and am #1 on the upgrade list, but now availability has opened up in F (although it's not showing on the seat map). Would someone who has delayed checking in get the benefit of an upcoming sweep over those who have committed themselves to the gate list already, or is this not a concern?
May 3, 2014, 6:12 am
#198
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 150
new US Gold member here and never had that situation before:
traveling with a party of four from FRA - PHL - LAS, booked via travel agent.
All others have no status. What´s the best way to score a possible upgrade for the PHL-LAS segment? For standby I know the reservation has to be split up at the Airport.
How about T-3 - will an upgrade apply automatically if available or does the reservation need to be seperated as well? I called US about this and they said they cannot seperate since it was a TA booking.
Thanks for your advice.
traveling with a party of four from FRA - PHL - LAS, booked via travel agent.
All others have no status. What´s the best way to score a possible upgrade for the PHL-LAS segment? For standby I know the reservation has to be split up at the Airport.
How about T-3 - will an upgrade apply automatically if available or does the reservation need to be seperated as well? I called US about this and they said they cannot seperate since it was a TA booking.
Thanks for your advice.
May 3, 2014, 8:07 am
#199
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: United 1K; AA Platinum
Posts: 326
P.S. I fly out of SFO often and will check in right at the T-24 mark as well if I haven't caught the upgrade ahead of time, as I've actually been battlefield upgraded once (and seen it happen at least once as well), so if my trigger finger is a bit slow in the future and I see someone already ahead of me after checking in at T-24, I'll know who to blame. :-P
May 3, 2014, 10:15 am
#200
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: US Airways Gold, Marriott Platinum, SW A List
Posts: 1,575
US Automatic Upgrades (elite) [MASTER THREAD 2014]
For those saying you get beat at T24, how do you know there wasn't a connecting flight that someone was on so they could check in first?
May 3, 2014, 10:21 am
#201
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 866
As to SFO, there aren't any connecting flights from US-US, so it isn't possible to check into a flight before T-24 departing there (at least AFAIK). It's also easy to check the flight status and upgrade list before T-24. If there's nobody on the list until a minute before OLCI opens, but someone appears ahead of you immediately thereafter, you know the other person either had slightly faster fingers/internet connection, or they were added simultaneously/slightly after you but have a higher status/higher amount of BIS miles to trump you.
May 6, 2014, 1:51 pm
#202
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: BWI/DCA/BOS/
Programs: MR & SPG Plat, BA Silver, AA Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 175
Withholding Upgrades for FC BWI-PHX
I'm flying BWI-PHX with a final destination of LAX on Thursday evening and so far this year I've been about 100% on upgrades as a Chairman. Normally the system is pretty reliable and I get the upgrade email a week in advance. Thursday's flight has been an anomaly. Didn't get upgraded BWI-PHX at the typical week threshold and every time I called the chairman's desk they said the seats were being held and not released at the time. Even 72hrs before the flight when multiple FC seats were still available. They mentioned inventory control "holding" the seats to see if they would sell out. I call today and FC is now sold out which I guess means no elites got upgraded.
This has never happened to me in over 300 flights last 2 yrs on US Airways so I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone else. So interestingly enough, I get upgraded on my PHX-LAX flight and LAX-CLT return, but not on the CLT-BWI flight yet.
This has never happened to me in over 300 flights last 2 yrs on US Airways so I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone else. So interestingly enough, I get upgraded on my PHX-LAX flight and LAX-CLT return, but not on the CLT-BWI flight yet.
May 6, 2014, 2:10 pm
#203
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: US Airways Gold, Marriott Platinum, SW A List
Posts: 1,575
Yes, they are holding flights longer, at least to the 72 hour window, but sometimes 24 hours. I guess they want to make more money. If it is is working for them then I don't see them stopping. I have no idea what determines what flights they hold, but it seems to be happening more and more based off what I've seen and read on here.
May 6, 2014, 5:46 pm
#204
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Charlotte, NC area
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite, American Platinum Pro, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 106
Yes, they are holding flights longer, at least to the 72 hour window, but sometimes 24 hours. I guess they want to make more money. If it is is working for them then I don't see them stopping. I have no idea what determines what flights they hold, but it seems to be happening more and more based off what I've seen and read on here.
May 6, 2014, 8:11 pm
#205
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Silver
Posts: 189
May 7, 2014, 1:23 pm
#206
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Sun Prairie, WI
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Posts: 1,786
Can anyone tell me if US upgrades on flights from PHX to Mexico (specifically Guadalajara)? If not, can you use CP certs? Thanks.
May 7, 2014, 2:38 pm
#207
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Austin, TX
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Posts: 715
May 9, 2014, 10:32 am
#208
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: FAT
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Posts: 181
AA EXP here, and I just received an email notification that I was upgraded to F on a US flight tomorrow. I haven't heard anything of reciprocal upgrades yet...was I upgraded to make room in Y?
May 9, 2014, 4:59 pm
#209
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Naaaaaaa, this is US -- what was I thinking?!
May 10, 2014, 1:09 am
#210
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