Flying on American Airlines operated flight with DM Chairman's status
Aug 6, 2014, 1:42 pm
#16
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: SC, USA
Programs: US Airways Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 105
Further more if you are CP flying on US while ticketed on AA (codeshare), you are not entitled to CP benefits of being upgraded if available. I had a mixed AA/US itinerary(2 AA, 2 US) flights and all ticketed on AA. While riding in back on AA I'll at least EP back of the bus drink/snack and MCE seat, on US, nada.
Aug 7, 2014, 7:36 am
#17
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA EXP, UA *S, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Exp, IHG Plat, National EE, Sixt Plat
Posts: 648
This seems to still be true. I booked a cheap international USAirways ticket on AA ticket Stock and figured as a US Chairman's no problem upgrading. First 2 times I called they said "oh just be patient" now they're saying "never going to happen because you bought it from AA and we realize it's 100% US, but that is our policy"
You can, however, still upgrade for free starting at the 24-hour OLCI window. And if at first you don't succeed, OLCI again (and again, and again...)
Aug 7, 2014, 5:08 pm
#18
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Gold, Marriott Titanium Elite (Lifetime Platinum)
Posts: 95
That's the key..."again, and again"...I checked in right at 24 hours for a (domestic) flight, and got coach...but a few hours before the flight I logged on to try to print my boarding pass, and while I didn't figure that out directly, it let me upgrade right then. So keep checking...
Nov 7, 2014, 6:53 am
#19
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 505
Slightly OT (but not so much so): if one was both a Chairman's CP and AA PLT, which would you use? In terms of say upgrades (assuming PLT has enough 500 mile stickers so this isn't an issue)?
Nov 8, 2014, 10:34 pm
#20
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: BOS
Programs: Marriott Titanium
Posts: 11
Use your AA account - I'm US CP and I'm 0/129 on upgrades on AA metal. At least as an AA PLT you'd get on the upgrade list, which is 100% more of an upgrade chance than I've gotten.