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It’s not mentioned anywhere on the forum it seems so I thought I’d ask:

is it possible to phone and get confirmed on a golden triangle flight up to 2 hours before, then head the the airport and request to be bumped up even more? Seems like there is no restriction to how far ahead you can request in person at the airport nor were there restrictions on how many times can one request to be move up.
 
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It’s not mentioned anywhere on the forum it seems so I thought I’d ask:

is it possible to phone and get confirmed on a golden triangle flight up to 2 hours before, then head the the airport and request to be bumped up even more? Seems like there is no restriction to how far ahead you can request in person at the airport nor were there restrictions on how many times can one request to be move up.
I've phoned up a number of times and managed to move to a flight well over the 2 hour mark, no questions asked. But to answer your question about flying ahead even earlier once at the airport, yes this is possible too.
 

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