Originally Posted by
sbm12
Money talks. That extra 10% gets them the upgrade, and their company travel agent is likely making the decision there, too. The rules have been this way for years now, and I have no problem with rewarding someone who is already an elite and who is spending the most money possible on a Y ticket with priority for the upgrade.
Though, there is a bit of a situation when as a Plat, I buy a Y and I can't get a seat up front but there is a Silver or Gold already up there because they bought their ticket before I did.
I do believe that a Gold on a Y deserves higher priority then a Plat on a discounted fare (and same for Silver on a Y receiving higher priority then a Gold on a discounted fare), but it is absurd to have a Plat Y sitting in the back and a Silver Y in the front just based on time of ticket purchase.