Originally Posted by
fozz
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.
Again, money talks. CO makes more money on the first Y fare purchased so that person gets the upgrade. Besides, how can you do instant upgrades by status? It wouldn't work. And given the choice between instant and by status, I think that instant makes more sense for the Y-Up.