Originally Posted by
GUWonder
The existing and previous DL systemwide upgrade's terms were such that if the Platinum member's systemwide upgrades were not cleared by DL on or before the day prior to the flight, then the upgrade would be denied since DL would not allow for day of departure upgrades. This often meant that a Platinum member buying a same-day expensive coach fare on a long-haul international flight would be denied an upgrade even if there were unsold BusinessElite seats at the moment of departure.
not quite true. The rule was (and is until the new rule kicks in) that if you had not cleared into Z by check-in, you could not get on a wait list.
I have one 2 different occasions called 3 days before, 2 days before, 1 day before a NRT-ATL flight booked in M and not had the Z clear. Then, day of, 7 hours before the flight, I called in again and got it cleared.
Just want to avoid misinformation
