Originally Posted by sjmoss23

Fare class does not factor into BF upgrades (only domestic). Just as an FYI I think Continental has recently changed their clearance of customers waitlisted for BF. I fly EWR-HKG often and always use miles and co-pay to upgrade and I am platinum so I have always cleared. I used to clear upgrades about 30 days out. Recently it seems they wait until just before takeoff to clear the list, even though BF was half empty. It stinks if you want to use the lounge before the flight. I can understand holding some of the seats, but half???