Originally Posted by
fedup flyer
I dont think there is a real swelling of of elite members above silver. On my last ATL-DXB flight there were 25 Silver, 6 Gold and 1 Plat with a sold out coach section. The previous flight (DXB-ATL) had a few more gold members but not too many.
How did you know the precise numbers of elite types on that particular flight? Did you have access to the Manifest?