Originally Posted by Stripe

For the first time I'm within 24 hours and not yet upgraded on a DL flight. It's ridiculous as it's a CRJ-900 on a Saturday morning with 8 of 12 F seats still open and has been V0 for many days. But that's not the point. If I check in now, and DL does release some inventory into V before departure, the upgrade status on my reservation will presumably go from "Requested" to "Available". Can I grab an upgrade at that time? Can another elite who is not already checked in grab one?