Originally Posted by
nzpilot
Conventional FT wisdom has been that until the record goes to departure management (DM), the UG listing is based on the status of the UG sponsor NOT the traveler.
But this is no longer the case, as mentioned on many threads and backed by my personal experience. Or, at the very least, it's not FIFO together with sponsor status. My girlfriend (no status) and I on different PNRs (different origination cities), I sponsored her an upgrade before applying for my own, mine cleared months out, hers has still not cleared.