<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LLZ:
Quite true. But is AA going to let empty seats in F go and/or let e-upgrades take the seats because there was no "A" inventory available but X turned up? Will a full Y PLAT/GOLD take precedence over an EXP trying to use a VIPOW?
These are valid questions/concerns that haven't been answered so far as I've seen.</font>
The answer is No. "paid" upgrade queue members whether miles or vipow trump freebies like Y/B-to-X.