Originally Posted by
wwtsang
thanks for spending your Saturday nights to clarify things for us
can you let us know in the following scenarios who gets the upgrade?
1)if there are 2 J seats leftover, and the WL consists of the following:
SE+non status guest on same PNR
Elite
2)
SE+non status nominee on different PNRs
Elite
based on my interpretation of individual status, it would seem like the SE and E will get upgraded and the friend no status will be in the back?
My 2 cents...yes, your assumption is correct. Elite trumps a non status passenger. The status who used their credits to nominate you for an upgrade is irrelevant on the WL. It's the status of the individual vying for the spot in J, thus the non status passenger is only cleared once all Elites (and Prestige) are accounted for.
What I would like to know is the following...
SE (not travelling) has requested (via nominee) an E passenger upgrade in the 7 day window, I'll call that individual E1. At the 4 day window, an E passenger (E2) requests an upgrade using their credits. Assuming there is one seat left left in J prior to boarding, does E1 or E2 get the upgrade? I would think E1 but a previous post indicated it would be E2 so thus the reason I would like the clarification.