Originally Posted by lynchpin_yyz

I have yet another upgrade waitlist order question. (Apologies if this already been answered.)

A colleague and I were travelling on the NRT-YYZ. We were both waitlisted at the 96 hour window (mine about 2 minutes before his). However his upgrade cleared about 12 hours before the flight, I didn't get the upgrade until at the gate. We're both Elite so that shouldn't have had an impact. However, my upgrade request was nominated by Mrs. Lynchpin_yyz (also an E), whereas his was with his own points. Additionally, I checked in online at the 24 hour mark and he didn't. Could the fact that I had checked in moved me out of a position to get an upgrade if R-space opened up, or was it simply a matter of being nominated that placed me lower in priority?