Originally Posted by
dinoscool3
If they did it by paid first upgrade last I wouldn't mind that way as much, but by status it discriminates against people who paid for that one flight. With the front to back way it's at least a pot luck
Under current system, paid F customers would get priority just below GS (who are generally full-fare customers anyways).
**** (4 stars) GS
*** (3 stars) 1K/Full Fare Customers
** (2 stars) Premier Exec/Star Alliance Gold
* (1 star) Premier/Star Alliance Silver
Again, under the "pot luck" scenario, should consumers respond to incentives* and choose seats towards the front, the 1P/2Ps who are cleared at 48/24 who pick seats in rows 1-4 would get priority over a F-fare GS who hopped on on a last second ticket.
* - granted food choice is a relatively minor part of seat choice process and often times F seats are chosen automatically, but the idea is that some semblance of priority is preferable to random chance.
Again, perhaps just the PMUA in me who is used to the special service that UA shows towards the higher levels of elites and a general aversion to CO's "treat all elites the same" mantra.