I have a domestic segment in economy for an international award ticket in BE as award inventory in F for that segment did not exist.
My question is when the upgrade inventory opens up, do I, as a DM who has a BE award ticket have a higher priority than
- another diamond who has a domestic award ticket in economy
- another diamond who has a paid economy ticket (not an upgrade at purchase fare)
If one assumes that I have paid for an upgrdabale seat F if it existed. If an upgrade seat does open up, then I should have a higher priority than any other DM waiting for an upgrade.
ON the other hand, one can argue that since I am booked in economy for that segment, the fact that an upgradeable F seat has already been paid for with miles is sort of buried and not visible to the automated system.
Is the inventory for F award not the same as that for an upgrade?