Originally Posted by
ijgordon
Not so sure about the negative perception, at least for elites who are actually on the flight and see themselves much higher up on the list (relatively speaking) than they would if the non-revs weren't on there. If you're tracking a specific flight/route for future booking, then, yes, the upgrade standby lists as displayed are misleading. But anyone who reads FT regularly should know that.

Yes, it looks much better to be #12 of 24 than #12 of 12