Originally Posted by
Red_Rob
With CO (prior to this "expert" mode fare buckets) I would call 1-2 times a day and check on any of my flights within the window for upgrades. That is how most of my upgrades processed. As a GS I will likely start doing so again (Recently I was only calling when I saw PN or R inventory open, and getting low). These are relatively quick phone calls though.
Yes, this is what I learned. Under the CO model, you call, and you act like an idiot, then you say "just wondering if my upgrade can clear?" then they press a button and it either clears or it doesn't. The key is to act stupid and pretend you don't know what R is. Every time, they press that damn button, and it clears or it doesn't. Like clockwork. This, apparently, is the CO way of clearing upgrades. And, this is the "legal" way of jumping the list. Hiding R accomplishes nothing other than forcing us to spend more of our precious time on phone.