Originally Posted by
beef
On a semi-related note, I'm waitlisted tomorrow for FRA-YYZ (R0 J6) with SE status.
Does the fact that I'm checking in with LH a few hours earlier at a remote airport hurt my chances of clearing the waitlist? i.e. will the fact that LH will print my Y boarding card hours before lock me into the Y cabin?
No.
The other day, flying Germany-YYZ and on to YYC. First leg upgraded at time of purchase. Never was R availability on the YYZ-YYC leg. Actually front was fully booked a fw days before the flight.
So I got a Y BP for the second leg when checking in in Germany. Not that early either: I checked in online in the morning. So I was something like sequential 55 or so.
At the gate at YYZ, they called me 30 minutes before departure. With a new BP. Was kind of funny actually. I arrived at the gate just a couple of minutes earlier, approached the agent, mentioning that I knew it looked bad, but I suspected I might be the first on her list. Her answer; yes, a few people have already told me that today, don't hold your breath. Then just a couple of minutes later she calls me. I had to laugh.
Actually the flight was oversold and she moved a captain to the jump seat. I ended up with his seat..