Originally Posted by
iahphx
Yup, that could be a few people. But not 17.
Is there really anyone who seriously thinks the upgrade list is just elites listed by status? That's what UA's promo materials are telling their customers. If it's not actually true, there's a problem here.
#1, #17, #47, if you don't get an upgrade, what difference does it make? My recent SFO-IAH flights on sUA 757s have had < 10 (sometimes as few as 4) cleared for a 24-seat F. I'm 1/10 so far on CPUs, it is what it is. And yes, there was one flight where the # of GS was breathtaking, so to speak.
But a "problem"? To me it's more like BINGO, a game of chance, and like Vegas, the house has the advantage.