Originally Posted by
golfingboy
Sounds a lot like during the booking process it does not factor in your status and whether PN inventory is available. Just the fare you are about to purchase and the lowest F fare. Then after ticketing, a different system kicks in and sees your status, sees if PN is available, then offers you to buy up to Y/B/M to snag the instant upgrade space.
That's exactly what I've concluded from the patterns I've seen.