I have read through a lot of waitlist threads and the United website, however, haven't found an answer.
I have a multi-segment award ticket (10 segments in all) booked in business class for all but the last segment (IAH to MCO) where I had to take economy seats. As allowed by the award booking rules, I have waitlisted us on that segment, however, I can't figure out where we would be on the waitlist. The upgrade page on United talks about the waitlist for upgrades, however, this is not really an upgrade, it is just waiting to get what we have paid for (albeit with miles), and, in any event, it makes no mention of business class award tickets that have been booked into economy.
There are six of us on the ticket and, from what I can tell, only 4 award seats available in business, so if we aren't all going to get our business seats, I could split us into 4 and 2, however, it creates possible issues with IRROPs, with 7 connections to be made (messed up) at one point or another.
Can anyone help me out with some idea what the priority is for business awards booked into economy?
And a related, but not the same question, shouldn't an award ticket at the business level, if required to go in economy, at least get economy plus?