Originally Posted by
iahphx
So now, a couple hours later, I look again. I've suddenly been upgraded, and my wife is still 3rd on the list, with the FC cabin booked to 18.
How the heck could I suddenly leapfrog in front of my wife who was originally listed ahead of me? BTW, I also seemed to have leapfrogged ahead of 2 other pax who were originally on the list in front of my wife, and they're still on the waitlist, too.
I just don't have any faith that this "blackbox" processes anything according to any rules.
Look at the E-Ticket #. Usually the one who was ticketed first (will have a lower number in the end of the E-ticket such as 1200 vs 1201). The one with the lower number usually gets upgraded first IME.
As for leapfrogging two people ahead of your wife, sounds like all four of you have the same status and fare class, however you guys booked first before the other two, but the other two checked in first so they appear higher on the airport list. Now, it everything remains constant (no new last min purchase, SDC, etc) if CPU runs before the GA runs it, your wife will leapfrog the other two customers.
This is just a guess based on anecdotal experiences.