Originally Posted by
greg0ire
will I be at the top of upgrade list the day of the flight? I've already paid for J all the way through, but elected to downgrade so I can catch the flights.
You want to avoid using the term "upgrade." Especially with an award ticket, some agents will mus-interpret this as you wanting to have a Y award ticket upgraded.
You have a J ticket but are confirmed in Y. You want to be put on the standby list for J, not the upgrade list. The standby list for people with J tickets will be processed in its entirety before any upgrades are processed.