Hi - yes I meant on departure upgrade - I thought that was called instant upgrade? I will be traveling with them so no worries from that side. They are on the wait list for an upgrade award - hopefully it will come through. If not - I shall check-in with them at T-24 hours downtown and request an instant upgrade for them both.

How does the work at out posts? For example on the return I don't want to get to DPS airport early - so will i be further down the pecking order if I ask later even though I am DM? Is it really first come first serve? Is there no preference? From what I have seen - they confirm instand upgrades at the gate many times - so say a GO, SL, and DM all put in upgrade requests but because the GO did it first he will get it as opposed to me who came later?