Originally Posted by
UA_Sycophant
I'm flying MSY-IAH-SFO, and requested an upgrade using an RPU. The MSY-IAH leg has cleared. Would I get priority on the IAH-SFO leg since the instrument has now been "spent"?
FWIW, I was expecting to have an easier time on IAH-SFO since it's a 787 (with 36 BF seats - a lot for a domestic flight) but I guess not.
It depends on what you mean by priority. Nothing changes from the regular order, but RPUs do have a higher position than CPUs on that list.
Prior to T-24 the process is completely opaque, but supposedly based on request time alone. CPUs are thus unlikely to come into play.
For the battlefield list (starting at T-24) the priority is as follows:
Paid F on Irops
GS member upgrades (all types, prioritized similarly to this list)
Instant upgrades (Y/B/M) for premiers (M instant-upgrades are only for 1k)
Instrument Upgrades
CPUs
NRSAs
The Instant, Instrument, and CPU upgrades are prioritized by the following (I haven't seen a specific policy on irrops, but I would guess it's similar to this too):
-Status of passenger (sponsor in the case of instrument upgrades)
-Fare class
-Check-in time