Originally Posted by
RChavez
It depends on the route. I can't remember the specifics offhand, but when you are wait-listed for an upgrade using miles or VIPs, that processing stops at a certain time before departure, which might be right around OLCI start. Everything that wasn't cleared off of the waitlist would be then processed at the gate via the PALL list.
For sticker upgrade eligible routes (i.e. North America, Central America and Caribbean), then processing could happen inside of OLCI as the automation that processes those upgrades could happen as close as 4 hours before departure as the automated system that processes those upgrades is separate from how miles or VIPs are waitlisted.
I know these timelines have been discussed previously on travelingbetter.com, but maybe JonNYC can help refresh our memory?
There's the whole thing where Sage continues to try and clear upgrades for a period of time before and/or at the same time as it's first come, first served.
TB has been very injured for about a week, but being worked on right now-- soon as it's back up I'll ll link to that thread-- there was some very convoluted but informative info in there.