Originally Posted by
bretthexum
Just make sure those PM's and DM's see your GM tag as they walk back to Y. There will be a guaranteed thread about it about shenanigans.

This is exactly what happened to me during the storm in NY on Monday. My original X fare flight was cancelled and I got rebooked on one of the few ATL-LGA flights that wasn't cancelled, but on a Y fare. When I got to the gate I saw I was 1/45 on the upgrade list for 1 seat and got it, although they made me wait until the very last second given all the displaced passengers making changes due to IRROPS.