Originally Posted by
Paralytic
I don't think that's changing, because I don't think that's how it works today. I, and others, have had experiences where people on the same flight with a lower status level have been upgraded first.
That's why I used the term 'all other things being equal'. Are the cases you're aware situations in which all other things were equal and where the only difference was status or was it all anecdotal and you didn't really know the other person's situation?