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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 11:23 pm
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Originally Posted by SeattleiteTelavivian
Yes I assume that's correct

What I am still unsure of is do they ever release more mileage seats before the flight departs or they mostly keep it as is and let the DMs with GUCs clear?
pretty odd since I don't get why they wouldn't prefer psx who pay for the UG vs. those who get it for free
It's the same inventory bucket for upgrades with miles and upgrades using GUCs/RUCs (or old SWUs). The question is how people are ordered on the upgrade list and I've never seen a clear statement of how upgrade requests are prioritized for international flights. Once a DM phone agent told me that it was just time of request. For all we know, this might be true as I've never found a statement to contradict it.
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