Originally Posted by
benly2
T-24h: Checked into a TPAC flight, GPU hadn't cleared so I was put on the visible standby list. I'm 2nd on upgrade standby and no one has been upgraded (as far as the confirmed list says).
T-20h: Had a look on the list again, I'm now 4th down, still no one upgraded.
T-19h: Get an email from United saying my upgrade cleared. Looking back on the upgraded list, there's a total of 2 people upgraded, me being the second. On the standby list, I see people still waiting who were previously ranked above me.
Any explanations on what happened here? It was my understanding that even if R space opens up, the pecking order should still take the first people off the upgrade standby list.
Its also possible that people on the standby list showed above you, but since they werent cleared on to the flight, you got the upgrade. On both of my flights on Wednesday, I was #3 on the list. #1 and #2 were also on the standby list. When the standby list was cleared (both flights were oversold and checked in full), I moved up to #1. Everyone else moved up a few notches too. I am guessing these were upgrades from another flight, or someone standing by for the flight with a fare bucket that would put them right in to F.