B747-437B,
Thanks for the suggestion...I actually saw it happen 2 months ago when I was a lowly Elite Silver and had to check in at the economy counters (which contributed about 45 min). I didn't have to do it this time since there were only about ten people ahead of me in the immigration lines, but I did have a short chat with the SQ supervisor so that he remembers me in case I need to use it the next time