Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. / Washington, DC
Programs: AA PPro/DL PLT, PPass, Marriott / Hilton Gold, JetBlue Mosaic, Hertz Presidents Circle, Amex Plat
Posts: 4,631
This is not good for those who have an irrop and there are no seats in F or J left, resulting in a rebooking in Y. DL usually then puts you in the upgrade list, but if the upgrade list will be sorted by status, a DM or PM on a V fare will trump a GM with a Y fare who was originally booked in F / J but did not find a seat available.
AA is very good at handling these cases, as you can be rebooked in Y and put standby in FC (DSR), and your position in the list is higher than anyone requesting upgrades.