Originally Posted by
outwrdbound
Wouldn't a CK also bump out an EXP regardless of time of request? I was #1 on the list and upgraded as boarding began on IAH-DFW last Thursday. Toward the end of boarding, the FA comes over to me and hands me a BP for 9C, she apologized but said that they had a late check-in but the other PAX was a CK member so they allowed them on the flight and gave them my F seat. I thought it was strange, but its such a short flight so I didn't argue. 9B was unoccupied and the F FA took great care of me during the flight, but I did find it interesting that the check-in cutoffs didn't apply to a CK. After taking 9C, I looked at the UG list and sure enough, I was #2 and the CK who took my F seat was #1.
CK is not supposed to have any effect on your upgrade priority. In your case the CK could have requested his upgrade earlier than you but didn't appear on the list earlier because he hadn't checked in. It appears his CK status came into play only because they bent the rules for him and allowed him to check in late.