Originally Posted by STO150

Quick question, and feel free to move this to an appropriate thread. Today RDU to DFW on #1052 I was #3 on the upgrade list with three open seats so I was hopeful and as the departure time came and went approached confident. The flight was delayed by about 90 minutes. I was sitting in the club after the scheduled departure time and overheard two guys who's CLT flight was delayed (they were connecting onward) working with the staff and were moved to #1052 to make their connection in DFW instead. They were both placed in the #1 and #2 spots on the UG list. Since we were all EXP (assumption) why would they bump those of us scheduled on that flight for weeks?

I'll add that I wasn't overly irritated because I had a decent seat in back and as EXP I've bumped people down the UG list with same day changes, but I would think that changing flights would land you at the bottom of your status category for upgrades. Can somebody educate me on how AA calculates this?