Originally Posted by kcrystal

is it safe to assume that these upgrade lists is really meaningless? Perhaps its only purpose is to show you that you are indeed on the list?

Originally Posted by kcrystal

i, too, struggle a bit with these nuances. As an example:
1. I flew from hkg to sfo a few weeks ago, w fare. Applied gpu at booking.
2. Checked in online at t-24. I was fast, but not fast enough - appeared as #2 on the upgrade list in the app.
3. At t-24 and a minute, there was nobody on that list (accessed via "flight status").

Here is where i am getting lost:

1. The app stated "list only includes upgrade eligible customers that have checked in for this flight". At t-13, there were 6 people on this list (i was then #4 ), but at the top of the screen it stated "booked 44, checked in 1". That does not make sense (to me).

2. At t-11, i was upgraded, together with the person in the #1 spot. The wiki above seems to say that list is prioritized. If so, why were people in the #2 and #3 spots on the list skipped (they were still on the list)?
At that point the screen showed 8 people total, 49 booked and 4 checked in.

Is it safe to assume that these upgrade lists is really meaningless? Perhaps its only purpose is to show you that you are indeed on the list?