wut?

its all downsides, unless you are travelling on company's dime the whole time. you have always been entitled for a comp upgrade on any fare (promo, extra, flex). when you got upgraded was determined solely by your connectmiles status. myself and the gf flew to MCO several times a year, and never missed an upgrade (me at T-48 and her at T-24) - we were always on promo fares as we got them so far out

day of upgrades (presuming at the gate, at about T-1, but no clarifaction of this) for elites on promo fares is harsh imo. day of upgrades for silvers for anyfare is also harsh imo - if it was for CC silver holders then im good with it, but not for people who earned silver through flying

hugely disappointing email for me overall