Originally Posted by
solma
If it's true, it's a downgrade for all customers no matter which status. As if it's under gate contro you can't upgrade even if R is available within T24. This is a real downgrade for people who purchase last minute ticket.
There's PN1 on today's ORD-NRT and even United.com will let me book the flight with a GPU and confirm it at booking. So maybe it applies to clearing a waitlist but it would not apply to last minute tickets.