Originally Posted by
Kacee
Can also be time of purchase vs. time of check-in. On GPU flights you tend to have a bunch of 1Ks on Ws where waitlist goes to third tiebreaker. On ps, it's not uncommon for a number of pax to have same fare class, e.g., an S or a T, which is a very commonly purchased discount fare.
Is it the case then that pax 1,2,&3 on waitlist for example are all equal for the first two tiebreakers but 3 for example beats 1&2 on the 3rd tiebreaker and therefore leaps over 1&2 of only one seat left for example? If so why didn't 3 get ranked 1 to begin with? In other words why not line up an otherwise almost equal list correctly to begin with and avoid the last minute tiebreaker?