Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Maybe 1 & 2 and similarly 4 & 5 and 6 & 7 were coded as traveling with a companion and requesting the upgrade only if both could be upgraded. If one seat becomes available, it goes to #3 and then if a second upgrade becomes available later, it goes to the next singleton on the list, which would be #8 .
That would certainly make sense for #1 and #2 . A little odd since it was a 1x1 F on the A321 but I can see #1 and #2 wanting to be upgraded together, especially if they were sitting next to each other in J or Y. Given it was sold as a 2 class plane 4-7 might have already been in J (as I was) and #8 might have been the first person it made sense to upgrade from Y to J. Sadly, I didn't see what seat #8 wound up in.