Originally Posted by
Johnnieboy
I appreciate that there is some confusion, but the QR notifications quoted at the top of the thread specify upgrade on departure. The FT'er that went to Al Safwa asked if it applied to their pre-upgraded ticket, the escalator agent thought it did but the computer said they were fine and let them in. That particular incident looks like it was probably confusion on the part of the agent.
If the agent was confused, it's irrelevant anyway. Agent asked the system by scanning the boarding pass, and system said admission to Al Safwa OK. The agent didn't make that determination, the boarding pass scanner (and whatever is behind it) did.