Originally Posted by
be_rettSEA
Instant upgrade fares process whenever U becomes available prior to upgrade windows. Status still trumps individual fare class buckets (AFAIK) in terms of who would get an upgrade from an instant upgrade fare (e.g. 75K on an M fare would beat out an MVP on Y fare), but lower status instant-upgrade fares still beat higher-status non-instant upgrade fares until upgrade windows open. Once upgrade windows open, upgrades process by: elite status, fare class, time on upgrade list (unless someone usurps the whole process by calling in and getting an agent to process the upgrade manually).
75K status trumps everyone. But for
instant upgrade fares between MVP and Gold, its based on when you are added to the waitlist. So MVP on an S fare trumps Gold on a Y fare if the MVP booked first.
- 75Ks in order placed on the waitlist
- 75Ks with non-qualifying fares added to waitlist @120 hours
- Golds and MVPs with qualifying fares in order placed on the waitlist
- Golds with non-qualifying fares added to waitlist in fare class order @72 hours
- MVPs with non-qualifying fares added to waitlist in fare class order @48 hours