Originally Posted by
trektheusa
It seems as an MVP, I either get the upgrade at the beginning of the window or not at all. I mean, if there's 6 seats open at the -48 window and none are assigned, does this mean there's more elites than seats so no one gets one right now? I'm sure the formula is super top secret but I don't want to go... back there (coach)
Seats open on the map doesn't have anything to do with it, really--someone can be confirmed in F but not have a seat assignment. It's all a matter of U space and whether AS has any open. If they don't, either F is already full, or they think they can maybe sell a few more F seats before they start opening them up to elites for free again.
And for what it's worth, I've gotten plenty of just-before-boarding upgrades as an MVP.