Originally Posted by
ucdtim17
On most of my flights I just select Premium seats when I see one open I want (within the upgrade window). Last week was the first time I was automatically upgraded to a Premium seat. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
On a recent flight, SFO-SEA, I was on the list. I had checked in the day before (exit row as booked). Day of flight, I was looking at the open seats, and noticed 7D open (other PC seats open were middles). I chose it, even though the screen showed a $29 fee, and I got the seat - never saw a "pay now" request. I guess I jumped over those ahead of me on the list (I was #5), but with the confusion of one list for two categories, who can tell?
PC as a "product" has been weird (meaning unclear, irregular, and inconsistent treatment by/from the software) ever since it started. My pet peeve is that, although you can select "upgrade to PC" when seated in an exit row, the software will not do this, ASAIK. So weird.