Originally Posted by
flyerCO
Thanks. However, a few bullets below that, we also have this:
- If your Upgrade Certificate doesn't clear before check-in, you will be added to the airport standby list. While Upgrade Certificates clear the airport standby list before Complimentary Upgrades, they do follow the same clearance hierarchy.
With the "clearance hierarchy" link going back to the standard Medallion UG priorities we are familiar with.
So, it seems that fare class may be ignored for pre-DOD waitlist, but then taken back into account for the airport upgrade lists.
Or maybe it's just DL being consistently inconsistent and vague.