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Old Sep 11, 2018, 11:08 pm
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rustykettel
 
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Originally Posted by cblaisd
I clearly don't comprehend how the upgrade processor works.... Sometimes I get emails between 1 and 48 hours out telling me I've been upgraded.

But what I don't really understand yet is the relationship of "U" inventory to complimentary upgrades within the 48 hour MVPG upgrade window.

I have a flight on Thursday that shows U space available but I haven't been upgraded. So there must be some other relationship that I haven't quite grasped yet.

Happy to be schooled further or pointed to a relevant current thread re.
Broken upgrade processor, more than likely. If U is open within your window, your reservation is qualifying and shows First Class waitlisted, call in.
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