Originally Posted by AtomicLush

I know there's no magic number, but does AA release more upgrade space on international flights closer in? On a 788 flight I'm on in 2 weeks, there are 9 available business class seats and only a handful of people currently in MCE. We are on the SWU list as a couple (one of us is EXP, one of us is PLT). Does it help our chances to split up our PNR's? Is this like the 500-mile upgrades where they release one seat at a time so we'd be passed over if we stay as a couple? I'd just be worred that my PLT status would put me to the bottom of the list if it was split. We also subscribe to EF, but no alerts for C availability have popped up.