Originally Posted by
WaytoomuchEurope
That's possible too I suppose.
I often see large groups with the same last name (well, presumably - same first 3 letters anyway) on the upgrade list and have wondered if that is an employee and family. Perhaps this is the example of "non-revs" you were referring to? It's possible that has happened in each occasion where I seemed to jump the queue for PY.
Families are often non-rev, but not always. I've certainly flown in groups of people where there were 3 and 2 with the same last name, all SE.
This is much easier to determine within 24 hours of the flight though. Even AC has challenges going back and looking at past flights.