Originally Posted by
Sopwith
Thanks for this, very useful. Assuming that you do actually make it onto the upgrade list, where do you stand in priority?
My recent experience with a paid ticket is that as higher priority pax checked in, I got bumped down a few rungs on the list showing in the app.
And BTW, my experience with mixed cabins on AE awards is that invariably you're confirmed in J on the short leg and not on the long leg.
I didn't really want to get into details of priority here, primarily because the order in the list isn't always accurate (went into a discussion about this with the same agents who helped me put this information together). The last time I had anyone with the correct knowledge of priority confirm things for me, it was still cabin (the one you're confirmed in on the flight, not the one you redeemed miles for), then status, but within the top of that group. However at that time, the processing mirrored the order in the list. This is no longer where you appear in the list, but I have no reason to believe the actual priority has changed from this when it's processed.