Originally Posted by
TheotherJames
Also, I just remembered that just after they gave me my FC ticket, they asked for any military members past or present to come up as they had a "Gift" for them.....since I already got the upgrade I didn't feel the need to be greedy so just waited for boarding.
That definitely sounds like an operational upgrade -- F was undersold and Y was oversold.
Might as well give it to any Elites, even if they were on a non-upgradeable fare.