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Old Apr 3, 2019, 2:18 pm
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jsloan
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Originally Posted by expressboy
I was wondering how it is possible for someone to skip the line on the upgrade list. I just saw #4 on the upgrade list on my flight getting upgraded ahead of 3 others at T-6 hrs.
The invisible list has different tiebreakers than the visible list. The visible list is only used at the gate; at T-6, the invisible list governs.
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