Originally Posted by
marquito
Ended up being very weird today...
They upgraded the 1st person on the upgrade list around boarding group 2 ... then waited all the way until final call to clear all standby's and upgrade the remaining 2 pax on upgrade list.
I took my seat in MCE that I received via standby on final call, then after boarding they upgraded two non-revs (pilots) and walked them from back to front and eventually handed me an upgrade to first as well.
I can't complain about the upgrade, but kinda not an orderly process....
I’ve seen it as early as an hour before departure and as late as right at the final call like you’re describing.
Really a crapshoot.