Originally Posted by
JBKettle
I wistfully remember the time when connecting bumped you up the PALL list over the O&D crowd. I caught a lot of upgrades as a lowly Gold out of DFW under that scheme. Then it all crashed down, and now I'm in the back of the bus where I should have been all along.

Yes - remember that wrinkle as well. Also, there was a time when you could set an ExpertFlyer alert for X inventory (upgrade) and when it was released you could call the desk and ask for an upgrade and totally jump the airport list.