Originally Posted by
MCO Flyer
They probably just give the standbys the C+ seats at that point rather than shuffling other pax around. Also the standbys that normally clear last are usually non-revs and they can be seated in whatever best seat is left available (even FC if there are still open seats).
I believe this is why customers in BE used to get C+ from time to time. GA just cleared them into C+. Not sure if this has been fixed but for a while it was actually a problem where GAs would clear people without a seat assignement before clearing the upgrade list so BE would sometimes get C+ over someone on the upgrade list. Not sure if this has been corrected