Originally Posted by
flyerCO
Are you aware the rules changed last year?
If flight has PS cabin, to upgrade to D1 immediately you must purchase PS and there must be D1 upgrade inventory available.
If has PS cabin and ourchase main/C+, you can immediately upgrade to PS as long as a seat is available for sale in PS. You then are placed on a waitlist for D1 that will start clearing at T-24.
If flight has no PS cabin, you can upgrade to D1 immediately as long as there is D1 upgrade space available.
You can not skip upgrading to PS and get placed directly on D1 waitlist. (Exception is at airport DoD)
This is not addressing the OP's problem ( which i run into too ): if the PS cabin is sold out you can't buy a PS ticket. If none of the PS pax is using a GUC for upgrading into D1 but they simply want to fly PS you can't use a GUC on that flight - even with plenty of seats in Business.
In that case you can't make it onto the upgrade list at all i guess (as you have to be confirmed into PS first )?