Originally Posted by
AAway
I’m about 11 hours out from my flight. EF shows J0 but the waitlist shows 5 open seats (I’m 1 of 24 for now). What would cause the waitlist to show 5 open seats but J0 on EF (all buckets are 0)?
If all buckets are 0 then economy is most likely oversold, AA has just removed the remaining J inventory for sale (hence J0) to save room to accommodate the oversold Y cabin.
So the flight shows as J0 and you couldn't buy a business seat however there are really 5 seats open up front.
So as #1 on the list you're all but guaranteed an upgrade in these situations.