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Old Oct 27, 2023 | 2:50 pm
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Originally Posted by safigan
At the top of the list are 360s who surely must trump DMs. At any rate, in mid-Jan. I'll give you a data point from a 2MM DM holding an LUT ticket on a 30 DM flight. If DL is truly changing from fare class to cabin, and 2MM trumps 1MM (rather than all MMers are equal), and C+ isn't considered its own cabin, then I predict I'll clear. Otherwise, I have doubts.
Given that there are almost no 360s flying on any given day (probably not even 2,000), the odds are against any particular flight having a 360 on it in Y. It's not even clear that 360 has meant priority over DMs for upgrades, though if it's becoming more of a legitimate 5th tier that might change.
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