Originally Posted by
kdavis527
Ha. Such is life. To the gate we go!
Looks like they did some major changes on my return flight and cancelled my original LAX-ATL leg - they'll rebook me directly into First on the new itinerary, right? Since I had already cleared? It's currently showing as Standby on the app and as Schedule Change on the browser. Looking like a win with a nicer aircraft (DL A350 vs originally LATAM config), shorter layover, and getting home an hour sooner...
No, not necessarily. This is the biggest hassle with RUCs these days. Unless the ticket is reissued once your upgrade clears/confirms, then with any schedule changes you are subject to having the necessary Z inventory to reclear again. It used to be where you could get an agent to immediately reissue a ticket to protect your upgrade, but they have been instructed not to do that anymore. So it really becomes a game of roulette. If the inventory isn’t there, you’ll be waitlisted again. It sucks, I know! I actually just mentioned these issues in a survey.