Originally Posted by
fayewolf
Good strategy indeed! Sorry i'm super rusty on these things now. So i can theortically by ticket tonight, and if it doesn't clear tomorrow (t -24r), i'll refund and just get an award ticket?
Just do not overthink it (or glass half empty). Just look at both upgrade standby lists and the flight status of past few days. I do not find a reason that your upgrade won’t be cleared.