Originally Posted by
jsloan
Well, yes, people have differing opinions, primarily because what you've written is categorically false.
When PZ space opens up, that space is absolutely not "automatically and instantly assigned to those on top of the waitlist." In fact, it can -- and often does -- take hours for the waitlist to clear once PZ has become available, during which time it's possible for an enterprising user to jump the waitlist, either by canceling an existing waitlisted award and re-applying or by applying an award for the first time.
Or call, well at least it use to work but YMMV. The few times I actually saw PZ space open up while I was waitlisted I did call, asked for a supervisor, and had them "push" it through for me. Anymore this has been kind of mute for me as most routes I fly never show PZ space available.