This is helpful - thank you both. WineCountryUA just got downgraded to UA Gold 2 days ago will update profile
jsloan - fair enough. First time I'm dealing with these fare class changes. Booked RT "A" fare, and I figured "O" would be negligibly more expensive but doesn't look like it!

In terms of waitlist priority, had I booked this when I was a Plat last week, would I have been higher on the list? Or is that a dynamic waitlist, and is based on my status day of departure?