Originally Posted by
ND76
I'm lucky to have flexibility as I generally travel internationally only as a tourist. I try to book flights with large number of empty seats up front to enhance my chances of clearing into D1. I have a 100% success rate so far.
I'm glad that works out for you. But the OP in this thread doesn't seem to quibble with the possibility of a GUC not clearing into D1, but was questioning why s/he wasn't in this particular case.
I hope you have continued luck. If being in Premium Select would make me "cry", though, I would not rely on luck.