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Old Jan 14, 2026 | 7:43 am
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Originally Posted by kb1992
On upgrade list: No.3 is 1K W->PN upgrade using GS PP. No.4 is no-status pax R->PZ using miles.

Who gets the upgrade at the gate? Assuming only one J seats left after both No. 1 and No. 2 cleared to J and both PE and Y are overbooked by 1?
No 3 gets the upgrade, as it is into open inventory. The oversale is blocking inventory in J, and will be resolved by manual clearance. But for available J inventory, that will be run in the usual order.

It's actually an interesting question if they have to op-up someone out-of-order, but that applied an upgrade instrument, do they still deduct the instrument?
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