Originally Posted by
YOWgary
For what it's worth, the EF count for that flight is J7 C7 D6 Z4 P3 R0 Y9, which makes it kinda-surprising-but-not-totally-shocking that they didn't bother opening any late R-space.
At some point yesterday they canceled the 5:35 am flight and J space disappeared, as did our chances at a gate upgrade. C’est la vie.