so there i was, standing at the LAS e-ticket self-check in machine at 5am (i actually arrived 15-20 minutes earlier, but the terminals & CO desk were dark), when out pop my boarding passes. i had to do a double-take on my seat assignments, because my seat assignment for las-iah changed from 7D to 4A!! what? who died & left me an upgrade on that route?? i had only received one email notification the day before & that was for the IAH-SAT segment!

well, needless to say, i took the seat & ran with it. upon checking my email when i got home, lo & behold, i *DID* receive an email notification of the upgrade.....six minutes AFTER i had checked in. go figure.

so, it is possible for a lowly silver to get upgraded on a heavy-elite route, such as las-iah.

dg