Originally Posted by JGR01

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How soon is this flight? Normally when there are 4 unassigned seats on an MD80 the system will stop automatic upgrades by tier clearing time .. You indicate there are 7 unassigned First seats .. perhaps Coach is oversold THAT much so this Yield Management has increased the Gate Control First seats from 4 to 7 . or you could be beyond the 100 hour window (since you don't mention time/date/flight).