Originally Posted by wxguy

This past Wednesday evening, 8:45pm EWR-BOS: "Since nearly the entire aircraft is elite fliers, we'll board first class first, then Platinum, then Gold, then Silver. Please wait until the color of your card is called."

This was a rare flight that I didn't get an upgrade: The PC agent told me that for the eight seats in the 735, the six confirmed were full-fare Y Platinums, and I was 5th on the list for the last two available -- with the four ahead of me full-fare (I was on a V).