Originally Posted by bocastephen
According to the program rules, yes: only if that Gold was flying on a Y fare. The only way a customer can jump ahead of a higher tier is by paying full fare. Within each tier, customers are ranked by fares class from H down to L, with date of purchase being the tiebreaker.
I'm in the same boat. I refuse to believe that there are that many Y fare customers (elites to boot) or other plats with higher fares on
every single flight that I take. Something sure feels odd about it to me.