Originally Posted by jetsetter

deelmakur,
The return flight, an IAH to BOS on a Sunday night, my upgrade never cleared in advance. Again I'm Plat, what's going on? There were several F seats that got allocated to others, I'm assuming people that paid higher fares. My fare was in I class and about $235, of which I used a $200 CO bump voucher , so I really can't complain too much. Sstill I don't like that fare class plays in to it besides status but I can imagine a high roller spender would feel differently.
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I get to the gate and they announce F has checked in full, but I wait in the gate area since just because someone is checked in it doesn't mean they actually will board. About 10 mins before departure I go up to the desk, and they advise indeed they are watiing for 1 F class pax who has not boarded, but the rest have boarded. The agent checks, and says however that there are, it sounded like, at least 2-3 people ahead of me for this one possible F class seat. The g/a asks me my status, and I advise CO Platinum, and seems confused that I am not at the top of the list, but then says as far as they know the others would be Platinums who paid more for their tickets. I thank the g/a and go back to my coach seat in the 20's. Again, I don't like this business of doing it by fare paid on that one transaction? I wonder if their computers have put all elite pax who paid say Y or B fares ahead of me even though I'm plat?