Originally Posted by
dougiegyro
Have you ever been upgraded just for showing a silver card at checkin? Or am I just dreaming?
You are dreaming. Upgrades at checkin are very rare, even for Plats. Intra-Europe this might happen (worked for me on Jan 2 for FRA-CDG, where the flight was overbooked), but almost never for longhaul flights. Even at the gate you have a very low priority for an upgrade on a Q-fare. OPUPs for silvers are exceptionally rare.