Originally Posted by
number_6
But the request may be waitlisted even if inventory is available (so effectively it is processed later, after the AS elite free upgrades have been dispensed). So the GA was right, just misleading as most would assume request = getting upgrade if available.
I agree. I have never heard of being wait listed for a purchased upgrade for a non-elite, I always thought they were day-of-flight only. The end effect is the same though, you get in line behind all of the AS elites who get free upgrades. AS used to put little signs up at the gates in SeaTac if upgrades were available on a flight. I haven't seen any in a long, long time. Not to say they're not available, but non-elites should never count on them.