Deel, Heres the deal.TWA has for years given away their tier statis levels like water.They hope to draw new bis this way.What they dont tell people is they restrict the amount of seats that are avaible for ups to very few seats.Once these are taken thats it they would rather the seats go empty or of course if you buy a full Y fare they will find that all of a sudden an extra seat became open.However, get to the gate early and sign up for the wait list,cant do it at the club but if your name is called and your not there you lose, so you cant hang out at the club till flight time. Ive been PLAT w/TW for yrs now, so this hasnt been a prob for me especially since Im based overseas Im almost always on an award up no capacity controls for us. Also try calling in for the up even a few hrs b/4 your alloted time alot of times they wont hold you to the 24 hrs exactly if that rep does hang up and call again. But keep in mind that the first level in elite statis is almost worthless,its like a corp with billons of shares outstanding.