coming back from the DR, coach was oversold, and it showed 9 or 10 upgradeable elites. when we got on the plane, only 2 were upped to first, to fit everyone on. in first, it was me and my gf, and the other 2 people, thats it. although, I think the ticket agent made them pay for their upgrade. they probably tried to pawn off a "pay $XXX.XX for a first class seat" type of thing. i dunno though, i just saw them filling out a receipt... they could've been non-rev's
so no, they do not upgrade elites on int'l flights, as of april.
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