Originally Posted by Rock

I’m aware of all that. But as has been pointed out (and practiced countless times over the last several years) the established precedent has been that upgrading to first from business class on midtrip deadheads was allowed without requesting the deviation. There’s no argument on that point. It’s simple reality. I’ve done it for years, as have most of the guys I’ve flown with. Never an issue. As long as you had bank, always covered. That precedent appears to have changed. Very recently. Without warning. Essentially during contract negotiations. I believe that is the point of this thread. I’m not going to discuss further specifics because I expect this will go to a grievance.