What doesn't make sense is that for that to be true, there would have to be something created like a PR-1.5... not sure I'm liking the chances of that.
In all likelihood, Plan-B'ers will be stuck in PR-2.
It appeared from the waitlist as if I were put at the top of the PR-2 list, just below the PR-1 folks, but I didn't clear, while all of them did. I'm now sitting in sardine class. :-) Oddly, at first, after a long explanation to the agent (P.S. - this was at the United lounge, not the gate), she obliged, made the necessary calls (after first telling me there was no way I was getting PR-1), and after speaking with the mileage desk, put me in PR-1. This nasty old agent nearby heard the whole thing, had a scowl on her face, and kept coming over and pointing out the "new" rules (which she didn't even know were new). Long story short, I walked away (at first) at the top of the PR-1 list, but later, they informed me that they had to take me off of PR-1 and put me below those folks because of the (new) rules. They were shocked that I knew the terminology, the name of the document, and the lines, but they showed me that the lines had changed, and that only very specific elites can get PR-1 status, and that everyone who doesn't fall within that category can only get PR-2 status. What doesn't add up is that this doesn't fit so well with the fact that we're displaced business class passengers, who paid (in miles) the business class fare. Any way to book through a Global Services account in the future? Would that help? I don't have GS, and don't see it in my future anytime soon, at least, but I wonder if a Plan B booked on someone else's GS account would help.