Why Are GPU Required for GUM-HNL Flights? {now 20 PlusPoints}
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Bingo! United has claimed that Guam had one of their largest (I guess per capita) elite loads than other bases. Because you have to travel far, and must travel to get somewhere, people use United a lot. That may have changed when Delta came in and cannibalized the United customer base after this flight went to a domestic 777.
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GUM-MNL CPU list
Just a data point regarding the number of elites flying through GUM. For my GUM-MNL and MNL-GUM flights last weekend, the lists had about 20 people (on 737-700 and 737-800). I was number 1 on both lists as 1K. I guess that there are a lot of silvers and golds going through GUM from MNL. For the NRT-GUM flight, the list was much shorter. Most of them were Japanese tourists. The business cabin was well sold out with very few upgrades.
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Good news? RPU eligible for HNL-GUM
One of my reservations with HNL-GUM segment was just upgraded with a RPU. This is great news. I guess that the common sense prevails at UA. However, it is not RPU eligible for another reservations. This is perhaps a false alarm.
Happy travels.
Edit: I do not remember that I ever received a call from United agents before this week. An agent called me multiple times regarding this reservation. The first call occurred a day before I received the updated itinerary with the upgraded HNL-GUM flight. I will add another update after my trip. Keep my finger crossed.
Happy travels.
Edit: I do not remember that I ever received a call from United agents before this week. An agent called me multiple times regarding this reservation. The first call occurred a day before I received the updated itinerary with the upgraded HNL-GUM flight. I will add another update after my trip. Keep my finger crossed.
Last edited by Kmxu; Aug 12, 2017 at 8:19 pm Reason: Add phone calls from a UA agent
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How did you apply/clear it? I'm pretty sure the computer codes Hawaii-Oceana (believe HNL-GUM and HNL-MAJ are the only eligible flights) as GPU required.
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Yes, currently HNL to anything west of the Hawaiian Islands requires a GPU (to NRT, GUM, and MAJ/KWA/KSA/PNI/TKK).
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In the past when applying a RPU for my SFO/HNL/GUM/MNL, on a 'K' fare, I was able to apply ONE RPU to upgrade the 1st & 3rd segments. I was not able to apply online, like I did in the past,
so I called the 1K line for help and an agent and a supervisor told me it's not possible unless I use TWO RPU's! Is this a recent change?
Mods , if this is the wrong thread, please move to the appropriate one.
so I called the 1K line for help and an agent and a supervisor told me it's not possible unless I use TWO RPU's! Is this a recent change?
Mods , if this is the wrong thread, please move to the appropriate one.
Last edited by sf4dfish; Dec 4, 2018 at 2:48 pm Reason: maybe wrong thread?
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In the past when applying a RPU for my SFO/HNL/GUM/MNL, on a 'K' fare, I was able to apply ONE RPU to upgrade the 1st & 3rd segments. I was not able to apply online, like I did in the past,
so I called the 1K line for help and an agent and a supervisor told me it's not possible unless I use TWO RPU's! Is this a recent change?
Mods , if this is the wrong thread, please move to the appropriate one.
so I called the 1K line for help and an agent and a supervisor told me it's not possible unless I use TWO RPU's! Is this a recent change?
Mods , if this is the wrong thread, please move to the appropriate one.