Jan 6, 2017, 12:08 pm
Last edit by: FlytheTail
Consider posting:
1. Route
2. Date
3. Fare class
4. Y-C or C-F
5. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased
6. How many days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear
For reference:GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2016, GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2015 & GPU upgrade "SUCCESS" 2014
1. Route
2. Date
3. Fare class
4. Y-C or C-F
5. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased
6. How many days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear
For reference:GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2016, GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2015 & GPU upgrade "SUCCESS" 2014
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2017
Jan 6, 2017, 11:38 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: WAS/ BOM
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,567
Since we are now in 2017, lets use this to post our 2017 GPU successes! Good luck to all the road warriors. May the "R" lords be with you!
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Jan 6, 2017 at 1:13 pm Reason: cleanup after merge
Jan 6, 2017, 11:38 am
#2
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,958
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2017
Outbound (for one pax)
1. ORD-PVG
2. 1/6/2017
3. W (L was upfared to W)
4. Y-C
5. T-1hr (R space opened up and decided to upfare at about 90 min before departure for a friend!)
Agent grabbed the seat before changing L->W -> R so that the upfaring charge would not be wasted.
Return (for one pax)
1. PVG-EWR
2. 2/1/2017
3. W
4. Y-C
5. Cleared at booking (Jan. 4, 2017).
1. ORD-PVG
2. 1/6/2017
3. W (L was upfared to W)
4. Y-C
5. T-1hr (R space opened up and decided to upfare at about 90 min before departure for a friend!)
Agent grabbed the seat before changing L->W -> R so that the upfaring charge would not be wasted.
Return (for one pax)
1. PVG-EWR
2. 2/1/2017
3. W
4. Y-C
5. Cleared at booking (Jan. 4, 2017).
Jan 6, 2017, 12:57 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: WAS-ish
Programs: UA 1K-MM + UC, Marriott Plat, National Exec
Posts: 1,341
1. SYD-SFO
2. 2/7/2017
3. H
4. Y-C
5. Booked early December
6. Cleared at booking
Now I just have to wait and see if my waitlisted outbound (LAX-SYD in late January) clears. It's still P9/PN0, so... fingers crossed.
1. LAX-SYD
2. 1/29/2017
3. H
4. Y-C
5. Booked early December
6. Cleared on 1/11 (T-18 days).
2. 2/7/2017
3. H
4. Y-C
5. Booked early December
6. Cleared at booking
1. LAX-SYD
2. 1/29/2017
3. H
4. Y-C
5. Booked early December
6. Cleared on 1/11 (T-18 days).
Last edited by QBK; Jan 12, 2017 at 8:33 pm
Jan 6, 2017, 2:02 pm
#7
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: MileagePlus 1K, Skymiles, HHonors Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 77
1. SIN-SFO
2. Feb 7, 2017
3. W
4. Y-C
5. Booked Dec 7
6. Cleared at booking into R space
Outbound SFO-SIN is January 12, waitlisted at booking on W fare. Fingers crossed but not optimistic. Probably wasted money to get the W fare on the outbound, since cheaper fares were available.
2. Feb 7, 2017
3. W
4. Y-C
5. Booked Dec 7
6. Cleared at booking into R space
Outbound SFO-SIN is January 12, waitlisted at booking on W fare. Fingers crossed but not optimistic. Probably wasted money to get the W fare on the outbound, since cheaper fares were available.
Jan 8, 2017, 8:36 am
#11
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: United MileagePlus
Posts: 69
1. EWR-MUC
2. 5 January 2017
3. Q
4. Y-C
5. Cleared when I got my GPUs on ~Jan 1
I probably won't use more GPUs for US-EU flights, but I had to bribe myself for a work trip I wasn't too enthusiastic about making!
2. 5 January 2017
3. Q
4. Y-C
5. Cleared when I got my GPUs on ~Jan 1
I probably won't use more GPUs for US-EU flights, but I had to bribe myself for a work trip I wasn't too enthusiastic about making!
Jan 8, 2017, 8:49 am
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,048
1. BOS-MUC (LH)
2. January 28
3. C
4. C --> F
5. Cleared at booking
1. MUC-BOS (LH)
2. January 31
3. C
4. C --> F
5. Cleared at booking
1. FRA-BOS (LH)
2. June 22
3. C
4. C --> F
5. Cleared at booking
2. January 28
3. C
4. C --> F
5. Cleared at booking
1. MUC-BOS (LH)
2. January 31
3. C
4. C --> F
5. Cleared at booking
1. FRA-BOS (LH)
2. June 22
3. C
4. C --> F
5. Cleared at booking
Jan 8, 2017, 10:13 am
#13
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: NYC (Primarily EWR)
Programs: UA 1K / *G, Marriott Bonvoy Gold; Avis PC
Posts: 9,005
They did that without charging change fee?
Jan 8, 2017, 10:51 am
#14
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: EWR, FRA, CDG, BOS
Programs: UA-1K; DL-1MM; SPG-P75; Marriot-P
Posts: 469
1. FRA-BOS (LH)
2. January 24
3. C
4. C --> F
5. Two weeks out. Had to do the 016 to 220 ticket adjustment after booking to apply GPU. Cleared right away after adjusting ticket stock.
2. January 24
3. C
4. C --> F
5. Two weeks out. Had to do the 016 to 220 ticket adjustment after booking to apply GPU. Cleared right away after adjusting ticket stock.
Jan 8, 2017, 5:06 pm
#15
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,048
how do you 'adjust ticket stock' that's bad for PQD as well. And ticket stock does not matter. Can you clarify please?