Upgrades clearing BEFORE window

IAH-OIL-TRASH · Nov 29, 12, 10:01 am

I'm 1k flying Monday night OGG-LAX and got upgraded 120 hrs out. This is the second time on this route I've been CPUd before the window. More than half the seats (757) were available as it was the previous time. I was wondering if it was a fluke or if the others have been CPUd a full day before their windows?

planeluvr · Nov 29, 12, 10:12 am

I guess you're a closet GS.

IAH-OIL-TRASH · Nov 29, 12, 10:17 am

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I guess you're a closet GS.

Gee - I didn't KWIA...

Seriously I'm not the type of traveller UA would award GS to. That's for the people who generally travel on company-paid tickets.

star_world · Nov 29, 12, 10:18 am

There are a few other posts about this - I believe it happens on flights that depart after midnight Central time; the system starts processing CPUs one day earlier for these flights.

oblisk · Nov 29, 12, 10:21 am

I've had it happen as a silver pre & post 3/3 Primarily on planes where there were non-revs in first AND still empty seats. IAH-LGA early morning sunday rings a bell.

channa · Nov 29, 12, 10:31 am

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Originally Posted by star_world

There are a few other posts about this - I believe it happens on flights that depart after midnight Central time; the system starts processing CPUs one day earlier for these flights.

Yes. It appears to be sloppy programming, not taking the local timezone into consideration.

LeftsideWindow · Nov 29, 12, 10:35 am

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Originally Posted by channa

Yes. It appears to be sloppy programming, not taking the local timezone into consideration.

Impossible - UA is known for their top notch IT!

star_world · Nov 29, 12, 10:38 am

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Originally Posted by channa

Yes. It appears to be sloppy programming, not taking the local timezone into consideration.

Or intentional, to avoid additional complexity associated with handling a small minority of flights. Who knows - certainly not you or me

kale73 · Nov 29, 12, 10:39 am

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Originally Posted by channa

Yes. It appears to be sloppy programming, not taking the local timezone into consideration.

Not sloppy. Just taking the Alan Jackson / Jimmy Buffett attitude: It's n o'clock somewhere!

IAH-OIL-TRASH · Nov 29, 12, 10:47 am

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Not sloppy. Just taking the Alan Jackson / Jimmy Buffet attitude: It's n o'clock somewhere!

In my time zone, 96 hours out is 96 hours out.

love_to_travel · Nov 29, 12, 10:54 am

I've been upgraded 120 hours out as well, I wasn't going to say anything

nookanaya · Nov 29, 12, 11:22 am

I've been upgraded more than 24 hours out twice as a silver. Most recently my gf (who is a GM) and I were upgraded on a tcon redeye 47 hours out. Needless to say I was pretty happy about that.

Hungry Dingo · Nov 29, 12, 12:18 pm

I'm flying Sunday AM (DEC 2) LAX-ORD... just got a notice this AM (TH NOV 29) that I've been upgraded to First. I'm Plat, but will only qualify for Silver this coming year. That being said, does the 727 deplane 1L or 2L in ORD?

RobOnLI · Nov 29, 12, 12:21 pm

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Originally Posted by Hungry Dingo

I'm flying Sunday AM (DEC 2) LAX-ORD... just got a notice this AM (TH NOV 29) that I've been upgraded to First. I'm Plat, but will only qualify for Silver this coming year. That being said, does the 727 deplane 1L or 2L in ORD?

Assuming you mean 757. UA doesn't fly 727's anymore. You'll deplane 2L in ORD.

-RM

soccerref750 · Nov 29, 12, 12:57 pm

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Originally Posted by nookanaya

I've been upgraded more than 24 hours out twice as a silver. Most recently my gf (who is a GM) and I were upgraded on a tcon redeye 47 hours out. Needless to say I was pretty happy about that.

I've been upgraded before the appropriate window as both Silver and Gold. Usually on flights where all the elites get upgraded, or maybe 1 left on the list.