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I have an upcoming trip with the mrs. I am a 1k and he is prm ex. Right now the flight about 3 weeks out still has not cleared. Looks like plenty of space but as I have read on FT UA is holding back processing upgrades later than before.

If we are on one pnr will they upgrade us both or could one of us clear before the other?

I understand that up until day of it is first on the upgrade list first off. However day of goes to status. If this is the case if it goes to the day of could last minute 1k's upgrading with miles go ahead of my wife who I upgraded with a SWU months in advance?

One of the biggest benefits of the SWU is advance clearing. If it does not clear ahead of time but would clear on day of can I switch to upgrading with miles? I know they don't like you to get advance clearing and then try to switch to an upgrade instrument that does not provide for advanced clearing. Any thoughts or recommendations?