369$ fee from ps award bus ticket to first JFK-LAX
I was waitlisted on UA flight 839 last night from JFK to LAX --flying on an business award ticket (45,000) miles. I never cleared the waitlist but went to the airport anyway in hopes of leaving two days earlier. The flight showed oversold in coach but open in bus and first.
After some hesitation, the nice ticket agent put me on the standby list.
When I got to the gate with an hour until baording, it looked good that I would clear standby into business -- but was offered an immediate seat in First for 369$. I thanked the agent and I told the agent I didn't think an award ticket was upgradeable.
He seemed pretty confident it was. In any case, he did it. So I went from waitlist to standby for business to a seat in first.
Also, the flight said it went form LAX on to sydney? Can a 757 make that long a haul?