<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by user999991:
sorry, i know this is newbie question but i don't understand upgrades.
ual website reports that I have 4 "500 mile complimentary" upgrades available.
I don't understand how these are counted. Does this mean I can upgrade up to four segments?
For instance, i have two upcoming trips, one on my own, another with the family during holidays (5 ticket) . i'd truly love to upgrade with the family (although i know it is unlikely in holiday season).
So when I see this:
REQUEST UPGRADE (for all travellers), requires 2000 upgrade miles or 1 confirmed N America upgrade.
What does that mean? That I would use up the 4 upgrades (and leave one family member un-upgraded?) Or something else?
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You're going to need a lot more than 4 500-milers to upgrade the whole family.
What it means is that 1 person can upgrade one leg up to a distance of 2000 miles.
Most US transcons are going to require 5 500-milers per person to upgrade the whole trip.
So, if you're going from SFO or LAX to ORD , 4 would cover it. If you're going to JFK, BOS or TPA for example, you'll need 5.
AFAIK, this is a per-person type thing. So you'd need something more in the neighborhood of 20-25 to upgrade the whole family.
JD