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Old Dec 11, 2009, 2:16 pm
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SFO_Chad
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Programs: UA 1K (2MM), Marriott Lifetime Titanium (UGH), Uber Diamond
Posts: 750
Originally Posted by dwsnc
If you have DL medallion status, you can request to be upgraded at the time of booking your reservation. You can get an automatic upgrade if you pay for a Y class fare but again, only if you have DL status and only on DL coded flights.

Without DL status, your chances of a complementary upgrade is not possible.

You could opt to pay for first class

Your UA status gets you nothing complementary on DL
Sorry if I wasn't clear. I am happy to "pay" with miles - 12.5K for the upgrade. I am not looking for a freebie.

I do not have DL status.
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