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Old May 23, 2010 | 10:16 pm
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Originally Posted by StingWest
Well, in the end I booked it, and it allowed me to waitlist for upgrades on all legs. I also read the fare rules for all legs and it didn't mention anything about not being upgradeable.

So I think it was just a united.com error.....
Yeah. It's been doing this for years, particularly W fares for international cities. As long as you book a fare on United metal that is W or higher, it should be upgradeable with a SWU. If the website won't let you do it, a call to the 1K Desk will set it straight.
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