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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 9:13 am
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Originally Posted by bmvaughn
However, as I recall, the wording is "confirmed"... so one would have to argue about what that would mean. If I'm not "confirmed" into F when I get an upgrade, when would one ever be confirmed under an upgrade. I would push this point and wouldn't let UA play fast-and-loose with language.

FWIW, I looked it up on the ua.com site:


This would fall under the case of an overbooked flight - they had simply just overbooked the flight in F. So yes, IDB does apply in this case according to UA.
TICKETED Cabin is the key here. You didn't buy an F ticket, so you wouldn't get compensation for a downgrade.
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