Originally Posted by
iahphx
.... What does a "supported upgrade" mean? ....
using miles or CR1/SWUs versus the complimentary EAU/UDUs
Originally Posted by
iahphx
.... I have read somewhere before in this forum that somebody got multiple advance upgrades (1 elite, 2 companions) in a single UA PNR. I don't know if that was a fluke, though. ...
fluke --although anything can happen at the gate but don't expect multiple companion upgrades
Originally Posted by
iahphx
.... And what about substituting my new Premier Exec number for my CO Plat number? Will that make any difference at all in priority? ...
yes it will 1P>Plat on UA metal but Plat>1P on CO metal for the time being -- should change by 2012
Originally Posted by
iahphx
.... As far as Economy+ goes, UA does seem to enforce the one companion rule (which is different from CO's elite seating), so we're only able to hold 4 Economy+ seats. What we typically do in this situation (party of 5) is hold 2 window/aisle pairs in Economy+, book the best aisle seat we can get in regular Economy, and hope one of our middle seats stays free.
you can hope but empty middles are less common nowadays with capacity >80%. Will depend on the route.