Originally Posted by
YouSeeLABruin
I'll be graduating law school this summer, and I want to take a post-bar trip. I'll have enough miles to upgrade from economy to business class from lax to nrt. Since I don't really have any set dates, if I tell the United people that I can leave at any point during the first week of August will that increase my chances of getting an upgrade? I don't fly often, so my membership status is very basic. Some people have said it's better to just "pay" for a business class seat with miles alone, but for me to accumulate that many miles would take awhile, and I'd really like to travel to asia in style.
Checking availability, there is a lot of upgrade space available on the nonstop LAX-NRT flight 8/1, 8/2, 8/3, 8/8, 8/9, and 8/10. Pick one of those dates and you can confirm your business class seat at booking. Keep in mind there is also a copay to upgrade with miles..if you book it now you can pay the copay at checkin..it's $600 each way on the most discounted coach fares. As of now, the newly configured 777's are scheduled on that route with the lie flat seats in business.