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Nov 26, 2011 | 10:49 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by YouSeeLABruin

You, sir, are a God. How come some routes (lax --> sfo --> nrt) offer NC9 status for 32,500 miles, whereas other routes (lax --> nrt) offer NC9 status for 65,000 miles.

A god? Hmmm... I think it's more likely I've got a bit of the devil in me

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Ignore those milesage amounts..they are for free award tickets. You only need concern yourself with there being space in the NC bucket..then you can book your paid ticket, upgrade it with miles on United.com, and select your business class seat.