Originally Posted by
bocastephen
I'm a little confused how a CO Plat and UA 1K can be equal on a CO flight - since EUA is prioritized by status, then by fare class, it seems to me like UA 1Ks would be prioritized over CO Plats on lower fares or later ticketing dates when flying CO metal.
While I can't offer anything more than anecdotal evidence, it seems clear to me that 1k and Plat are being treated the same (or, at least, my 1k and Plat #s are being treated the same) on PMCO flights.
On a BOS-EWR-IAH-SAN itin, I used my 1k number to get the BOS-EWR upgrade, then my Plat number to get the IAH-SAN upgrade. I seemed to have the same priority on both (again, anecdotal, but it seems to me that seats are assigned in priority from front to back: 1st in priority gets row 1, etc.). EWR-IAH was wait listed, but then cleared at T-48 with the Plat number in. So, I didn't seem to be at a disadvantage by using Plat vs. 1k, but also using the 1k number did not seem to be an advantage.
Originally Posted by
kozykritter
it would be great to have a definitive answer from United as to whether CO Platinum is being treated the same as 1K on United metal now or still coming in line after UA Premier Execs for upgrades.
Much as it is unfortunate for Plats on UA metal, it wouldn't make any sense for UA to treat Plats, who may have flown as little as 75k, the same as 1ks who have flown at least 100k, possibly much more. This basically just the reverse issue of the 1k = Plat.