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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 1:00 pm
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SEA1K4EVR
 
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Originally Posted by treeleaf20
All,
I'm a platinum member who is flying on Friday afternoon (12:37pm) which is three days away. I read online that for a platinum member United will perform the system upgrade up to 72 hours in advance.

If I'm going to get upgraded, would United perform the system upgrade at exactly 12:37pm or does the system do it at certain intervals (like every hour etc.)?

Thanks!
It does it at exactly (or very near exactly) 24 hour intervals before the flight. If your upgrade doesn't happen at 72 hours..then the next possible opportunity is at 48 hours.
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