Originally Posted by
1kBill
Actually, if you try for the miles upgrade, any copay will be collected at the time of request. If the u/g does not clear, you will get a refund, but you may have to wait/call/fight for it with CO (oops, UA) refunds department.
That is what I meant, if it doesn't clear you will get back the miles/copay. IME I have never had to call refunds at all. But obviously if it doens't happen you would call.
This is in contrast to buying up to W class and using a GPU where if you don't clear you are s--- out of luck.
Originally Posted by
holograham
My first post on flyer talk though I have read off and on for years. May not have all the acronyms down. My booking fare class was M and I am traveling on aug 27th (12:10am flight).
So if I don't clear I may have to call united refunds? That seems strange.
The priority for upgrades clearing are:
status
fare class
time on WL
Regardless of if you have or if you don't have status put your request in ASAP as any upgrade instrument is refundable (unless you clear and your booking bucket isn't available to go back into).
This is a heavy gov. flight along with the Bah/Kwi flights. As stated I have been on this probably 10x's and it is a popular route. Although in the summer you get less traffic because of the heat.