Originally Posted by
ellinj
I am still thoroughly unclear on this. If I book a flight BOS-EWR-MXP and only BOS-EWR clears, I am not charged the 20k miles and I still sit in F on BOS-EWR?
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However, for travel which includes segments in United BusinessFirst or United Global First, miles and co-pay will be re-deposited if all the United BusinessFirst or United Global First segments could not be upgraded.
and the referenced threads is unclear.
In this case your miles should be refundable.
If you are still concerned, just request only the EWR-MXP to be waitlisted -- BOS-EWR is a very short flight.