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Feb 12, 2013 | 6:03 pm

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weero

Join Date: Aug 2004

Location: OSL/IAH/ZRH (time, not preference)

Programs: UA1K, LH GM, AA EXP->GM

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Originally Posted by chinatraderjmr

What kind of upgrades? I assume mileage since plats don't get GPU's. I'm sure they clear. It depends on route & season like anything else but the trick as always is choose flights with R space avail at booking. Then you don't need to worry

But but but you are still a 1K and will stay one.

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Originally Posted by PHLyer82

This is all the truth. The reality is that when R space is available at booking then I am 100 percent for upgrades (obviously) and when there isn't then I am 50 percent. My experience is purely as a 1K and with GPU's though

None of the flights I ever booked since 2005 had I, later R space. Not one. So I am only interested in the waitlist.

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Originally Posted by drewguy

..Hopefully people will populate http://www.diditclear.com/ to everyone will have a better picture of upgrade chances.

Thanks for the input emcampbe and drewguy .. and thanks for the link.

I fly mostly US-SIN via NRT as I do not like HKG and the UA staff in HKG.

Last edited by iluv2fly; Feb 12, 2013 at 6:33 pm Reason: merge

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