Originally Posted by
mherdeg
They don't get the benefits of being a 1K.
If the upgrade clears in advance, they do the benefits of being in First, i.e. free checked bags and United Club access at and (because they're international premium cabin passengers per
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ge/access.aspx ).
Good point, I didn't phrase my question properly.
I did mean just those 2 benefits because it was a premium cabin (though it's 2 free bags, not 3)