Originally Posted by
mechteach
After all that was done, I checked my email, and had received an EF alert. I checked the website, and it was now showing R=3. Called UA again, and we were all soon upgraded. So, happy ending for us, but not for the other 15+ people who ended up on the C waitlist.
As I always say - EF is a mandatory for UA flyers now. Glad it worked out for you (and it benefits those of us in the know) - but we all know this isn't how the system should really work.