Originally Posted by
spin88
am departure on a 739, when list came out at t-24 I was No. 1, 6 people got upgraded ahead of me...
UA did not open up the P/R bucket at all after I bought.
My guess is that on a route like this we are seeing more and more Y fares with 40%/30% discounts as UA increases its discounts to keep corporate accounts from fleeing. The change fee increase to $200 will push more and more traffic this way (into Y) in Managed accounts and they will suck up the upgrades.
I expect to see more and more of this, just another e.g. of why its time to bail on UA....
I know it is none of my business... But I still wonder how you achieved GS? Shouldn't you be the one buying that Y (Or even F) fare?
I had a lovely upgraded flight this morning. $39 and I was in F! (on Virgin America... I love VX's F seats... It was $39 because I am a gold, thanks to my status match from UA. Today's flight got me over the 5,000 point threshold - by April 30 - so my gold status will continue. Great to have some status when you're Kayaking!
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