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Old May 5, 2013 | 9:02 am
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Originally Posted by debracey
You need to be careful with these upgrades and check the R inventory. If there is no R inventory, which is quite common, you'll be put on a waitlist for upgrade.

On long/elite heavy stage lengths like SFO-FRA, it will be very difficult to get the upgrade if you are less than *G.

-- Dan
While this is true - it doesn't really apply here because the OP appears to be on award tickets, which can't be upgraded with miles+money.

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
It sounds like the OP has award tickets in coach purchased with UA miles. This is very different from upgrading from tickets paid with money.
Yep. Would have been nice if the OP would have included this detail (award tickets) in his initial post
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