Originally Posted by
bocastephen
I can't speak for your TA, but I can book you in one of the upper J fares on UA and upgrade you to UA GF. Might not be as nice as LH F, but a couple flights will take care of your PQD problem and you can go back to LH after hitting the target.
How does that work with TAs? They give them "sales" GPUs and RPUs to use for their clients to encourage more bookings on UA?
Sounds like TA gets priority for upgrades over elites on full fare tickets.