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Old Dec 31, 2013 | 2:58 am
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Originally Posted by kapkap46
I am a new 1K. Just wondering on a IAD to Rome flight on which I requested upgrade with GPU. Agent confirmed only 3 seats sold as of now.

My fare Class is Q. Can I expect an early upgrade or does seats sold and class bought not really effect when you might get the upgrade.

Sorry if it doesn't make any sense but I am new to this. Flight is May 15.
It's really impossible to predict. At this point, it's not so much seats sold, but how many seats IM thinks will be sold. With a Q fare you should have a decent chance - ahead of all the Ws - but many of us have watched empty J cabins fill completely while our upgrades die on the waitlist. That's why you'll often read that the only sure way to upgrade with a GPU is to search for R and confirm at booking. Anything else, and you're just buying a ticket in the GPU lottery.
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