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Old Jul 4, 2014 | 8:37 pm
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Col Ronson
 
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Originally Posted by redburgundy
I booked a IAD-DEN trip about a month ago for a trip on August 3. The return flight had R space available for upgrade with miles, but not the outbound flight. So I tried the waitlist. Today the outbound upgrade cleared.

I had been under the (clearly mistaken) impression that if R space is not available for domestic flights at the time of booking, then it is never released. I guess that previously I had been unable to figure out the upgrade waitlist procedure, after they changed the reservation system.

Just like with the old reservation system, I had to call United to have the reservation agent "clean up" the reservation.

FWIW, the flight still shows R0.
R space generally opens up T-24 hours. Thats when your miles upgrades will clear. If you notice R space and your upgrade hasn't cleared call in and have them clear it, i've done it twice for a LAX-SYD flight using a miles + copay upgrade.
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