Originally Posted by
rstlsgirl
I'm hoping this is the right thread for this question - I've got a fairly tight MUC - IAH - DEN - CPR itin coming up. I'll hit Plat in the middle of the MUC - IAH segment. There is R space available at the moment - if there are IRROPS, will being a Biz class customer on an R ticket do me any good at all, or will my status (gold or plat depending on when the new status clears) be as good as it will get for me? (This is only an "is it worth it to upgrade" question insofar as IRROPS.... otherwise I'll be okay in E+)
Line employees won't know you're Plat probably until you've reached CPR. Unless you have a couple of days layover at IAH, the manifests IAH-DEN and DEN-CPR will still say Gold. Being up front may give you priority on re-booking, not whether you're Gold or Plat. Quite a few flights/day to Denver from IAH, but getting you to your destination quicker than another passenger means you might actually get a less desirable seat. Say you miss one flight and UA books you on the next flight. that flight might have all the choice seats taken (F and coach) if under gate control vs the next flight to Denver.