Originally Posted by
Toronto1970
... Booked YYZ-EWR-HNL. EWR-HNL of course is not eligible for CPU.
Applied an RPU. YYZ-EWR cleared immediately, and EWR-HNL is waitlisted.
If I fly YYZ-EWR up front, but EWR-HNL never clears, can I get the RPU back? ...
do not believe so because
UA states
A Regional Premier Upgrade will be considered used if any segment of an itinerary is upgraded and flown.
Originally Posted by
Toronto1970
... I'm assuming "yes" because the fine print said that if using an RPU for a First Class upgrade, the RPU would be refunded if no legs upgrade to First. Since the front cabin of YYZ-EWR is marketed as Business rather than First, it could be argued that I didn't get any upgrade to F. ....
you could (+1 for thinking out of the box
) but it would get you nowhere.