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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 8:17 pm
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syrahnose
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Originally Posted by enviroian
So you have to
1. Find R availability
2. Buy that ticket in W
3. Call United to apply the GPU?

Why can't you just buy the R fare?
I get that R9 is instant upgrade at time ticket is bought. But what are likelihood R0 or RN0 will upgrade GPU if ticket is bought? Are these simply waitlisted R9s waiting to be released in future?
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