GPU upgrade chances - way out
Hello everyone -
I have a question... my girlfriend and I are headed to Europe in September, and I'm trying to figure out my chances of an upgrade from coach to business using GPUs.
I bought upgrade-eligible fares (W) and applied GPUs, but was waitlisted. The person I spoke to on the 1k line said there were no instant upgrades available.
There are plenty of business/first class seats currently (only a few are shown as occupied). My question is, when do they typically start opening these up and clearing upgrades? Will I not know until close to the flight?
Thank you for any guidance you may have!
Flight details:
Flying there
SFO to LHR
Sun, 04SEP16 UA901
Returning
MUC to SFO via ORD
Sun, 18SEP16 UA953
Sun, 18SEP16 UA1847