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Old Mar 16, 2017, 4:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Landscaper
I am very confused. I knew my chances of getting upgraded was 0.000%, but it still boggles my imagination when I saw my name in the #102 spot on the upgrade standby list.

I have gold status and my ticket's fare basis is U(which is flexible fare).

Is UA just giving out elite status like free mints at the DMV?
what was/is your city pair and date? Could be tons of Premiers, weather-displaced passengers, etc. I was on a LAS-SFO flight once with like 80 people on waitlist, which I though was almost impossible for the route on a Thursday. Turned out a tech conference had just ended. Bunch of 1Ks were in back.

If you were #102, maybe you're one of the people with free mints?
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