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Mar 23, 2017, 1:17 pm

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Originally Posted by jrl767

I think it depends on where you are relative to the PM window (T-72 hrs)

if you're inside the window, I interpret "UG Available" to mean you should get the UG (and it's probably worth a call if you haven't); if you're outside the window, I interpret it to mean you can confirm an upgrade with miles or a GUC/RUC (but there's no guarantee that UG inventory will still be around when the PM window actually opens)

Nope. DL doesn't show inventory for instrument supported upgrades (and it isn't on EF either).

Isn't the PM window the same time as the DM window, namely officially T-5 but really 5 pm ATL time six days before departure? I think T-3 (72 hours) is for GMs.

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