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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,331
Why not just always buy the cheap P fares, and then you don't even need to worry about upgrades?
And then if you're going to be flying that much UA, why not earn UA status?
The P fares credit at 200% to UA and only 150% to AC, so you could get 1K status.