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Old Jul 9, 2004 | 6:14 pm
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Originally Posted by MarkUK


Should I book UA or LH for the transatlantic sector?

Will UA only upgrade to Econ+ when using the voucher, or will they upgrade to business class as I am already entitled to Econ+ because of my BD *A Gold?

If I don't manage to get an upgrade to business (none available) I assume I will be better off on UA in econ+ than on LH in regular economy?
As posted above there is NO difference to UA between E and E+. You do NOT get "upgraded" to E+ ... UA does NOT regard that as a separate cabin "class" of service. As a Star Gold you are AUTOMATICALLY entitled to it.

AFAIK the Star vouchers let you lock in a seat on UA NOW if inventory allows, and the LH system is for day of departure I think, same as for UA 1Ks using SWU.

So .... having a confirmed E+ and waitlist the Star upgrade (if WL are permitted on these) seems a no brainer to me.

See www.seatguru.com for best E+ seats.
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