Originally Posted by
ORDinaryJohn
I am new to the status and upgrade process. My wife and I are flying to Europe in December for our 10th anniversary. She's fare class X and I'm K (both in Economy Plus). We're flying ORD>MUC. I know K is not GPU eligible and have no idea about upgrade ability of X. I would like to surprise my wife with a Polaris upgrade. I would really appreciate any advice on what it would take to upgrade for cheaper than United is offering ($2,500 or 20,000 miles & $550 per passenger).
What's your status level? X is an award fare class and can't be upgraded unless you're Global Services.
Watch the upgrade price offered between now and departure, as it may change. In particular, if there are business class seats available at check-in, they may offer a discounted upgrade.