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Old Feb 1, 2019, 2:25 pm
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Originally Posted by sincx
SFO-CTU, Feb 2.

Premier desk said economy's overbooked by 3, which matches the app upgrade display: capacity 36, booked 26(+3 blocked)

Interestingly enough, UA is still willing to sell economy seats, in as low of a fare class as L.
Available fare classes: J7 JN7 C7 D7 Z7 ZN7 P7 PN7 PZ0 IN0 I0 Y4 YN4 B4 M4 E4 U3 H2 HN2 Q2 V2 W2 S1 T1 L1 K0 G0 N4 XN0 X0

Chances of an op-up as a plat? I assume it's quite low due to only being overbooked by 3, plus bad SFO weather this weekend?
2 or 3 misconnects, a few upgrades clear, a check-in cash upgrade or two -- no overbooking or op-ups.

And very doubtful you can purchase a new ticket below Q or V or even higher. To purchase a new ticket you need fare class inventory and a fare rule for which you meet all the conditions. Advance Purchase required will generally eliminate the lower fares. You can potentially SDC ( or irrops rebookings) onto the flight at a lower fare class, but you are not going purchase a new ticket for those fare classes.
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