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Old Jul 3, 2019 | 5:10 pm
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Miles Ahead
 
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Originally Posted by drewguy
It may have worked in some short term sense, but the more likely result is that a bunch of non-GS elites say upgrade certificates are worthless these days.
Yes, and?

United wants to sell the premium cabin seats. Sometimes they can't. Since this resource "spoils" as soon as the plane takes off, United has decided that it is better to give it away to their best customers (first GS, then 1K, the Plats, down the line) than letting it spoil. But don't ever think they are doing this "to be nice to our best customers" - they are salvaging what is, to their mind, a bad situation.

If UA had its way, they would sell every single premium cabin seat and upgrade zero elites.
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