Originally Posted by
LondonElite
From SFO to SYD I don’t see a cheap J seat in your future on UA. I’m pretty sure at the SFO hub these seats are largely filled with paying J pax.
Which will also put a friend's GPU into the likely worthless column as OP would be at the bottom of the upgrade list as a non-status pax flying on someone else's GPU.
TPAC is one place where many employers which do not generally pay for J, will do so.