Originally Posted by
WasKnown
Thanks man. I will book my dad a United economy ticket first and see how things go. Is PVG to SFO the only United option into the states? Also, do you think it’s worth applying Global Service PlusPoints here over 1K PlusPoints?
GS points will 100% get him upgraded. 1K points should work in 95% cases.
If there is a domestic connecting flight such as SFO-EWR/IAD/BOS, then 1K points may not clear him. GS points are preferred.
For UA, the only flight from China is PVG-SFO.