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Old Feb 27, 2022, 4:38 am
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Originally Posted by EQDsSUCK
In the past, United Y class government tickets were eligible for normal Y class upgrades. Does anyone know if this is still true?
Originally Posted by huey_driver
...Worst part of the process is that they wont ticket until a couple days before travel, so there's never a good chance to even get paid upgrade (if CPU looks in doubt)...
Definitely still works for government YCA fares. Depending on individual departmental travel policies, the traveler might be able to request early ticketing once the travel is authorized. I usually have all of my reservations ticketed immediately after travel is authorized. YMMV.

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