Originally Posted by
dgtsf
Does United treat all Y fares equally? GSA/government/military contract Y fares are often half or less the cost of commercial. Some airlines treat discounted Y on a lower priority.
I didn't think 30K miles would be enough, but I'm trying to figure out where on united's site right now it would let me upgrade with miles, so I can double checj. Not seeing an option right now.
See
https://www.united.com/en/us/upgrade-awards
SFO-NRT Y fare upgrade to Polaris, 20K miles, no copay
To upgrade, go to your itin and select the Upgrade option, and then select with Miles