Originally Posted by
harischsood
Title: PlusPoints Upgrade Likelihood for Dulles to CDG March 2024?
Questions:
- Is there a way to determine the likelihood of securing an upgrade to premium economy or J class if we apply PlusPoints now versus waiting until closer to the departure date?
- I've come across the "Skip Waitlist" feature, but from what I gather, it's only available on select routes. Does anyone know if the IAD-CDG route is eligible?
If you do not have "expert mode" checked on your profile, do it so that you can see all fare availability; For the upgrade fare codes, you pay attention to PZ (Polaris) and RN (Premium Plus) for 1K Pluspoints. If they are nonzero, the upgrade will be cleared immediately after request.
The answer to your first question is to request immediately after booking. To increase the chance of upgrade, book your flights for departure on either Tue or Wednesday. Friday/Saturday/Sunday is most difficult.
The answer to the second question is no unless UA changes its mind later.
Good luck.