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Old Jan 27, 2024 | 5:33 pm
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Originally Posted by mfirst
sorry if this has been addressed somewhere in the 42 pages (620 posts) on this topic, but:
I have an upcoming CLE-ORD-OGG flight
- I applied PP for the ORD-OGG flight, but did not want to risk/waste 20 PP for a CLE-ORD only so I didnt apply for that - in case the ORD-OGG didnt clear
- so, I am "wait listed for CPU" on the CLE-ORD flight, but my ORD-OGG surprisingly just cleared (which I am shocked at - but that is another story)
- can I now go back and add the CLE-ORD PP request and, if that clears, will it still be only 20PP for the entire trip? ...
Yes this has been addressed in the thread AND in the wiki (the wiki answers many common questions)
Originally Posted by wiki
If I don't want to risk a short connection clearing but not the long haul, can I request only the long haul? Can I add the short haul later?
Yes, you can limit the request to a specific segment.
But once a all or a portion or all the request has cleared, you can not change it to add another segment.
Originally Posted by st530
Anyone else finding that UA is still deducting 40 PPs when a flight that is waitlisted for both Premium Plus and Polaris only clears into Premium Plus but not Polaris? This happened to me twice this week (LHR-IAH-LHR) when 40 PPs were deducted upon clearing into Premium Plus while still waitlisted (and never clearing) for Polaris. And my PP upgrade history describes the deductions as for clearing from Economy to Polaris, when that never ended up happening on either flight.
That is the standard process when any portion of the request clear, the max is deducted. After the flight your should be refunded if the full amount is not needed.
Originally Posted by wiki
Will it still be possible to optionally list for both Premium Plus and Polaris (on an Economy fare)? (link)
"You will still be able to waitlist for both cabins. However, if you only clear into Premium Plus you’ll ultimately only pay for the highest upgrade you receive which in this example would be Premium Plus (20 PlusPoints). Keep in mind we’ll deduct the full request price, equal to the highest price upgrade requested, whenever any upgrade clears and you’ll receive any difference in PlusPoints due back to you when landing at your destination."

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