Originally Posted by
rgca
I called ANA and they said UA had to whatever was needed as the reservation was ticketed. They did say there was no upgrade space available though. I suspect the error is not being handled properly by UA when they try to confirm the upgrade. Will try again in a few weeks. Thanks to all those that responded.
Still confusing as to the problem. You are not on any kind of United waitlist. You need to be on ANA’s waitlist - a request made through United. Hopefully it eventually works out…