Originally Posted by
porciuscato
I'm on what will probably be my last trip as United GS. Just in case I forgot how crappy it is:
* I got to SFO this morning (Jan 1) at 8 am to see it the most crowded I've ever experienced. Thank goodness for the GS reception, right? Nope. Apparently, it's closed for the morning.
* Once again, I'm at the top of the upgrade waitlist, with GS status and Plus Points applied, only to see the last couple of seats sold for TOD as I wait in the very long security line
I know your pain - traveling on 1/1 is always pretty awful - after UA wouldn’t upgrade my wife from Tokyo to New York after spending $4.5k one way for a flight on 1/3 we took a flight today - never seen Haneda so bad - and our first bus gate departure in 10 years from Japan - just too many flights and not enough people working - security was backed up out the door - never seen it so bad….
We recently got a new place in Florida - our new home airport is RSW - and I’ve been fascinated watching how UA has monetized F - basically if you don’t pay for it - don’t count on it - they would rather sell the seat for $99 than give a GS an upgrade for “free”
Happy New Year my friend!