Originally Posted by JY4D
My mom is flying SMF-IAD-MUC today and I upgraded her using my miles. Her SMF-IAD flight was delayed 3.5 hours and I expect it to misconnect with her IAD-MUC flight unless that flight is delayed (United.com says On-Time).
What happens to her upgrade if she misconnects? Will they offer her a C seat if its open on any carrier (probably LH)? If she only gets a Y seat can I request part of my miles back?
I would try to get protected on the late FRA or LHR flights on UA. Both of them look very full unfortunately. A friend of mine was on ORD-IAD-ZRH today in NC, and was rebooked in NC via FRA because UA936 will misconnect with UA936 today at IAD. So much for the 'direct' flight.
