Originally Posted by United_Flyer3
Hi everyone,
Being a bit new to this, I got a sponsored SWU on LHR-ORD 959 on April 3rd.
On my itineraries it currently shows Flight: Waitlisted, Upgrade: Waitlisted.
I've got a confirmed E+ seat, but does anyone know what my chances are of getting into C on this flight or what I can do to get it confirmed?
Many thanks
You should attempt to find out if you are on the PA or PB waitlist. If on the PA waitlist then this will clear first on, first off without regard to status or fare paid. (The PB waitlist would clear similarly after the PA waitlist has been fully cleared.) If you are still waitlisted on the day of departure then your name will roll over to the Departure Management lit, which is cleared by status, fare bucket and time added to the DM (usually the time you check in.)
Short of purchasing a business class ticket there may not be much for you to do except wait. In these cases your chances are 50/50, that is your upgrade will clear, or it will not.
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