Possible to upgrade a paid flight on TK metal w/UA Miles?
Dec 26, 2019 | 8:49 am
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Possible to upgrade a paid flight on TK metal w/UA Miles?
I want buy an economy TATL flight on TK metal and use miles to upgrade to Business. I have zero TK miles but 500k UA miles. Any way to use them to make this happen?
Dec 26, 2019 | 9:03 am
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Edit: It seems like you need to buy a Y or B fare-class ticket to be able to upgrade your TK-operated flight with UA miles. Y or B fare-class tickets are likely to be more expensive than a discount business class ticket.
https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/mileageplus/awards/upgrade/star-alliance-upgrade-awards.html
Last edited by max_kolesne; Dec 26, 2019 at 10:42 am
Dec 26, 2019 | 9:27 am
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This is a question for the United forum. United rules will determine which TK fare class can be upgraded.
*A does have better processes for handling upgrades than the other alliances, but certain situations may require very expensive Y fares only.
*A does have better processes for handling upgrades than the other alliances, but certain situations may require very expensive Y fares only.
