New waitlist requests for R/GPUs/miles accepted until 24 before departure (Upgrades)
Oct 24, 2012, 10:21 am
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This is a gross misunderstanding of what really happens. At T-24, the reservations-side waitlist expires, but then when you check in, if you had already requested an instrument upgrade and it hasn't cleared, you will be transferred to the airport/DM waitlist for a "battlefield upgrade." But if the request was not made prior to T-24, you cannot add yourself to the DM waitlist with an instrument-supported upgrade.
Oct 24, 2012, 10:25 am
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Oct 24, 2012, 10:34 am
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Not according to UA. If you look at the link below, you will see that a critical difference between miles & certs is that miles can only be booked/waitlisted until T-24 and that the WL expires at T-24, effectively meaning no UG on miles after T-24.
As to certs, under "Other Terms" the request can only be made until T-24, but WL does not expire at T-24. Or, at least UA does not say that the WL expires. So, if you're on the WL at T-24 and don't clear, the WL doesn't expire.
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...wupgrades.aspx
As to certs, under "Other Terms" the request can only be made until T-24, but WL does not expire at T-24. Or, at least UA does not say that the WL expires. So, if you're on the WL at T-24 and don't clear, the WL doesn't expire.
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...wupgrades.aspx
Oct 24, 2012, 10:40 am
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That's just poor wording on the website. If you look one line below the rule that you quoted, it says
i.e. if you did not clear you will get transferred to the DM waitlist.
All instruments, if they do not clear prior to T-24, are supposed to be transferred to the DM waitlist.
Standby is permitted. Waitlisted customers will automatically be added to the standby list upon check-in.
All instruments, if they do not clear prior to T-24, are supposed to be transferred to the DM waitlist.
Oct 24, 2012, 10:45 am
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Pre-merger, but post *A entrance, I flew CO EWR-PDX-EWR and used miles to try to UG. Neither cleared, but each time I was right at the top of a long upgrade list, without any CO status. So they did "take" all the way through - I see no difference then to now.
Oct 24, 2012, 11:15 am
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I posted here my details here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/19498014-post23.html
I am now 3 for 3 in not getting transfer to DM waitlist when a GPU is applied to MHT-EWR-TLV. Further after a lot of phonecalls/gymnastics with agents I may or may not get onto the list with the appropriate status/fare class (see post above when 1K and Y-fare checked in as #2 on list and dropped to #13 by T-2.
In my situation on this routing there is a "system" problem that is repeatedly causing a "no transfer". Where is the appropriate place to complain/suggest/prod United to look into this problem?
Oct 26, 2012, 3:26 am
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To close the loop - with a lot of work by a very helpful pair of gate agents I did get put back onto the waitlist again - and the upgrade cleared. They had to pull another set of miles to do it but I'm assuming that can be tidied up afterwards.
Oct 26, 2012, 3:47 am
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This is gonna be 'fun' if ewr gets a travel waiver for this weekend and the reservation crews have to deal with a bunch of gpus switching to another flight. R space on new flight (as a result of travel waiver) should be an automatic clear, even if original fare bucket doesn't exist, yes?
This is gonna be 'fun' if ewr gets a travel waiver for this weekend and the reservation crews have to deal with a bunch of gpus switching to another flight. R space on new flight (as a result of travel waiver) should be an automatic clear, even if original fare bucket doesn't exist, yes?
Nov 28, 2012, 8:22 pm
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A friend of mine sponsored my wife (non-elite) for an upgrade using a soon-to-expire RPU.
When he applied it, the R bucket was empty.
Shortly after T-24, I noticed R jumped to 4. I called in and they basically told me that my friend had to call in and provide his MP # and PIN, and they could do it. Alternatively, I could wait until we got to the gate and hope for a battlefield UG.
Since he's in Tel Aviv, and he's doing this as a favor, I didn't want to bother him.
When I checked in my wife's reservation, it offered me a $150 buyup. (Was over $850 before T-24.) So I took it. Yeah, I'm feeding the ToD machine, but a happy wife = happy life.
Glad I didn't play battlefield roulette; apparently the ToD's are popular and all 4 seats are gone.
Now, since I paid for the upgrade, will my friend get his RPU back?
When he applied it, the R bucket was empty.
Shortly after T-24, I noticed R jumped to 4. I called in and they basically told me that my friend had to call in and provide his MP # and PIN, and they could do it. Alternatively, I could wait until we got to the gate and hope for a battlefield UG.
Since he's in Tel Aviv, and he's doing this as a favor, I didn't want to bother him.
When I checked in my wife's reservation, it offered me a $150 buyup. (Was over $850 before T-24.) So I took it. Yeah, I'm feeding the ToD machine, but a happy wife = happy life.
Glad I didn't play battlefield roulette; apparently the ToD's are popular and all 4 seats are gone.
Now, since I paid for the upgrade, will my friend get his RPU back?