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NYCSINUA Mar 10, 2012 7:55 pm

How to snag that upgrade space?
 
Hello FT-ers,
I haven't been around here as much as I'd have liked, so I hope this hasn't been addressed somewhere else. If so, I apologize in advance.

So, I'm trying to snag some upgrade space and need some help figuring out how the CO system works. EWR-SIN, fine with going through NRT or HKG. Am even fine with going through JFK and connecting twice, but space on those flights seem particularly difficult to get.

Anyway, here's the output I get using KVS:

[KVS Availability Tool 6.9.6/Diamond - ITA: Awards-Upgrades/UA]
Code:

EWR  New York Newark Liberty Intl NJ US [KEWR]
SIN  Singapore Changi SG [WSSS]

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  --------------------
UA        79      EWR  11:05    NRT  13:55 +1  772      R0 I0 RN0 PN9
 -> UA    881    NRT  17:55 +1  SIN  23:50 +1  744      ON0 R0 O0 I0 RN0 PN9
UA        79      EWR  11:05    NRT  13:55 +1  772      R8 I0 RN8 PN9
 -> UA/NQ  9675    NRT  17:35 +1  SIN  23:45 +1  763
UA        79      EWR  11:05    NRT  13:55 +1  772      R8 I0 RN8 PN9
 -> SQ    11      NRT  20:50 +1  SIN  02:55 +2  388      R4 I0

So it looks like there are 8 (!!) available upgrade seats on EWR-NRT (UA 79), but 0 for NRT-SIN (UA 881). and since 881 is RN0, EWR-NRT-SIN also becomes RN0. Is there a way for me to grab the available upgrade for EWR-NRT, and waitlist NRT-SIN?

Or is that...gone forever now too?

Thanks so much for your help!!

Cheers,
NYCSINUA

revigik Mar 10, 2012 9:02 pm

Book them as separate segments of your itinerary

NYCSINUA Mar 10, 2012 9:13 pm

thanks! does that mean i'll have to use 4 GPUs to u/g the 4 segments? or will two suffice?

sbm12 Mar 10, 2012 9:32 pm


Originally Posted by NYCSINUA (Post 18176332)
thanks! does that mean i'll have to use 4 GPUs to u/g the 4 segments? or will two suffice?

Just the two. It is one GPU per direction of travel.

Also, make sure to waitlist the extra segment when requesting the initial upgrade. That way the GPU will apply all the way through.


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