Definitely glad you shared the information. Thanks.

Just trying to determine the best way to share information on fares / buy up offers among the FT community. Every data point is interesting...

Flying IAD-SFO on Nov 30 on a 757 with RPU wait-listed. Being offered an upgrade to F for $1,588 as a 1k.... No thanks!

Just checked in for a GM friend.

Tomorrow's SLC-IAD on a saver award. Offered $109 to upgrade. Took it since she would've been charged for bags anyways.

Violating the no comment rules......this one makes sense. Presumably all elites have been upgraded at <t24 and still R9. Trying to squeak out a few more $'s and fill an empty seat in F.

Further violating your violation of the no comment rule... :)

The non-stop 11/21 SLC-IAD:

Available Cabins: F9, A9, JN9, Z9, ZN9, P9, PN9, R9, RN9, IN9, I9, Y9, YN9, B9, M9, E9, U9, H9, HN9, Q9, V9, W9, S9, T9, L9, K9, G9, N9, XN9, X9

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EWR-MCO 11/21 T-24 offer to upgrade for $109. I was surprised I got this offer, my ticket was a deeply discounted Y Fare. Last time I checked there was only one BF Flat Bed seat available. Flying alone so I decided to grab it. I'm sure it will be money well spent as I was expecting a rowdy cabin on that flight.

For my own sanity, I've simply concluded that $mi$ek has wiped out the CPU program but lacks the integrity to tell us, because he still wants to use the marketing and sell it as a snake oil salesperson sells snake oil.

Now, I'm much calmer knowing that I'll never see F for free and not sweating it. Hence, my decision to drop 1K and cut spending dramatically. He thinks he's so smart? Now, I save money, travel less, and he gets less money.

What is your status?

SFO-GDL 11/21 T-18 offered to upgrade to business for $109. I declined. Already in E+ and 1 bag is free. It's a red eye, so it's all about sleeping not amenities. I would have taken it for less than $50 just to have a few less hassles at SFO on Thanksgiving Eve, but not worth it for $109.

17 seats in business still free at the moment and no one on standby

I have no status with UA

GM. I will be Silver after this trip.

Just checked the UG list, 14 names.

So this isn't really a ToD, in the "definition" we've maintained here, which is as follows:

Discounted upgrades (less than the buy-up fare) offered to non-Elites and to Elites alike when there are more CPU-eligible Elites than F seats available. This excludes Elite M-up, B-up, and Y-up upgrades at normal pricing.

IAH-IAD-MUC on 11/22

Already upgraded with a GPU both flights to business. Offered GF for only $1879. Will see if the offer is better tomorrow at the airport, but doubt it will be good enough.

Yes, this is the one time of the year where there are empty F cabins, and UA is offering real segment-based upgrades based on the rules they're supposed to follow :D

Redeye OGG-LAX tonight.
As a 2P, I got a freebie. One seat left on seat map and when I checked Mrs. Boiflyer in, she was offered F for $149. Even though last seat was 1F, we jumped on it. The website showed the $149 as special pricing with a grayed and strikeout $869 as the regular. Thanksgiving special I guess.

Was offered W fare to F upgrade on a SFO-HKG(-SIN) flight for $1939 during OLCI.

for SFO-LAX-LHR-SFO on Monday after Tgiving & return on Fri (HEAVY travel days): I booked via LAX for better chance of GPU hitting - 8 seats avail in Biz outbound vs 2 from elite-heavy SFO.
Gold Status
K fares
SFO_LAX UFirst (doemstic) TOD $99. Declined
LAX-LHR BizFirst TOD $2199. Declined.
LHR-SFO GlobalFirst (2-class upg from E+) TOD $5999. Declined.

Look about the same as straight buy-up to these seats - I looked to check prices for straight-buy seats for each segment. NO DISCOUNTS offered.

Praying for GPU to hit on overnight outbound flight to hit, 4 seats left, not likely. E+ is wide open & for now have a ROW to myself. Return flight now showing ) biz seats, pretty much given up hope there.