Help needed with R
 

If r is avail when you search alone then your upgrade will clear even though it says 0 when you add other flights

Good, thanks.

When you search like that, it will only show R space if its avail on ALL fights. If the IAD-PEK in R6 alone then there is space and you can still upgrade that segment.

Its very confusing. If say, ORD-NRT is R9 by itself but a connection from LGA is R1 then looking at LGA-NRT would just show R1 even though the international flight is really R9. Thats why you need to search flights separately

Flights purchased, ticketed, upgrades confirmed. Thanks for your help.

Did not know that. Helpful advice!

Common issue -- has to do with how fare class availability is determined for multi-segment itins. All the matters for R is individual segment availability but the it is confused by the standard fare class rule in Expert Mode. So best to check R segment by segment.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ng-flight.html

R/RN Availability Changes Based on First Flight?

Same flight, R availability depends upon on-going connection

.... and many others

Be very careful with your connection time between EWR and IAD. That route is notorious for issues. In fact, I missed IAD-EWR-YEG yesterday due to IRROPS somewhere else (the weather was fine at IAD) and am now in IAH en route to YEG with an 18-24 hour delay and a bag that made IAD-EWR-YEG and is supposedly in customs in YEG and a missed CPU.

Yikes. Yes, later on I'm going to see if I can adjust to avoid EWR altogether, but needed to get something decent booked this weekend.

Just to confirm, segment by segment checking is done by searching for one-way flights? (I did read all the referenced threads, but couldn't find this info.)

that works (and avoids all the connecting segment issues)

R bucket - straight through vs. breaking up
 

I am searching for R inventory NRT-MSY via SFO in late April / early May. If I search for a multi-leg itinerary and break it into pieces NRT-SFO, then SFO-MSY, I see R availability for the long leg. However, if I attempt a single slice NRT-MSY connecting in SFO, the R inventory disappears. What gives, and how can I make this work without breaking it into pieces, which adds to the cost?

Many thanks in advance.

If there is R inventory on SFO-NRT nonstop, then when you book MSY-SFO-NRT you will be able to confirm an upgrade on the SFO-NRT portion (and waitlist the MSY-SFO portion). Go ahead and use nonstop searches to find the space and then book whatever you need. This will work fine, but just in case you're worried, note that you get 24 hrs to cancel/refund your ticket.

One exception where you need to be careful is "direct flights", like if you booked SFO-NRT-SIN as a single flight number on both segments — there, married-segment inventory is a big deal for upgrades and you need to be careful.

The bug here is that UA's web site SHOWS inventory "married segment" style online; it only affects display.

Non issue. As long as it isn't a direct flight (single flight number for two segments) it is a non issue and the segments with R inventory will clear and the others will waitlist.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...st-flight.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...h-flights.html

Confused about R space on EWR-BOM
 

I'm searching for an upgradeable flight.

When I search for EWR-BOM on April 24th, the flight (UA 48) shows R9, RN9.

However, when I redo the search as SFO-BOM, the same flight shows R0, RN0.

Questions:
1) Why?
2) Should I book SFO-EWR on a separate PNR?

.bomb is telling you there is R space on EWR-BOM, but not now on SFO-EWR.

If I were you, I'd book the reservation now, upgrade EWR-BOM with a GPU, and this will automatically put you on the waitlist for R space opening SFO-EWR.