Partner upgrades
Apr 2, 2012 | 7:34 am
#1
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Florida
Programs: Singapore Air, Delta, United 1K, Hyatt Diamond, Marriott Gold, Starwood
Posts: 103
Partner upgrades
We will be taking NRT-SIN route and looking for best possible flight to upgrade. United site shows ANA or Air Japan? Can anyone provide any insight that would give us best chance to upgrade that route?
Apr 2, 2012 | 7:56 am
#2
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PSM
Posts: 69,232
You can upgrade on ANA metal if on a Y or B fare (no code-share) and you are willing to spend the miles. I believe in this context Air Japan is a wet lease d/b/a ANA and it would also be eligible, but I'm not 100% certain. http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...rade/saua.aspx
Also of note is that currently *A upgrades aren't available so you might have to wait a bit more until they get that functionality back online.
Also of note is that currently *A upgrades aren't available so you might have to wait a bit more until they get that functionality back online.
Apr 2, 2012 | 9:08 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: IAH + SLC
Programs: UA - 1K, DL-DM, Hilton Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium Lifetime
Posts: 2,926
Your best chance for upgrading is probably the UA operated 747 flight departing NRT around 6 pm. You can use a GPU or miles (and copay if required by fare class) to ugrade the UA operated flight from either coach to business or from business to first.
I upgraded from C to F on this route last month. It was available at the time of ticketing about 3 weeks in advance.
I upgraded from C to F on this route last month. It was available at the time of ticketing about 3 weeks in advance.