Last edit by: WineCountryUA
From MileagePlus Upgrade Awards in the T&Cs
The uncertainty on PS (previously considered BF) segments appears to have been address, as PS flights are not considered Polaris flights
Archive: UA Miles + $ CoPay Upgrade (refunded if no Polaris segments are upgraded) {Archive}
What is the refund policy for MileagePlus Upgrade Awards that do not clear the waitlist?If you request an upgrade using a MileagePlus Upgrade Award, and none of your travel segments are upgraded, then we will automatically redeposit your miles and co-pay. In most instances, a MileagePlus Upgrade Award will be considered used if any segment of your travel is upgraded. However, if your travel includes requested upgrades to United PolarisSM business class or United Polaris first class, and none of the international premium segments are upgraded, then your MileagePlus Upgrade Award will not be considered used, even if you are upgraded to United First or United Business on another segment. In these instances, we will fully redeposit your miles and co-pay. When applicable, these refunds will occur automatically seven to 10 days after travel.
Archive: UA Miles + $ CoPay Upgrade (refunded if no Polaris segments are upgraded) {Archive}
UA Miles + $ CoPay Upgrade (refunded if no Polaris segments are upgraded)
#121
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After a CPU on EWR-IAD-SFO, I was unable to apply a mileage upgrade to IAD-SFO. The only option was EWR-SFO and the CPU blocked the use of miles
#122
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Theres no reason for a Plat who is thinking about using miles + copay not to apply it to the entire itinerary. Youll get higher priority on ORD-IAH, and if it clears and IAH-SCL does not, youll get a full refund. Of course, its 99x more likely that IAH-SCL clears and ORD-IAH does not than vice-versa. . Theres no downside, as youre not eligible for PN anyway (as WineCountryUA mentioned) and the copay+miles depends upon the regions and fare class (PE), not the individual flights. In other words, youre not paying extra miles because you have an economy flight attached.