How many people are on the WL? If the chance is not great, split the reservation, remove MUA, buyup to Premium Plus and request PP upgrade for your wife.
If the chance is great, UA may clear the upgrade list at T-36 h. Your question will become mute.
Good luck.

Sorry, need to edit original post. We were already upgraded. Just want to switch from miles to PP on one passenger. Thanks!

If there is PZ space, you can do it right away. If you do not mind putting on WL yourself (you have status) and PZ0, you can call to remove MUA and hopefully get the same seat back when upgrade is re-cleared. I guess that someone has experience with switch after the trip is completed, but I do not.

All zeroes for anything but economy showing now. So don't think it's safe for me to give up the seat and try to reclaim it ahead of someone else on the waitlist. Darn!

Added: Should I ask in the Polaris lounge if it can be changed? Thanks!

I would just call now and explain to the Premier agent what you want to do. They may need to speak to a supervisor but I've had them sort out stranger things.

In the end we just went with the flow. Would have been a disaster had things not turned out; my wife needed the two weeks to be as stress-free as possible. She had a great time but man, did she get hit hard from a number of directions once back. What seemed like a good idea a few months ago, removing a lung tumor instead of radiating it... she hasn't had a really good day since! But the trip worked out very well.

Apologize for TMI. --Mike--

From: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...l#post35892268

Question, if I want to strategize / optimize usage of plus points for 2 pax does it make sense to book separate PNRs so that each one can get upgraded once 1 upgrade space becomes available?
My understanding is if on one PNR and pluspoints applied to both, both can only be upgraded if 2 spaces become available at the same time? As these inventories can be released over time would seperate PNR have a "positive" impact here? Idea behind this is that if only one clears one can still choose to pay for the upgrade of the second?

Appreciate your feedback.

Upon check in for the outbound of a domestic flight, my traveling companion and I (same PNR) are number 3 and 4 on the WL. Flight is showing 19 of 20 booked, so not concerned about the upgrade as I’m sure it won’t happen. However, the return flight is still relatively open. Check in is giving me the “select travelers to add to the upgrade list” option with only my name available. Do I just make sure that’s not selected and “opt out” in order to not have the reservation split? What’s my best plan here?

I thought all of this splitting the reservation stuff had gotten fixed a while ago…apparently I haven’t traveled on the same PNR as a non-status member for a while. 😑

I don’t think it splits unless one of you actually gets upgraded.

Large number of passengers on PNR
 

I just wanted to confirm my interpretation, if I had 8 people on a PNR where one is a GS and the other 7 are PS, all 8 would be prioritized as Global Services?

For what service?
Such as for CPU, it is the elite and 1 companion -- and need to be on just a two person PNR
For bags, boarding, security - yes

So one Global Services and two premier silvers on one pnr would be all treated as silvers for a cpu?

Split 4 PAX PNR for upgrades?
 

Hello -

Very out of date but both I and Ms. Pduck01 are 1Ks. If we have kids on our PNR to make it 4 PAX do we maximize upgrade odds with plus points if we split the PNR into 2 and 2?

Thank you!

Splitting the PNR would be necessary with respect to CPUs. With respect to Plus Points, I guess it would help, in case PZ turns non-zero but less than 4?

Another reason to proactively split PNR’s is to be eligible to “opt in” to Touchless ID. One downside of that is if one of the travelers has a BG1 due to status or seat location, upon splitting the now separated passengers will have potentially different BG#’s