If the traveler on the award ticket is you, yes. Inherited status went away, so she won't be eligible for CPU. You can use a RPU for yourself, but not your companion.

I suspect this has been asked and answered before but it’s a bit cumbersome to search a 1500 post thread so please forgive me. What is the latest (least amount of time prior to flight) one can (attempt to ) apply a GPU or a RPU to an itinerary? Thank you.

If R>0, anytime (practice limit is probably 1 hr or so), if R=0 T-24 is the cutoff (no new waitlisting at that point).

If I got confirmed using my RPU but I remove it the R would be there for me as 1k assuming no one else is wait listed using RPU

Applying GPU to another person's reservation? Can it be done?
 

I have 3 GPU and some RPU that are expiring. I want to gift them to a relative who is flying internationally and domestically (for the RPU). Can I apply them to an existing reservation if it's in the correct fare class? Or do I need to make the reservation and apply the GPU? Can the relative upgrade the current reservation to the correct fare class and then let me apply the GPU?

Yes, this is very easy. Just log into your MP account, then pull up their itinerary using the PNR and last name on the reservation. You should be able to apply the instruments right there.

No, you really cannot count on that. In many instances, the upgrade space will not return to R inventory, particularly if the cabin has filled since the upgrade cleared.

Also, you need original fare bucket availability to remove the upgrade.

Has anyone who has expiring Jan 2016 GPUs and has requalified for 1k requested for the 2 GPU extension till Apr 2016?

I have a trip planned to BOM in January. I need to fly back on the 23rd, but as long as I get there from Sun-Tuesday, it doesn't matter as much.

I've always just taken the BOM-EWR flight, but I'm open to other routes as long as I can get there in BF with one GPU. I looked at booking the flight and used the reward finder on UA.com. I see the calendar and it has green for the dates I want, which corresponds to:

Saver Award Economy & premium cabin

But I don't see any premium cabin awards offered.

Class inventory listed as:

J9JN9C9D0Z0ZN0P0PN0R0RN0IN0I0Y9YN9B9M9E9U9H9HN9Q9V 9W9S9T9L9K0G0N0XN0X0

Liars?

I'm really getting tired of the GPU lottery and if I can't book the trip with confirmed upgrades with my GPUs, I'm just going to tell my boss to send someone else.

Why the disconnect between the green calendar and the actual offers. Any thoughts on how to book the trip (I'd actually start in DEN, but I was was mainly interested in the TATL leg.)

That EWR-BOM route is bearable if you can get the upgrade. Y used to not fill up, but even it is crowded/full, so that isn't really an option for me anymore.

Why are you looking at saver awards if you're trying to use a GPU? The one has nothing to do with the other.

I thought saver business awards were a proxy for R inventory? Not direct, but since United won't let you search for R inventory, and the new websites search for GPU fares crashes most times I use it and gives incomplete answers the other times.

No, not at all. You will probably miss something like 90% of upgrade space searching that way. R9 I0 is extremely common.

Look for R using expert mode.

I've never found R inventory open at time of booking for any TATL/TPAC flight over the last 18 months of looking for about 7 trips.

Then you are not searching correctly. I've burned at least 10 GPUs TPAC over the past 18 months. TPAC R was wide open all summer. It's tightened the last month or so.

Be a little flexible. I booked last week over Xmas to EWR-AMS returning BRU-EWR. Instant...

That hasn't been my experience.