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Specific GPU and RPU usage questions thread
Nov 5, 2013 | 9:33 am
#437
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: ZQN
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Dilemma:
Thursday afternoon:
EWR-HKG R0 - 11 seats unassigned in seatmap, J9, JN9, C8, D8, Z7, ZN7, P4
ORD-HKG R0 - 17 seats unassigned in the seatmap, J6, JN6, C2, D2, Z2, ZN2, P0, PN0
SFO-HKG R0 - 11 seats unassigned in the seatmap, J2, JN2, C2, D2, Z2, ZN2, P1
Wednesday afternoon:
EWR-HKG R space open -> That might be a bit too pushing for my schedule
My take is it may be a bit too risky for the SFO-HKG, so maybe the ORD-HKG and EWR-HKG are the best bet. Would you forget about the miles to secure the best possible upgrade? I regret that I didn't get this taken care of last weekend. Yesterday morning, R space was there, but afternoon, all gone. I believe the system sweep takes place sometime on Monday.
Thursday afternoon:
EWR-HKG R0 - 11 seats unassigned in seatmap, J9, JN9, C8, D8, Z7, ZN7, P4
ORD-HKG R0 - 17 seats unassigned in the seatmap, J6, JN6, C2, D2, Z2, ZN2, P0, PN0
SFO-HKG R0 - 11 seats unassigned in the seatmap, J2, JN2, C2, D2, Z2, ZN2, P1
Wednesday afternoon:
EWR-HKG R space open -> That might be a bit too pushing for my schedule
My take is it may be a bit too risky for the SFO-HKG, so maybe the ORD-HKG and EWR-HKG are the best bet. Would you forget about the miles to secure the best possible upgrade? I regret that I didn't get this taken care of last weekend. Yesterday morning, R space was there, but afternoon, all gone. I believe the system sweep takes place sometime on Monday.
Nov 5, 2013 | 9:49 am
#438
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Why are you relying on seat maps rather than booking info from flight status? You can't draw reliable conclusions about loads from seat maps.
Nov 5, 2013 | 10:21 am
#439
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Location: ZQN
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Booking info from the the flight status? Do you mean fare buckets? My take is, if upgraders are savy about BF, they would have go to pick a seat in the seat-map. Of course, looking at J inventory tells you how many more seats they can sell as full fare. IMO, J2 for SFO-HKG is definitely telling you there may not be any seats left for upgraders. Am I looking at it wrong?
Last edited by PaulInTheSky; Nov 5, 2013 at 10:28 am
Nov 5, 2013 | 12:57 pm
#440
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assuming the empty seat map info provides any guidance -- should not be relevant to your decision making other than to see if your favorite seat is taken. When J2 and the seat map is 11 or 17 or 2 -- then seat map adds little useful info.
Nov 5, 2013 | 2:30 pm
#441
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Booking info from the the flight status? Do you mean fare buckets? My take is, if upgraders are savy about BF, they would have go to pick a seat in the seat-map. Of course, looking at J inventory tells you how many more seats they can sell as full fare. IMO, J2 for SFO-HKG is definitely telling you there may not be any seats left for upgraders. Am I looking at it wrong?
Nov 5, 2013 | 4:16 pm
#442
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: UA Premier Platinum
Posts: 143
Will my RPU stick?
Anyone have any suggestions/experience with regard to this:
I SDC'd an RPU'd flight over the phone. My reservation indicates that I am confirmed in R. However, the RPU has been re-deposited to my account. I CAN get mobile boarding passes that show my seat number and I am on the upgrade list.
However, when I select to email the boarding passes, my first class boarding pass says 'see agent' on it. I also cannot access a receipt.
Should I be okay? I do not want to go to the airport tomorrow and be surprised that I am now in Y.
I SDC'd an RPU'd flight over the phone. My reservation indicates that I am confirmed in R. However, the RPU has been re-deposited to my account. I CAN get mobile boarding passes that show my seat number and I am on the upgrade list.
However, when I select to email the boarding passes, my first class boarding pass says 'see agent' on it. I also cannot access a receipt.
Should I be okay? I do not want to go to the airport tomorrow and be surprised that I am now in Y.
Nov 5, 2013 | 5:08 pm
#443
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Anyone have any suggestions/experience with regard to this:
I SDC'd an RPU'd flight over the phone. My reservation indicates that I am confirmed in R. However, the RPU has been re-deposited to my account. I CAN get mobile boarding passes that show my seat number and I am on the upgrade list.
However, when I select to email the boarding passes, my first class boarding pass says 'see agent' on it. I also cannot access a receipt.
Should I be okay? I do not want to go to the airport tomorrow and be surprised that I am now in Y.
I SDC'd an RPU'd flight over the phone. My reservation indicates that I am confirmed in R. However, the RPU has been re-deposited to my account. I CAN get mobile boarding passes that show my seat number and I am on the upgrade list.
However, when I select to email the boarding passes, my first class boarding pass says 'see agent' on it. I also cannot access a receipt.
Should I be okay? I do not want to go to the airport tomorrow and be surprised that I am now in Y.
Nov 5, 2013 | 5:44 pm
#444
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: UA Premier Platinum
Posts: 143
Sorry, new thread was an accident. I meant to post it in the same thread.
Nov 6, 2013 | 8:37 am
#445
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: PANC
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Posts: 446
Anyone have any experience with the IAH-FRA flt? Trying to upgrade V fare on Saturday before Thanksgiving.
Nov 6, 2013 | 9:41 am
#446
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Nov 6, 2013 | 10:41 am
#447
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: OnePass, MileagePlus, UA 1K, UA MM, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 6
Expert flyer no longer showing R andRN availabilty
Any suggestions on how to get this information now for flights 2 -11 months out? I found it quite useful on my upcoming IAH - SIN trip to know where the GPU upgrades were available when I was looking four months out
Last edited by 19taco78; Nov 6, 2013 at 3:02 pm Reason: Want to be clearer in what I am asking
Nov 6, 2013 | 1:29 pm
#448
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: ZQN
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I actually meant Nov 20 Wed, and Nov 21 Thu, my apologies. Flight status worked for three days before deparure. Couple weeks out would not be helping, unfortunately.
Nov 6, 2013 | 4:40 pm
#449
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Yes, enable expert mode on united.com.
Nov 7, 2013 | 12:00 am
#450
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Is it still possible to upgrade Europe-US-Brazil with one GPU (right Fare class given). This connection is not mentioned in the table on ua.com.