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Specific GPU and RPU usage questions thread
Feb 27, 2014, 6:02 pm
#661
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Feb 27, 2014, 6:23 pm
#662
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yes, if you spend enough time at any one destination to violate the connection time limit. Otherwise, if this itin is done as a mileage run it can be upgraded online with ONE GPU up to the point where you connect through the same airport twice. Phone agents WILL NOT do this for you, EVER, they will argue it needs 2 GPU's but .bomb will let you confirm the upgrade as long as R space is avail.
yes, that rule still applies. The first one would only upgrade back to SFO, the second one to NRT (but would allow you to substitute LAX for SFO at either SFO spot and upgrade all the way to EWR! as long as the connection time rule is not violated (needs to be a mileage run, you can't spend enough time to have fun at any one location, otherwise 2 GPU are needed)
yes, that rule still applies. The first one would only upgrade back to SFO, the second one to NRT (but would allow you to substitute LAX for SFO at either SFO spot and upgrade all the way to EWR! as long as the connection time rule is not violated (needs to be a mileage run, you can't spend enough time to have fun at any one location, otherwise 2 GPU are needed)
Feb 28, 2014, 12:10 am
#663
Join Date: Mar 2012
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Questions regarding GPU usage on TATL flights
Hello,
I recently moved to the States from Canada for a 2-year work assignment.
As a result, my flight pattern for work has changed, and it looks like I'm going to be flying UA mostly now, mainly US domestic.
I have status with AC right now, but I think it might make sense to move to UA's ff program with my flight pattern changes, and I think I will hit 1K by the end of the year if I switch.
I'm hoping to use the GPUs I will receive for family vacation, as my family usually flies to Europe once a year, which leads me to some of my questions.
1) Generally speaking, can I expect to find TATL flights with positive R space if I book early enough?
Having played AC's R games a lot in the past, I'd really like to have upgrades clear at time of booking instead of having to sweat on the waitlist.
2) What are some of the easier TATL routes for GPU upgrades?
We usually visit a few different countries once we land in Europe, so we are flexible in terms of which city to fly in.
3) Is there a certain time of the year when TATL flights are easier to upgrade?
Thanks a lot in advance-
I recently moved to the States from Canada for a 2-year work assignment.
As a result, my flight pattern for work has changed, and it looks like I'm going to be flying UA mostly now, mainly US domestic.
I have status with AC right now, but I think it might make sense to move to UA's ff program with my flight pattern changes, and I think I will hit 1K by the end of the year if I switch.
I'm hoping to use the GPUs I will receive for family vacation, as my family usually flies to Europe once a year, which leads me to some of my questions.
1) Generally speaking, can I expect to find TATL flights with positive R space if I book early enough?
Having played AC's R games a lot in the past, I'd really like to have upgrades clear at time of booking instead of having to sweat on the waitlist.
2) What are some of the easier TATL routes for GPU upgrades?
We usually visit a few different countries once we land in Europe, so we are flexible in terms of which city to fly in.
3) Is there a certain time of the year when TATL flights are easier to upgrade?
Thanks a lot in advance-
Feb 28, 2014, 12:19 am
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AMS / BRU perhaps -- alot depends on where you are starting from
peak summer is certainty the worst
Feb 28, 2014, 12:23 am
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There's also been quite a bit of R lately IAD-LHR
Feb 28, 2014, 7:11 am
#666
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Mar 4, 2014, 6:45 am
#667
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Can you use RPU to upgrade BKK - NRT?
I was under impression that you can upgrade BKK - NRT with RPU. But I can't find this info on the RPU page anymore (https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...gupgrades.aspx).
Can you use the cert on this route?
Thanks a lot!
Can you use the cert on this route?
Thanks a lot!
Mar 4, 2014, 6:48 am
#668
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You cannot. RPUs are only valid for routes with CPU plus ps flights and EWR/IAD to Hawaii.
Mar 4, 2014, 6:52 am
#670
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This chart may help:
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...e/default.aspx
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...e/default.aspx
Mar 4, 2014, 11:54 am
#671
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That's a 777, actually. Flew it just a few months ago. It's a tag on flight for the ORD-HKG aircraft.
Mar 8, 2014, 4:26 pm
#672
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Okay, so I have a stupid question - I'm looking at a flight from NYC-CDG (UA metal) / MUC-NYC (LH metal) and want to use my GPUs, so I'm searching W fares...but then I noticed
So online, I can only book in a single fare class, but if I book everything in W, I can use my GPU on the UA metal but it's excluded for LH metal? Do I need to call in and book the two legs into different fare classes?
The following Lufthansa fares are not eligible for Global Premier Upgrades: L, T, X, I, R, N, E, S, W, Z, P, K, O, ID, AD and IP.
Mar 8, 2014, 4:31 pm
#673
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Yes, you would need a different fare class for the LH flight. Also, note that you would need one GPU for each LH segment (this may not apply in your situation, but something to be aware of for the future).
Mar 8, 2014, 4:36 pm
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Okay, so I have a stupid question - I'm looking at a flight from NYC-CDG (UA metal) / MUC-NYC (LH metal) and want to use my GPUs, so I'm searching W fares...but then I noticed
So online, I can only book in a single fare class, but if I book everything in W, I can use my GPU on the UA metal but it's excluded for LH metal? Do I need to call in and book the two legs into different fare classes?
So online, I can only book in a single fare class, but if I book everything in W, I can use my GPU on the UA metal but it's excluded for LH metal? Do I need to call in and book the two legs into different fare classes?
Mar 11, 2014, 6:23 pm
#675
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ok i had a SEA-IAH-EWR-OSL-EWR-SEA flight book gpis applied. Flew SEA-IAH-EWR all upgraded to first with the GPU, The EWR-OSL was wait listed. OSL-EWR-SEA all cleared. Now the IAH-EWR outbound landed and hour late and missed our 1 hour connection to OSL. After a lot of arguing back and forth i decided to just cancel all the remaining legs and get a refund. It appears they immediately refunded the GPU for the return leg OSL-EWR but have not gotten the EWR-OSL leg. I "Should" get that gpu back correct? even though SEA-IAH-EWR all cleared the EWR-OSL misconnected and the rest of the reservation was cancelled.