IME this doesn't matter. I certainly did not price mine out as a one-way (unless UA was allowing for some VERY out of the way connection points).

It seems that the biggest factor is how long you're on the ground at your "destination".

"It very well might continue, if people don't feel the need to spread the word all over the web"!:rolleyes:

also id think if you arrive at your turn around pt say at 11:45pm and your connecting flight is after midnight then having 2 different dates in there might negate being able to use only 1 RPU. But Ive seen some strange going ons with the Carrier lately so who knows if its only the down time that counts

IMO, you should expect it won't and be pleasantly surprised if it does.

I used one RPU for a EWR-IAD-HNL-ORD-EWR single day turn in Feb so yes, I believe if you select to use the RPU it would get applied to the entire trip, same as mine did.

Believe the rule is under 4 hours.

Also -- the PMUA rule was you could not extend the cert to a flight that returned to a previously transited airport. However as others have mentioned rules (as stated) are not always fully coded into the IT systems.

Why is this in quotes?

My same day lax-ewr-lax with 1.5 hour layover does not work anymore for single RPU use. They may have plugged that IT hole already, unfortunately

Hm, that sounds right. The system should see LAX-EWR and EWR-LAX for upgrade purposes no matter the layover. In December I had LAX-DEN-LAX-JFK with short layovers and UNITED wanted to correctly charge 2 RPUs.

On the other hand JFK-SFO-PDX-ORD-LGA only requires one RPU because there is no back racking or passing through the same airport twice.

One RPU has also worked for me on ORD-DEN-HNL-IAH-LGA, EWR-HNL-SFO-PDX and SFO-HNL-LAX-JFK.

GPU on a GPU?
 

I know Ive seen the answer to this before... can I do this?

double upgrading with cert / miles is not allowed.

If you mean from Y to F on a 3-class aircraft, the answer is no. Doesn't mean that it's inconceiveable as a GS that if you UG from Y to C that you won't get bumped to F in an OPUP (although extraordinarily unlikely).

You can't GPU into F on a ticket that has been GPU'd from Y to J. But you will get cash offer(s) to upgrade from your GPU'd J into F if there are open F seats.

Awesome.... thats good enought for me.

thanks!

You may or may not like the offer.

I was offered $4K to u/g SEA-NRT from GPUed C to F :rolleyes:

Needless to say, I stayed in C :p

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