When is the buy up offered? Im within the checkin window.... Showing F5 A0. Just tried to check in and it didnt offer me anything. This is for UA 877 tomorrow 4/12.

Sorry, not familar with the PMUA 3 cabin flights.... this will be my first.

I am confirmed in C with a GPU from a W fare, fyi...

EDIT: I am actually within the window for my IAH-LAX leg... will the buy ups appear T-24 for the LAX-PVG leg?

When you are in your reservations and looking at the flight you want if its not showing any upgrade options below the box with the flight info you can try viewing the seat map and seeing if you mouse over an empty F seat if there is an offer there. Also you can keep checking periodically. The offers aren't static - they are dynamic. Its also possible that if the flight is full/oversold in J and Y they are only interested in selling F for F prices in which case your offer will be astronomical (which they may not bother showing).

ok thanks.... so just like a normal domestic flight.

I don't think they plugged the hole because it's been around for quite some time. It might have to do with your routing or layover.

I noticed yesterday when I booked same day turn EWR-SFO-EWR the itinerary was labeled EWR-SFO. I looked back at my previous same day turn EWR-HNL-EWR itinerary, it was labeled EWR-EWR. I was able to use one RPU to upgrade that whole flight. But the SFO trip wanted RPUs for each leg. I only had 1-2 hour layovers for both itneraries at the turn so it couldn't be anything about the time. And both got trips got me home the next day, so not the date. It must be something about how they are handling/coding the reservation, or else they plugged the hole.

Upgrading multiple segments of one-way
 

I have an upcoming itinerary YYZ-ORD-ATL-IAH-SFO.

YYZ-ORD-ATL is one day of travel, ATL-IAH-SFO is a couple of days later.

Do I need to use two RPU's to upgrade all segments if available?

Does the same rule apply for GPUs and international segments? eg. The Island Hopper through Micronesia with multiple stop-overs.

:cool:

yes, two -- a 4 hour break / connection will break the RPU -- (note some have reported doing a bit better than 4 hours break ( 5-6 hours) when applying online and overnights, next connection will sometimes work.

The break can be as much as 12 hours with GPU on international itins.
Mileage upgrades can in some case work across stopovers to the destination.

Advice needed: confirming F for 4 ORD-HNL
 

I am planning on traveling with myself and 3 non-status companions in 2014 ORD-HNL on the nonstop. I could chance it by putting myself and a companion on one reservation for CPUs and the other two on another to use instruments, but I'd rather have everything 100% confirmed in advance.

I have enough miles to confirm both ways now (and the flights are showing R7 and R9), but expect by about August of this year I will requalify for 1K, thus getting my total of 4 regional premier upgrades (2 from Plat, 2 from 1K), which will be enough to upgrade all 4 of us one way, the other direction with miles.

I wonder what my best strategy would be:

- If I choose to upgrade all of them with miles, can I swap out one of the legs for a different instrument (RPUs) after the fact? I figure this would be possible if there still remains at least R4 on one of them, but curious if <R4 if this would be possible?

- If instrument swapping isn't okay without full excess inventory, and it's say, R2 on either or both legs, I presume I would have to split the PNRs in order to swap the instruments? Or can you mix instruments (some passengers on miles, some RPUs)?

My strategy is to wait as long as possible to book these tickets but to move on it as fast as I can once R inventory starts to reduce (both flights are fully open in F right now), but if I'm forced to move on it before I have the RPUs I'm willing to use up all the miles. I just figure these flights will be the best use of RPUs next year. If I'm missing something else please advise.

Specific GPU and RPU usage questions thread
 

ORD-HNL isn't much of an upgrade - it might even be worth connecting to get a much better experience out of your RPUs than a crusty BarcaLounger.

Yeah, I know that. My boyfriend and I are taking our mothers and they are novice travelers (and that's being generous) so even a recliner will be quite the experience, plus the less flying the better and the nonstop is very convenient.

I'm considering doing a connection in in EWR on the way back so we can have a flat seat for the overnight, and if I do that of course I would not want to do a mileage upgrade and would try to hold out for the RPUs. IAH and IAD are both <R4 for the dates we're going.

Specific GPU and RPU usage questions thread
 

Got it. BTW those HNL-EWR flatbeds are unlikely to be around more than a few months...I am on one this weekend.

Well, then that will make a big difference. Just looked at the EWR-HNL seating thread. I'd be pretty upset if I added on a connection just to get the lie flat and that ended up changing. I think I'll stick with the direct.

That doesn't answer my original question though, of whether and in what situations I could swap an instrument out, after being confirmed.

Refund of sponsored GPU if only domestic segment clears?
 

If I (non-elite) am sponsored by a 1K with GPU DEN-UA-IAH-UA-FRA-LH-KRK, will the GPU be refunded if I clear DEN-IAH but not IAH-FRA?

I have read in this thread in general GPUs get refunded if the BusinessFirst segment does not clear, just not sure how this would work if the GPU was used on a general member like myself if the domestic segment was the only one that cleared and I am not otherwise CPU eligible.

Side question, will the GPU work for FRA-KRK on LH?

Thanks!

Yes

No

Gpu ord-tatl
 

Good afternoon,

I'm wondering whether anyone has an idea on when GPU's generally clear. I almost never use mine as I can buy full-fare first generally speaking, but I decided to sponsor a friend's flight, booked on flight 908 ORD-AMS this 4th June.

I don't believe I've ever used one of mine since it's either purchased F or a free domestic upgrade. So, I have no familiarity with this process.

Any thoughts or experience on when it may clear? It shows as wait listed but I see many seats still open in J. MP agent simply told me she shows it on the list but doesn't have an idea on time or position on the list.

Thanks!