What's the longest first class upgrade standby list / waitlist that you've ever seen?
Jan 16, 2018, 1:07 pm
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Jan 16, 2018, 3:20 pm
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Jan 16, 2018, 3:25 pm
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Noting to the last several posters - if you are a 1K on an M or higher fare on a domestic flight, using an instrument does not improve your upgrade chances; in fact it may confuse the system and hurt them instead.
Jan 16, 2018, 3:34 pm
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Wait....WHAT? How did I not know this? Can you expound on this a bit?
Jan 16, 2018, 3:41 pm
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Best case applying an RPU does nothing, worst case it bumps you down from 1K/M/WBPN to 1K/M/WBR, which admittedly is not going to be very far down the list since the only people you fall below would be anyone of lower fare or status being sponsored by a GS instrument.
Jan 16, 2018, 3:48 pm
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1Ks on Y, B, and M fares are waitlisted for an upgrade to PN class ("complimentary instant upgrade" - different from the CPU benefit as it can clear at any time at or after booking). Because PN is higher than R, this is a superior upgrade request to any non-GS instrument upgrade, and you will be ahead of all upgrade requests except those of GS members.
Best case applying an RPU does nothing, worst case it bumps you down from 1K/M/WBPN to 1K/M/WBR, which admittedly is not going to be very far down the list since the only people you fall below would be anyone of lower fare or status being sponsored by a GS instrument.
Best case applying an RPU does nothing, worst case it bumps you down from 1K/M/WBPN to 1K/M/WBR, which admittedly is not going to be very far down the list since the only people you fall below would be anyone of lower fare or status being sponsored by a GS instrument.
Jan 16, 2018, 3:51 pm
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The only other group of fares which gets a complimentary upgrade to PN is all GS CPUs (any fare).
Jan 16, 2018, 3:56 pm
#158
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Yes, it's inline with the "premier instant upgrade" benefit (and so only works on CPU-eligible flights). As of the latest round of changes (which badly hit non-1Ks), other elite levels on Y and B fares can clear an Instant Upgrade into R if available, but are added to the upgrade list as CPU priority.
The only other group of fares which gets a complimentary upgrade to PN is all GS CPUs (any fare).
The only other group of fares which gets a complimentary upgrade to PN is all GS CPUs (any fare).
Mar 3, 2018, 6:26 am
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UA 121 BCN-EWR Thursday—getaway day for Mobile World Congress—had, IIRC, 57 people on the upgrade list, and the boarding group 1 line looked like it encompassed two-thirds of the pax on this maxed-out 764. With all that in mind, I felt like having a window seat in E+ and not needing to gate-check my luggage were their own forms of cleared upgrades.
Apr 26, 2018, 7:01 pm
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Thursday Night 4/26/18 at DIA made for some interesting sights
UA1613
DEN-LAX
772 HD
80 names on the upgrade list
(full flight)
UA257
DEN-SFO
772 HD
113 names on the upgrade list
incidentally UA257 DEN-SFO is currently showing as a 773 on Saturday April 28 better odd of upgrading to one of the50 60 J class seats instead of the 28 on the 772 HD
UA1613
DEN-LAX
772 HD
80 names on the upgrade list
(full flight)
UA257
DEN-SFO
772 HD
113 names on the upgrade list
incidentally UA257 DEN-SFO is currently showing as a 773 on Saturday April 28 better odd of upgrading to one of the
Last edited by Aspen; Apr 26, 2018 at 9:22 pm Reason: Oops, there are 60 J seats on the 773 - even better odds of an u/g :)
Jun 11, 2018, 2:35 pm
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Jun 11, 2018, 6:18 pm
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