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angetenar Jan 30, 2026 7:54 pm
Originally Posted by navatwal (Post 37569906)
Looking to upgrade from Z to F on a UA booked flight which has been changed to an NH flight number, EF shows as the following for the NH and UA codeshare flights,, I read somewhere available There are already 2 people on waitlist, Does O space means a good chance of clearing, am I reading this correctly?

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8ac35a4d22.png
The O space you are looking at will not affect your upgrade. The second row is UA fare classes, and UA O is a premium economy fare class (corresponding to NH fare class G). NH fare class O is first class award space which EF doesn't show.

immaculatedx Feb 4, 2026 8:17 am
Any recent datapoints on upgrading UA code-share premium economy (ANA E or G)? Read there were some issues recognizing the cabin (since PE can't be selected on the upgrade form, only economy can) but not sure if it has been fixed.

gtpdiddy Feb 4, 2026 8:58 am
Great question. My friend asked me the same saying he wants to buy PE but use PP tupgrade but not sure how to do it.

immaculatedx Feb 4, 2026 9:55 am
Originally Posted by gtpdiddy (Post 37578233)
Great question. My friend asked me the same saying he wants to buy PE but use PP tupgrade but not sure how to do it.
I assume you can just select Economy instead of PE on the form but wondering if there are datapoints

gtpdiddy Feb 4, 2026 9:58 am
I'm flying J on 2/12 on NH159 JFK-HND and am waitlisted for F. They said there're 5 seats open. Any idea when and if I'll clear?
GT

cfischer Feb 4, 2026 10:03 am
Originally Posted by gtpdiddy (Post 37578346)
I'm flying J on 2/12 on NH159 JFK-HND and am waitlisted for F. They said there're 5 seats open. Any idea when and if I'll clear?
GT
pretty high IMHO. They usually clear down to F3 or F2. They often run UGs 72-48 hour prior.

immaculatedx Feb 4, 2026 10:15 am
Given this, I'm debating just booking economy and applying a PP upgrade. More than 50% of the business cabin is open (a couple weeks out) so it seems high likelihood for upgrade to clear. I would much rather pay and sit premium economy if it doesnt clear but might be worth the risk.

gtpdiddy Feb 4, 2026 11:08 am
Originally Posted by immaculatedx (Post 37578375)
Given this, I'm debating just booking economy and applying a PP upgrade. More than 50% of the business cabin is open (a couple weeks out) so it seems high likelihood for upgrade to clear. I would much rather pay and sit premium economy if it doesnt clear but might be worth the risk.
Maybe book a refundable fare then you can always change to PE if the odds are slim to clear for J?

gtpdiddy Feb 4, 2026 11:09 am
Originally Posted by cfischer (Post 37578357)
pretty high IMHO. They usually clear down to F3 or F2. They often run UGs 72-48 hour prior.
Thank you! Interestingly I've already got F cleared for my return on Sunday 2/15 on NH 160. That seems to be the easiest flight to clear to F. I'm the 2nd PAX on F right now for that flight. I've found the day flight never clears.

whitethunder Feb 4, 2026 3:08 pm
Gotta say I booked a few UA tickets with ANA segments lately and it was super easy to upgrade the E fare in premium economy I booked to business (both times was BKK-NRT)

First time use with them but it was great, seat selection even worked on the UA site., nothing to complain about on my end!!

cfischer Feb 4, 2026 4:37 pm
Originally Posted by immaculatedx (Post 37578375)
Given this, I'm debating just booking economy and applying a PP upgrade. More than 50% of the business cabin is open (a couple weeks out) so it seems high likelihood for upgrade to clear. I would much rather pay and sit premium economy if it doesnt clear but might be worth the risk.
How do you know business is only 50% booked? Seat maps are not an indicator. You also need pretty high fare classes to upgrade Y to J

Originally Posted by gtpdiddy (Post 37578448)
Thank you! Interestingly I've already got F cleared for my return on Sunday 2/15 on NH 160. That seems to be the easiest flight to clear to F. I'm the 2nd PAX on F right now for that flight. I've found the day flight never clears.
yeah, these are the easy flights out of JFK ;) Nice product too. A lot to like

immaculatedx Feb 6, 2026 9:10 am
Really? want about E/G -> Y?

cfischer Feb 6, 2026 11:14 am
Originally Posted by immaculatedx (Post 37582016)
Really? want about E/G -> Y?
E&G are eligible. Otherwise you need U or higher and that's not exactly a low fare class

immaculatedx Feb 7, 2026 10:20 am
U is the only economy fare still available. Are U and E/G equally likely to get upgraded?

cfischer Feb 7, 2026 2:38 pm
Originally Posted by immaculatedx (Post 37583895)
U is the only economy fare still available. Are U and E/G equally likely to get upgraded?
nobody knows how the algorithm works with NH. E/G would normally be considered higher fare classes - UA would prioritize these for upgrades.


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