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Old Jan 6, 2017, 12:08 pm
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Consider posting:
1. Route
2. Date
3. Fare class
4. Y-C or C-F
5. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased
6. How many days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear

For reference:GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2016, GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2015 & GPU upgrade "SUCCESS" 2014
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Old Jan 8, 2017, 5:48 pm
  #16  
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Our nation's capital
Programs: UA 1K & 0.6 MM
Posts: 781
1. NRT-IAD (NH)
2. Jan 26
3. B
4. Y --> J
5. About 25 days
6. Cleared 18 days out

Last edited by big V; Jan 8, 2017 at 5:50 pm Reason: Correction
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Old Jan 8, 2017, 6:49 pm
  #17  
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SFO
Programs: United 1K 2MM / Marriott LTP
Posts: 5,077
So here is something I thought i would never post.

A friend (1K) sponsored my cousin (GM) for something that I thought was futile.

1. HKG-SFO
2. Jan 10
3. W
4. Y-C
5. Not sure when it cleared, but I noticed the change on her reservation this past weekend, which I had to call to get reissued.
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Old Jan 8, 2017, 7:25 pm
  #18  
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Boston
Programs: UA 1MM 1K, Hyatt Something-ist, Marriott Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 109
1: SFO-HKG
2: Jan 27
3: V (2 pax)
4: Y-C
5: 26 days
6: R inventory available at booking

1: HKG-ORD
2: Feb 1
3: V (2 pax)
4: Y-C
5: 31 days
6: R inventory available at booking

Due to a holiday mishap (missing passport) I turned a BKK trip into HNL and had 4 GPU refunded. I primarily use my GPU as short vacation excuses so rarely book without open R. Extended 2 GPU (to Feb 1) after requalifying for 1K on 12/31.
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Old Jan 11, 2017, 4:29 am
  #19  
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Our nation's capital
Programs: UA 1K & 0.6 MM
Posts: 781
1. SFO-HKG
2. 1/16
3. B
4. Y-->C
5. Purchased 25 days in advance
6. GPU cleared (got upper deck! yipppppeeeeeee!!!) 5 days before departure
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Old Jan 11, 2017, 5:50 am
  #20  
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 573
Originally Posted by PsiFighter37
They did that without charging change fee?
Yep. I even quizzed the agent. HE said they are always flexible to help people get upgrade space if available
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Old Jan 11, 2017, 6:14 am
  #21  
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott lifetime Plt, UA 1MM
Posts: 919
1. SFO-KIX
2. 4/5/17
3. W
4. Y-C
5. 3 months
6. at booking

1. KIX-SFO
2. 4/12/17
3. W
4. Y-C
5. 3 months
6. at booking

1. IAH-AMS
2. 5/31/17
3. W
4. Y-C
5. 6 months
6. at booking

1. AMS-EWR
2. 6/17/17
3. W
4. Y-C
5. 6 months
6. at booking
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Old Jan 11, 2017, 8:27 am
  #22  
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: WAS
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, WN A+, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Amb, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,129
I cleared outbound and return for 2 of us. Looking forward to trying the new Polaris soft product.

Outbound
1. IAD-LHR
2. 2/14
3. W
4. Y-C
5. 3 months
6. At booking

Return
1. LHR-IAD
2. 2/19
3. V
4. Y-C
5. 3 months
6. At booking
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Old Jan 11, 2017, 8:44 am
  #23  
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 451
1. SFO-TLV
2. Jan 25, 2017
3. Upfare to W from L
4. Not sure what this means
5. Two weeks
6. Available upon upfare to W, which is why I bought up to W
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Old Jan 11, 2017, 9:00 am
  #24  
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Canada
Programs: UA*1K MM SK EBG LATAM BL
Posts: 23,337
1. SIN-HKG-EWR
2. Jan.7
3. W (lowest available at the time)
4. Y-C
5. purchased 4 months out
6. at about 2 months before departure, SIN-HKG at booking.
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Old Jan 11, 2017, 7:59 pm
  #25  
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: UA-1K
Posts: 308
SFO - LHR - SFO
out 1/1; back 1/10
Y --> C
either W or V class
booked end November
cleared at booking
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Old Jan 11, 2017, 8:07 pm
  #26  
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SFO/SJC
Programs: UA 1K (1MM), Hyatt Discoverist(?), Marriott/SPG Gold
Posts: 124
1. FRA-SFO
2. 1/18
3. Q
4. Y->C
5. Purchased in November
6. 7 days
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Old Jan 11, 2017, 8:19 pm
  #27  
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Platinum, Hertz President's Circle, Avis President's Club
Posts: 87
Outbound

1. LAX-NRT x2
2. 3/8/17
3. W->R
4. Y->C
5. 9 weeks prior
6. At booking

Return

1. NRT-ORD
2. 3/13/17
3. V->PN
4. Y->C
5. 9 weeks prior
6. At booking
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Old Jan 13, 2017, 12:56 pm
  #28  
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, SPG Platinum
Posts: 211
1. SFO-LHR
2. Jan 16 2017
3. W (chances felt good, so I bought higher fare class than needed)
4. Y-C
5. booked 4 weeks in advance, GPU applied at booking
6. cleared 4 days in advance
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Old Jan 13, 2017, 7:28 pm
  #29  
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: NYC (Primarily EWR)
Programs: UA 1K / *G, Marriott Bonvoy Gold; Avis PC
Posts: 9,024
1) HND-SFO
2) 3/20/17
3) W
4) Y-C
5) booked a little over 2 months in advance (last night)
6) cleared at booking
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Old Jan 14, 2017, 12:04 am
  #30  
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: RNO, NV, USA.
Programs: UA 2MM
Posts: 5,072
  1. SFO-TPE
  2. 2/15/17
  3. W
  4. Y->C
  5. Booked today
  6. Cleared at booking (R=4).
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