RPU / PlusPoints non-Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS (thru 2019)
Aug 3, 2019, 5:41 pm
#151
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Route: RDU-ORD-SLC
Flight Date: Friday August 23
Plane: 738/319
When applied: May 20 (At Booking)
When cleared: RDU-SLC six weeks later, ORD-SLC July 29
# of passengers: 1
Booking class: K
Elite Status/Level: Platinum
Flight Date: Friday August 23
Plane: 738/319
When applied: May 20 (At Booking)
When cleared: RDU-SLC six weeks later, ORD-SLC July 29
# of passengers: 1
Booking class: K
Elite Status/Level: Platinum
Aug 29, 2019, 7:12 pm
#155
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: DCA, IAD (not BWI if I can help it)
Programs: UA 1MM 1K, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Explorist, status-free on AA, AS, B6, DL, WN, Amtrak, etc.
Posts: 1,481
Route: EWR-MSY
Plane: A320
Booked: June 20
Class: K
Travel date: Sept. 11
Cleared: Aug. 29
United sent one of those "Upgrade to premium cabin" e-mails this afternoon, so I thought I'd see if I could throw an RPU at this flight. Much to my surprise, I could (while the E175 I'm flying DCA-EWR did not have PZ inventory open). As of now, the flight shows PZ2, with three of 12 F seats taken and E+ only 1/7 full.
Plane: A320
Booked: June 20
Class: K
Travel date: Sept. 11
Cleared: Aug. 29
United sent one of those "Upgrade to premium cabin" e-mails this afternoon, so I thought I'd see if I could throw an RPU at this flight. Much to my surprise, I could (while the E175 I'm flying DCA-EWR did not have PZ inventory open). As of now, the flight shows PZ2, with three of 12 F seats taken and E+ only 1/7 full.
Aug 29, 2019, 7:56 pm
#156
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: SFO
Posts: 220
Route: SFO-EWR
Flight Date: 8/29/19
Plane: 757-200
When booked: 8/28/19
When applied: 20 min before boarding
When cleared: 20 min before boarding
# of passengers: 1
Booking class: K
Elite Status/Level: 1K
10+ on the upgrade list for a premium service transcon flight. I just SDCed from a different flight and was not on the upgrade list. Saw PZ space open up 20 minutes before boarding. Ran to the customer service desk, asked to apply my RPU and was issued a business class seat a few moments later.
This implies that if you're on the upgrade list, you can't do what I did? For what it's worth, the 1K desk said I had to upgrade in-person at the gate. Yet, the CS desk at the airport did it for me.
Flight Date: 8/29/19
Plane: 757-200
When booked: 8/28/19
When applied: 20 min before boarding
When cleared: 20 min before boarding
# of passengers: 1
Booking class: K
Elite Status/Level: 1K
10+ on the upgrade list for a premium service transcon flight. I just SDCed from a different flight and was not on the upgrade list. Saw PZ space open up 20 minutes before boarding. Ran to the customer service desk, asked to apply my RPU and was issued a business class seat a few moments later.
This implies that if you're on the upgrade list, you can't do what I did? For what it's worth, the 1K desk said I had to upgrade in-person at the gate. Yet, the CS desk at the airport did it for me.
Aug 30, 2019, 7:04 am
#157
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: CMH
Programs: UA 1K, 1MM, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 745
Route: CMH-ORD-SEA
Flight Date: 9/4/19
Plane: ERJ-170 / 739
When booked: 8/22/19
When applied: At booking
When cleared: CMH-ORD cleared at booking; ORD-SEA cleared 8/28
# of passengers: 1
Booking class: G
Elite Status/Level: 1K
Flight Date: 9/4/19
Plane: ERJ-170 / 739
When booked: 8/22/19
When applied: At booking
When cleared: CMH-ORD cleared at booking; ORD-SEA cleared 8/28
# of passengers: 1
Booking class: G
Elite Status/Level: 1K
Aug 30, 2019, 10:29 am
#158
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: CHI
Programs: UA 1K, MR Titanium, IHG Gold, National Exec
Posts: 3,841
Route: EWR-SFO
Flight Date: 8/30/19
Plane: 757-200
Applied: 8 hours before departure
Cleared: Immediately
# of pax: 1
Booking class: L
Status: 1K
Had to change to a EWR-SFO flight from a ORD-SFO flight I was on earlier. Worked out okay.
Flight Date: 8/30/19
Plane: 757-200
Applied: 8 hours before departure
Cleared: Immediately
# of pax: 1
Booking class: L
Status: 1K
Had to change to a EWR-SFO flight from a ORD-SFO flight I was on earlier. Worked out okay.
Aug 30, 2019, 9:54 pm
#159
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Canada
Programs: UA*1K MM SK EBG LATAM BL
Posts: 23,305
Route: YYZ-ORD
Flight Date: 8/30/19
Plane: 737-700 (3 rows)
Applied: week before departure
Cleared: Immediately
# of pax: 1
Booking class: K
Status: 1K
Route: ORD-SFO
Flight Date: 8/30/19
Plane: 737-800 (4 rows)
Applied: week before departure
Cleared: while seated in E+
# of pax: 1
Booking class: K
Status: 1K
Flight Date: 8/30/19
Plane: 737-700 (3 rows)
Applied: week before departure
Cleared: Immediately
# of pax: 1
Booking class: K
Status: 1K
Route: ORD-SFO
Flight Date: 8/30/19
Plane: 737-800 (4 rows)
Applied: week before departure
Cleared: while seated in E+
# of pax: 1
Booking class: K
Status: 1K
Sep 2, 2019, 1:51 pm
#160
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: NYC
Programs: BA Silver, UA 1K, DL Platinum
Posts: 696
Route: LAX-EWR
Plane: 787-10
Booking date: May 5th
Booking class: K
Flight date: Sep 3rd
Upgraded: Sep 2nd before check-in
status: 1K + no status minor
nice treat for my 10 year old on our way back from summer vacation. Plane showed PN9 for a few days so was feeling bullish
Plane: 787-10
Booking date: May 5th
Booking class: K
Flight date: Sep 3rd
Upgraded: Sep 2nd before check-in
status: 1K + no status minor
nice treat for my 10 year old on our way back from summer vacation. Plane showed PN9 for a few days so was feeling bullish
Sep 4, 2019, 9:12 am
#162
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 156
Route: DCA-ORD-CUN
Flight Date: Sep 5
Applied: Jun 1 (at booking)
Cleared: DCA-ORD still had not cleared at T-24, noticed the flight showed as PZ3. Sent United Social Team a note requesting the clear, came through within about 5 minutes
Cleared: ORD-CUN noticed it maybe ~2 weeks prior to flight (no email notification)
# of passengers: 2
Booking class: T
Elite Status/Level: 1K
Flight Date: Sep 5
Applied: Jun 1 (at booking)
Cleared: DCA-ORD still had not cleared at T-24, noticed the flight showed as PZ3. Sent United Social Team a note requesting the clear, came through within about 5 minutes
Cleared: ORD-CUN noticed it maybe ~2 weeks prior to flight (no email notification)
# of passengers: 2
Booking class: T
Elite Status/Level: 1K
Oct 1, 2019, 5:40 pm
#163
Join Date: May 2016
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1k
Posts: 312
Route: EWR-SFO
Plane: 757-200 (16J)
Booking date: Jul 29
Applied: at booking
Booking class: W
Flight date: Sun, Sep 29
Upgraded: Sun, Sep 29 after boarding
Status: 1K
I suspect this was a misconnect as me and another guy got upgraded just as they were shutting the door, and this was a late afternoon departure from EWR.
I used to be able to find good P fares if booked sufficiently ahead of time for Thursday out and Sundays back but nowadays EWR<->SFO is just impossible and all I see are C/D/J, *maybe* a Z if lucky... UA must be m-i-n-t-i-n-g money on the route. Clearly there is ample demand for much more capacity here...
Plane: 757-200 (16J)
Booking date: Jul 29
Applied: at booking
Booking class: W
Flight date: Sun, Sep 29
Upgraded: Sun, Sep 29 after boarding
Status: 1K
I suspect this was a misconnect as me and another guy got upgraded just as they were shutting the door, and this was a late afternoon departure from EWR.
I used to be able to find good P fares if booked sufficiently ahead of time for Thursday out and Sundays back but nowadays EWR<->SFO is just impossible and all I see are C/D/J, *maybe* a Z if lucky... UA must be m-i-n-t-i-n-g money on the route. Clearly there is ample demand for much more capacity here...
Oct 1, 2019, 5:47 pm
#164
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,161
Oct 1, 2019, 8:30 pm
#165
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,454
We're getting close to where it was before Mint, when lowest fare SFO-JFK was around $3200. It was much easier to clear RPUs back then though. The SDC into open R at T-24 was golden in those days.
I cleared the 781 LAX-EWR on an M fare couple weeks back.
I cleared the 781 LAX-EWR on an M fare couple weeks back.