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Old Jan 23, 2018, 10:53 pm
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Route: HAV-EWR; EWR-LAX
Plane: 737-800; 757-200
When applied: at booking Dec.3rd. Flight on Jan.30th
When cleared: Dec. 19th
# of passengers: 2
Booking class: G
Elite ?: Yes, 1k
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Old Jan 24, 2018, 12:29 am
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Originally Posted by pmlflyer
.... Also if you have applied a RPU and do same day change does the RPU carry over to the new flight? Assuming your still on the waitlist for the RPU.
Unused RPUs will be returned if you do SDC. Some agent will/know how to reapply, others don't. Using the app there is no option.
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Old Jan 24, 2018, 1:05 am
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
Unused RPUs will be returned if you do SDC. Some agent will/know how to reapply, others don't. Using the app there is no option.
What about and RPU not clearing on the longer segment of a two flight leg. Ex. Clears SAT-IAH but not IAH-FLL?

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Old Jan 24, 2018, 1:08 am
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Originally Posted by pmlflyer
What about and RPU not clearing on the longer segment of a two flight leg. Ex. Clears SAT-IAH but not IAH-FLL? ....
A RPU is considered consumed if clears any segment regardless of how short. Best to apply RPU to only the longer segment initially (requires a call). Once the longer segment clears, then call again and request it be extended to the shorter segment.
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Old Jan 24, 2018, 5:47 am
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Originally Posted by weiwunokenan
Route: HAV-EWR; EWR-LAX
Plane: 737-800; 757-200
When applied: at booking Dec.3rd. Flight on Jan.30th
When cleared: Dec. 19th
# of passengers: 2
Booking class: G
Elite ?: Yes, 1k
What time is the EWR-LAX leg? Quite impressive clearing it on a weekday!
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Old Jan 24, 2018, 6:37 am
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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37


What time is the EWR-LAX leg? Quite impressive clearing it on a weekday!
especially that far in advanced. I'm biting my nails looking toward this weekend even though I'm waitlisted on a 28J with many seats still for sale lol.
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Old Jan 24, 2018, 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37


What time is the EWR-LAX leg? Quite impressive clearing it on a weekday!
Departs at 21:00, arrives at 00:21 next day, probably the last flight on that day.
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Old Jan 24, 2018, 12:01 pm
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This may be answered someplace but have been unable to find. Is there a relatively simple way to find available RPU space on flights without looking at each individual flight. Thanks
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Old Jan 24, 2018, 1:05 pm
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Originally Posted by omsflyer
This may be answered someplace but have been unable to find. Is there a relatively simple way to find available RPU space on flights without looking at each individual flight. Thanks
Sadly not.
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Old Jan 24, 2018, 2:23 pm
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Originally Posted by omsflyer
This may be answered someplace but have been unable to find. Is there a relatively simple way to find available RPU space on flights without looking at each individual flight. Thanks
Sort of, and it reaaly on works for non-stops. Go to advance search and select " Upgrade type " -- select any, as RPU, and then search as normal. This method has some issue, such as don't select fare class or use an ETC, but it is a poor man's way of find R space. Once you find (if you do) R space, then do a more conventional search and selected the flight you found earlier.

Also, if you use Chrome, see Browser extensions/scripts for United.com
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Old Jan 28, 2018, 5:41 am
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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Route: EWR-LAX today, 01/28
Plane: 757-200
When applied: Saw Open R space, did an SDC and grabbed the space.
When cleared: T-1.5 hours
# of passengers: 1
Booking class: S
Elite ?: Yes, 1k

Sidenote: Experienced my second RPU fail of my United life on the outbound, LAX-EWR on 01/26. Was #11 on the list. I was shook.
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Old Jan 28, 2018, 11:18 am
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Route: IAD-SFO 30 Jan; SFO-IAD 3 Feb
Plane: 739; 739
When applied: at booking Jan 13th
When cleared: Outbound at booking, return on Jan 28th
# of passengers: 1
Booking class: G
Elite ?: Yes, Plat
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Old Jan 28, 2018, 11:47 am
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Originally Posted by laxmillenial
When applied: Saw Open R space, did an SDC and grabbed the space.
When cleared: T-1.5 hours
Agent cleared you into R under T-2? Unusual to find one willing to do that these days.
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Old Jan 28, 2018, 1:14 pm
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Originally Posted by schley
haha..... discussed yes I have discussed as well but there is no dedicated thread for it. diditclear hasn't work for so long I almost forgot it existed also it is an external website and not on FT so if why have master threads for GPU's, CPU's etc. if we are going to link everything to external websites?

Surprised there is no thread already so boom, here we go.
diditclear isn't working for me as well. thanks for starting this thread!

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Route: EWR-LAX
Date: 01/26/18
Plane: 757-200
When applied: approx. 24 hours after booking from company travel website (01/14/18)
When cleared: ~T-6 hours
# of passengers: 1
Booking class: S
Elite Status/Level: 1K

Route: SFO-BOS
Date: 02/27/18
Plane: 757-200
When applied: ~7 days after booking
When cleared: immediately when RPU applied by 1K phone agent to all segments
# of passengers: 1
Booking class: V
Elite Status/Level: 1K
Notes: was searching for GGBUYUP cost and found that R>0 for the flight so I called 1K
Last edited by DELee; Jan 28, 2018 at 3:40 pm Reason: fixed typo
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Old Jan 28, 2018, 1:17 pm
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Originally Posted by Kacee
Agent cleared you into R under T-2? Unusual to find one willing to do that these days.
Indeed. About a week after I booked, I saw R space on the return and tried to get a Premier agent to push the UG. She wouldn't.
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