Jan 1, 2018, 8:31 am
Last edit by: IADFlyer123
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 2017, GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2016, GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2015
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 2017, GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2016, GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2015
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2018
Jan 5, 2018, 8:21 am
#17
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: KEWR
Programs: UA 1K, HH Diamond, SPG/Marriott Gold, Hyatt Plat, National Exec, GE/Nexus
Posts: 501
1. EWR-LAX-SIN
2. Travel 01-Jan-2018
3. Fare V
4. Y-C
5. Purchase 06-Dec-2017
6. LAX-SIN cleared between T-24 and T-12 ... EWR-LAX at #1 on list after someone stole my seat via TOD
2. Travel 01-Jan-2018
3. Fare V
4. Y-C
5. Purchase 06-Dec-2017
6. LAX-SIN cleared between T-24 and T-12 ... EWR-LAX at #1 on list after someone stole my seat via TOD
Jan 5, 2018, 8:54 am
#18
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 21,386
If the transfer time is short enough, UA sees it as a connection and the instrument will apply to the entire trip. This only works if you're transiting different hubs -- LAX-NRT-EWR would work but LAX-NRT-LAX would not.
OP said he had 2-3 hours in Tokyo. That's short enough to trigger this behavior.
OP said he had 2-3 hours in Tokyo. That's short enough to trigger this behavior.
Jan 5, 2018, 7:13 pm
#19
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: IAH/EWR-LGA/MIA
Programs: UA Global Services 3.2 MM, Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium Elite, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 2,503
On Jan 2, was able to book 5 people in saver Y (XN) and confirm upgrades to C (PN) for all 5, on the same day as booking. This is for UA 57 (EWR-CDG) on Mar 7. This is part of a broader IAH-EWR-CDG-FRA-IAH itinerary March 7/8 to 11, all booked in saver Y. IAH-EWR on Mar 7 is waitlisted for all 5, while FRA-IAH on Mar 11 has already cleared for 1 of the 5 (who is a GS; the other 4 are still waitlisted, but I have high hopes all 4 will clear).
Jan 9, 2018, 9:25 am
#20
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: FRA / IAD
Programs: UA*PP
Posts: 44
1. ORD-MUC
2. 03/02
3. W
4. Y-C
5. 3 weeks
6. Cleared 3 hours after booking
1. SFO-SEA
2. 28/01
3. W
4. Y-C
5. 3 weeks
6. Cleared 1 hours after booking
Remaining segments FRA-SFO and SEA-ORD are still waitlisted.
2. 03/02
3. W
4. Y-C
5. 3 weeks
6. Cleared 3 hours after booking
1. SFO-SEA
2. 28/01
3. W
4. Y-C
5. 3 weeks
6. Cleared 1 hours after booking
Remaining segments FRA-SFO and SEA-ORD are still waitlisted.
Jan 9, 2018, 9:31 am
#21
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: UA 1K 1MMer & LT UC (when flying UA); Hyatt Credit Cardist; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold via UA 1K
Posts: 6,956
1. LAX-SIN
2. 8/29/18
3. W
4. Y-C
5. Purchased 1/8/18
6. Cleared at booking. I booked because I saw that R class had opened up.
2. 8/29/18
3. W
4. Y-C
5. Purchased 1/8/18
6. Cleared at booking. I booked because I saw that R class had opened up.
Jan 9, 2018, 10:15 am
#22
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: LAX/TPE
Programs: United 1K, JAL Sapphire, SPG Lifetime Platinum, National Executive Elite, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 42,192
How much was your W fare? ANA has a sale ex-YVR in P class, confirmed business on NH or UA segments for about US$2K plus a $120 r/t fare LA-YVR on another airline - if you're in your 24hr cancel period and paid more than 1,500, you might want to look into this option.
Jan 9, 2018, 10:18 am
#23
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 21,386
How much was your W fare? ANA has a sale ex-YVR in P class, confirmed business on NH or UA segments for about US$2K plus a $120 r/t fare LA-YVR on another airline - if you're in your 24hr cancel period and paid more than 1,500, you might want to look into this option.
Jan 9, 2018, 4:45 pm
#26
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: UA 1K 1MMer & LT UC (when flying UA); Hyatt Credit Cardist; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold via UA 1K
Posts: 6,956
How much was your W fare? ANA has a sale ex-YVR in P class, confirmed business on NH or UA segments for about US$2K plus a $120 r/t fare LA-YVR on another airline - if you're in your 24hr cancel period and paid more than 1,500, you might want to look into this option.
Last edited by SS255; Jan 9, 2018 at 7:43 pm
Jan 9, 2018, 7:41 pm
#27
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: SDF
Programs: -=- UA: GS + 3.9 Million Miler; Hilton: Diamond; Marriott: Gold; Hertz: President's Circle
Posts: 676
1. UA7 IAH-NRT; 13-Jan; Q to C; cleared 1 week before departure
2. UA804 NRT-IAD; 19-Jan; Q to C; cleared 11 days before departure
3. UA142 NRT-DEN; 9-Feb; V to C; cleared at booking (PN available)
4. UA938 ORD-LHR; 13-Feb; Q to C; cleared 1 week after booking
5. UA15 LHR-EWR; 16-Feb; Q to C; cleared at booking (PN available)
6. UA57 EWR-CDG; 11-Mar; V to C; cleared in early Jan
7. UA986 CDG-ORD; 14-Mar; V to C; cleared at booking (PN available)
1 more TPAC to go before my company allows return to booking C tickets for duration of the year.
2. UA804 NRT-IAD; 19-Jan; Q to C; cleared 11 days before departure
3. UA142 NRT-DEN; 9-Feb; V to C; cleared at booking (PN available)
4. UA938 ORD-LHR; 13-Feb; Q to C; cleared 1 week after booking
5. UA15 LHR-EWR; 16-Feb; Q to C; cleared at booking (PN available)
6. UA57 EWR-CDG; 11-Mar; V to C; cleared in early Jan
7. UA986 CDG-ORD; 14-Mar; V to C; cleared at booking (PN available)
1 more TPAC to go before my company allows return to booking C tickets for duration of the year.
Jan 9, 2018, 7:53 pm
#28
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Catania, Sicily/South Jersey (PHL)/Houston, Texas/Red Stick/airborne in-between
Programs: United Global Svs, AA PlatPro, WN RR, AZ/ITA Freccia, Hilton Diam, Bonvoy Gold, Hertz Prez, IHG
Posts: 3,540
3 Jan MXP-EWR
4 GPUs cleared for me and my family into biz. I was still a 1K then and my wife Plat. Booked in late November when I used the instrument and the upgrade cleared a week out just after Christmas.
4 GPUs cleared for me and my family into biz. I was still a 1K then and my wife Plat. Booked in late November when I used the instrument and the upgrade cleared a week out just after Christmas.
Jan 10, 2018, 6:36 pm
#29
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Programs: UA 1K, UA .53 MM, Marriott Gold, Nexus, GE, TSA Pre, Hertz PC
Posts: 581
GPU applied and cleared at T-8
1. ICN-SFO
2. 01/11/2018
3. M
4. Y-C
5. Ticket was purchased on 01/09/2018
6. Upgrade cleared at T-8
This upgrade was one of the better ones I've seen clear, personally, and it wasn't even for me! My 26 year old sister and her seven month old daughter are flying back to Chicago, from Taegu, KR. Her route is TAE-ICN-SFO-ORD. They are booked in Y on all three legs, and they each have their own seat. She landed at ICN at 8:00 AM local time, and is scheduled to depart ICN at 6:05 PM today. I got a text from my mom (who is in Chicago) stating that my sister has a question about UA, and wanted to know if I could help. (My sister is a novice traveler, but flew a round trip ICN/ORD last year in C, and earned herself premier Gold.) My sister wanted my mom to see if she had enough miles to upgrade herself to business class on her ICN-SFO leg. I assumed that my sister did not have enough miles, and even if she did, I was even more confident that there was no way she could upgrade herself in the middle of her itinerary. (Perhaps I'm wrong about this?)
Anyhow, I got my sister’s confirmation number and logged into my MP account to see if I could apply a GPU from my account, however it said that the legs are not eligible for an online upgrade. I proceeded to call the 1K desk, explained the situation, and low and behold, the 1K agent was able to move my sister and my niece from Y to C. Unfortunately there wasn’t space on the SFO-ORD leg, but certainly a good use of two of my GPU’s!
2. 01/11/2018
3. M
4. Y-C
5. Ticket was purchased on 01/09/2018
6. Upgrade cleared at T-8
This upgrade was one of the better ones I've seen clear, personally, and it wasn't even for me! My 26 year old sister and her seven month old daughter are flying back to Chicago, from Taegu, KR. Her route is TAE-ICN-SFO-ORD. They are booked in Y on all three legs, and they each have their own seat. She landed at ICN at 8:00 AM local time, and is scheduled to depart ICN at 6:05 PM today. I got a text from my mom (who is in Chicago) stating that my sister has a question about UA, and wanted to know if I could help. (My sister is a novice traveler, but flew a round trip ICN/ORD last year in C, and earned herself premier Gold.) My sister wanted my mom to see if she had enough miles to upgrade herself to business class on her ICN-SFO leg. I assumed that my sister did not have enough miles, and even if she did, I was even more confident that there was no way she could upgrade herself in the middle of her itinerary. (Perhaps I'm wrong about this?)
Anyhow, I got my sister’s confirmation number and logged into my MP account to see if I could apply a GPU from my account, however it said that the legs are not eligible for an online upgrade. I proceeded to call the 1K desk, explained the situation, and low and behold, the 1K agent was able to move my sister and my niece from Y to C. Unfortunately there wasn’t space on the SFO-ORD leg, but certainly a good use of two of my GPU’s!