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 12, 2018, 2:03 pm
#33
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Jan 13, 2018, 5:54 am
#36
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Upgraded son's flights.
1.ORD-GRU; GRU-EWR
2. Mar 12; Mar 26
3. W
4. Y->C
5. Dec 23
6. Right after booking
Total routing was ORF-ORD-GRU-VIX-GRU-EWR-ORF. Had to book ORF-ORD separate as R space was not available for ORD-GRU if the ORF-ORD leg was included.
1.ORD-GRU; GRU-EWR
2. Mar 12; Mar 26
3. W
4. Y->C
5. Dec 23
6. Right after booking
Total routing was ORF-ORD-GRU-VIX-GRU-EWR-ORF. Had to book ORF-ORD separate as R space was not available for ORD-GRU if the ORF-ORD leg was included.
Jan 13, 2018, 10:07 am
#37
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If your son is checking bags, make sure he gets to ORF early. It's not easy to interline bags across two separate UA tix.
Jan 13, 2018, 11:13 am
#38
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Jan 13, 2018, 11:28 am
#39
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The son was buying his tickets and didn't want to risk the waitlist on the ORD-GRU flight. With ORF-ORD added, the upgrade wasn't immediately available. Since ORF-ORD is a separate ticket, he plans to claim his bag in ORD and then check in for the next flight. If the ORF flight is on time, he will have 3.5+ hours to do that.
Jan 13, 2018, 12:05 pm
#40
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The son was buying his tickets and didn't want to risk the waitlist on the ORD-GRU flight. With ORF-ORD added, the upgrade wasn't immediately available. Since ORF-ORD is a separate ticket, he plans to claim his bag in ORD and then check in for the next flight. If the ORF flight is on time, he will have 3.5+ hours to do that.
Jan 13, 2018, 1:58 pm
#41
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Yes, it was.
Too bad you didn't read this thread before booking: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...h-flights.html
Too bad you didn't read this thread before booking: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...h-flights.html
Jan 13, 2018, 2:22 pm
#42
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Here's a pretty good review:
Review: Lufthansa First Class Lounge Frankfurt - One Mile at a Time
Jan 13, 2018, 3:41 pm
#43
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Jan 14, 2018, 4:06 am
#45
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Location: Virginia and Vitoria, ES Brazil
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Yes, it was.
Too bad you didn't read this thread before booking: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...h-flights.html
Too bad you didn't read this thread before booking: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...h-flights.html