ExplorerWannabe

I can answer that question right now. I never got TOD offers for my DEN-LHR flight which I had waitlisted for a month with miles+copay. The flight started with over 12 seats available in J (but PN0) and stayed that way until about a week and a half to 2 weeks before the flight. A week before the flight it still had 6 or 7 seats open in J but it was sold out a day or two before the flight. 2 seats opened up on the day of the flight and 2 people got upgrades but that was it. Never once saw a TOD offer.

adg1234

StuckinITH

If you travel alone, check in at 24 hours before your flight.

If the flight is so tight, the chances of TODs being offered are very, very, very close to 0, even with GPUs waitlisted. It's when there are 6-7 seats available that I saw TODs (on my GPU waitlisted flights) and they were at a price that I would consider.

adg1234

SFOrunner

Fast-forward and we're at T-6 days....

UA540, SFO-IAH, departing at 7:34 AM: .....F7, A6, JN7, C6, D6, Z6, ZN6, P6, PN6, R3, RN3, IN2, I0
Flight Status shows 9 of 16 booked. 26 of 45 E+ seats are available per the seat map. My guerrilla estimate says that of the 19 people currently sitting in E+, six (6) are 1K or higher. I'm thinking that this will be one of those times where my companion and I wait to check-in.

UA1131, IAH-MSY, departing at 3:20 PM: ....ZN9, P9, PN9, R9, RN9, IN6, I0
Flight Status shows 8 of 20 booked...I feel confident that this will clear.

findark

Yeah, normally with 7 left on a 738 and 19 in E+, I would be sweating it as a 1K but inventory suggests that there is very little premium demand. Good luck!

tstauck

Hi - what are the rules again for me upgrading as a Gold, traveling on the same confirmation as a non-elite? Do I still need to manually split the reservation for me to be possibly upgraded at T-48, and then put the companion on the upgrade list at the airport?

Thanks in advance!

findark

You will upgraded both-or-none, as long as the PNR is not split. When you check in, you may choose to split the PNR. Once it is split, you will be eligible separately for CPU.

If you choose not to split, you will not be eligible for battlefield upgrades and will not show up on the upgrade standby list.

physioprof

As it turns out, my friend cleared with my GS GPU a few days before the flight.

jjmoore

It is safe to opt to split the records (as long as you are willing to take a risk of not sitting together if one upgrade clears and the other doesn't). After the records are split, they are still referenced in case of irrops, and the companion will still keep the same upgrade priority on future segments in the itinerary.... safe play all around, and my Mrs and I usually opt to split the res and get the upgrades.... most of the time we either both get it or both miss horribly.

tstauck

Thanks for the advice everyone!

Asaq

Chances of an upgrade on UA 875, 08/04/18? Using a GPU as platinum status.

Also UA2 on 08/12/18? This time using miles + cash as a platinum.

Thanks!

jjmoore

Tough to say for both. Your chances are better for the HND flight I would dare to say. My experience with UA1 and UA2 are that there are many many last minute J purchases and that the seat map will dwindle quickly within the 2 week mark. As a GS for the last couple years, I was upgraded at T<48hr in all cases on UA1 and UA2, and it usually came down to the last couple seats. Sunday is typically a business-heavy travel day for SIN-SFO, so good luck.... I wouldn't hold out too much hope for that one, especially since they are not releasing anything below D class in the available inventory. This means all GS are still waitlisted for upgrades... as well as any 1K. The HND has P inventory opened up... lots of open seats... so hopefully they will begin to leak out some PN and R to clear some people....

jsloan

nomad420

Agree, not even sure if LAX would help. If you hold an instrument you will use an instrument on this flight or simply buy up either way extremely tough.