Upgrades/Access to Polaris Global First since UA Ended Polaris Global First Sales
Jul 16, 2018, 10:59 am
#136
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: NYC/WAS
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Jul 16, 2018, 3:30 pm
#137
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The flight is currently zeroed out and is almost certainly overbooked. The odds of getting an op-up to F should be pretty good as a GS. I would chat up the gate agent about it.
Jul 17, 2018, 4:13 am
#138
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: EWR
Programs: Latam Pass Black; UA 1K, 1MM; Marriott LT
Posts: 300
Thank you all for your responses.. so here's how it panned out:
No upgrades at check in.
Upgraded at the gate (which is a little sad, otherwise could have used the LH first class lounge, which is super nice.)
All the screens on the business and first class upgrades (and standby) kept the same two names on them.
The app consistently showed all cabins as full and unavailable.
No final indications of who had been upgraded in the app.
No upgrades at check in.
Upgraded at the gate (which is a little sad, otherwise could have used the LH first class lounge, which is super nice.)
All the screens on the business and first class upgrades (and standby) kept the same two names on them.
The app consistently showed all cabins as full and unavailable.
No final indications of who had been upgraded in the app.
Jul 17, 2018, 5:33 am
#139
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: DCA
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Thank you all for your responses.. so here's how it panned out:
No upgrades at check in.
Upgraded at the gate (which is a little sad, otherwise could have used the LH first class lounge, which is super nice.)
All the screens on the business and first class upgrades (and standby) kept the same two names on them.
The app consistently showed all cabins as full and unavailable.
No final indications of who had been upgraded in the app.
No upgrades at check in.
Upgraded at the gate (which is a little sad, otherwise could have used the LH first class lounge, which is super nice.)
All the screens on the business and first class upgrades (and standby) kept the same two names on them.
The app consistently showed all cabins as full and unavailable.
No final indications of who had been upgraded in the app.
Jul 17, 2018, 5:54 am
#140
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New York, NY
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Jul 17, 2018, 11:12 am
#141
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: EWR
Programs: Latam Pass Black; UA 1K, 1MM; Marriott LT
Posts: 300
Exactly.. and I was in the MUC LH FCL a few weeks ago: what a pleasant place to be, with excellent a la carte menu, and a relaxed atmosphere. The only weird thing for me was that there is a polizei in the lobby who you have to give your passport to while you are there because it is Schengen and non-Schengen.
Jul 17, 2018, 5:43 pm
#142
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Exactly.. and I was in the MUC LH FCL a few weeks ago: what a pleasant place to be, with excellent a la carte menu, and a relaxed atmosphere. The only weird thing for me was that there is a polizei in the lobby who you have to give your passport to while you are there because it is Schengen and non-Schengen.
Such a nice lounge though, well worth the 'hassle'
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Jul 18, 2018 at 5:18 am Reason: snark removed
Jul 17, 2018, 8:40 pm
#143
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: LAX and LHR. UA lifetime Gold 1.9MM 1K , DL Gold Medallion, HHonors Gold, Marriott Gold, Avis President's Club
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Exactly.. and I was in the MUC LH FCL a few weeks ago: what a pleasant place to be, with excellent a la carte menu, and a relaxed atmosphere. The only weird thing for me was that there is a polizei in the lobby who you have to give your passport to while you are there because it is Schengen and non-Schengen.
Jul 17, 2018, 8:50 pm
#144
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Traveling the opposite direction LHR-MUC-US last week, passport was requested.
Jul 18, 2018, 2:43 pm
#145
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA (SFO)
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Confirmed on UA 268, SFO-ORD, on 21-NOV-2018, and the current seatmap shows a three class 777-200 V1. F0 FN0 A0 ON0 O0 J9 JN9 C9 D9 Z9 ZN9....so they're not selling seats in First, and they are selling seats in Business. Obvious assumption, but they're retrofitting this plane to Polaris, and as such they're not selling seats in F, correct?
I'd like to upgrade from Economy to Business, hopefully using an RPU or GPU. (I know that R space needs to be available.)
Questions - What are the chances that this plane has the new Polaris seats by 21-NOV? If the plane still has Global First seats on 21-NOV, and my upgrade into C has cleared, how will upgrades into F be handled?
I'd like to upgrade from Economy to Business, hopefully using an RPU or GPU. (I know that R space needs to be available.)
Questions - What are the chances that this plane has the new Polaris seats by 21-NOV? If the plane still has Global First seats on 21-NOV, and my upgrade into C has cleared, how will upgrades into F be handled?
Jul 18, 2018, 2:45 pm
#146
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If you get upgraded to business using any instrument (miles, GPU, RPU, CPU) you are not eligible for a seat in first. Only elites who have paid for business (J/A/C/D/Z/P) are eligible for the upgrade. Upgrades are only processed at the gate and not in advance. Non-revs will also be listed for all classes including economy, business and first.
-RM
Jul 18, 2018, 2:59 pm
#147
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Thanks RM. The first and last time I flew in first on a three class plane was SFO-ORD on the 744. Bought economy, but either immediately after purchase or during OLCI I received a buy-up and was pleasantly surprised when I skipped the business cabin.
Jul 18, 2018, 4:29 pm
#148
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Jul 19, 2018, 1:05 pm
#149
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: EWR
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Did you see the Polizei booth on the left as you walked and if it was staffed?
Jul 20, 2018, 7:56 am
#150
Join Date: Nov 2012
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At check-in for our return from PVG yesterday, neither my wife nor I received a TOD to First. Website in the section where you can choose your seat was saying that First was "Sold Out" even though Flight Status was saying it was only 3/8 sold. Obviously UA felt we did not deserve an offer as we had not taken the $1900 offer for the outbound. Day of departure, First was sold 4/8 and there were 5 non-revs waitlisted for the upgrade. At boarding, one non-rev was upgraded. First left with 3 empty seats. Business was full starting two weeks prior to the flight. There were 11 passengers on the upgrade list (6 + the 5 non-revs). One passenger was upgraded.