Op-ups on *A partner flights for UA elites
Jan 1, 2019, 1:14 pm
#1
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Op-ups on *A partner flights for UA elites
So I am United Platinum (and thus *Gold). Today I was flying MAD-FRA on LH. When I scanned my boarding pass at the gate it beeped loudly and flashed red. The agent looked at my name and a handwritten piece of paper on the stand and said I'd been upgraded and told me my new seat assignment. I didn't receive a new boarding pass, I just sat in the seat the agent told me to.
Jan 1, 2019, 1:19 pm
#2
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You got an operational upgrade (op-up).
You should have posted about it here:
Post your recent opup as FTL/SEN/HON [08/2011 -]
You should have posted about it here:
Post your recent opup as FTL/SEN/HON [08/2011 -]
Jan 1, 2019, 1:48 pm
#3
Join Date: Mar 2011
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So I am United Platinum (and thus *Gold). Today I was flying MAD-FRA on LH. When I scanned my boarding pass at the gate it beeped loudly and flashed red. The agent looked at my name and a handwritten piece of paper on the stand and said I'd been upgraded and told me my new seat assignment. I didn't receive a new boarding pass, I just sat in the seat the agent told me to.
Jan 1, 2019, 2:50 pm
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My recent op-ups on LH and LX involved a slip of paper coming out of a printer. It was not a new BP, but rather more like a receipt from a cash register that stated my new seat. It's a lot harder to get *G on LH Group carriers and they treat OAL *G pretty well.
Jan 1, 2019, 2:58 pm
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Jan 1, 2019, 3:19 pm
#6
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Now that you reminded me, that's what I got as well. At least something in writing
Jan 1, 2019, 4:59 pm
#10
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Would be nice... I have traveled a number of times as a *G from MUC to HAJ or TXl and F has had plenty of space but no upgrade... not expected, but would be pleasant if only once.
Jan 1, 2019, 5:22 pm
#11
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That's why it didn't happen — OpUps don't happen when there's plenty of space, but when the flight is full (and with mobile cabin dividers, Y and C inventories are closely linked).
Jan 1, 2019, 7:08 pm
#13
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Since becoming *G, I’ve been op-upped maybe two or three times on AC YUL-ORD. Prior to being *G, I’d see op-ups on that flight, but never got one, so I’m assuming that *G status played a role.
FWIW, the op-up on AC only happens when they have a W&B issue requiring pax to move forward, or when they’re oversold in the back.
FWIW, the op-up on AC only happens when they have a W&B issue requiring pax to move forward, or when they’re oversold in the back.
Jan 1, 2019, 7:29 pm
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My fav op-up story as a UA 1K on LH was from about 10 years ago. My husband and I were flying TXL-MXP (prob via FRA. I forget).
As is often the case, he took more time than I would have liked to get out of the hotel, and we left within 50 minutes of departure time. I was NOT happy with him.
We got to the check in counter 15 minutes before departure. They had given our seats away (two aisles across from each other). They then printed me a C boarding card. Husband got Econ, toward the back (but not a middle).
Historically, I always would give him the upgrade. This time I didn’t.
As is often the case, he took more time than I would have liked to get out of the hotel, and we left within 50 minutes of departure time. I was NOT happy with him.
We got to the check in counter 15 minutes before departure. They had given our seats away (two aisles across from each other). They then printed me a C boarding card. Husband got Econ, toward the back (but not a middle).
Historically, I always would give him the upgrade. This time I didn’t.
Jan 1, 2019, 7:36 pm
#15
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My fav op-up story as a UA 1K on LH was from about 10 years ago. My husband and I were flying TXL-MXP (prob via FRA. I forget).
As is often the case, he took more time than I would have liked to get out of the hotel, and we left within 50 minutes of departure time. I was NOT happy with him.
We got to the check in counter 15 minutes before departure. They had given our seats away (two aisles across from each other). They then printed me a C boarding card. Husband got Econ, toward the back (but not a middle).
Historically, I always would give him the upgrade. This time I didn’t.
As is often the case, he took more time than I would have liked to get out of the hotel, and we left within 50 minutes of departure time. I was NOT happy with him.
We got to the check in counter 15 minutes before departure. They had given our seats away (two aisles across from each other). They then printed me a C boarding card. Husband got Econ, toward the back (but not a middle).
Historically, I always would give him the upgrade. This time I didn’t.