nomad420

Thanks, that 7:15 would definitely work and if there is R space I'll throw an RPU at it but not heading back up until April. As others noted, if you are less than GS my experience is you will almost never get a CPU on this route. Huge number of GS take this all the time. I would not be surprised if this was the highest GS pax route in the UA system (maybe LAX-EWR and SFO-EWR a close second).

nomad420

Applied RPU a couple of months ago on this Friday's AM SFO-DEN-EGE flight an of course nothing has cleared. I suspect per usual maybe at the gate or even after boarding I will find out if it clears at all. On a lighter note, my wife'w RPU cleared several weeks in advance on a Wed PM SFO-KOA flight. Per I-O-T comments these mid week off hours flights will clear but unfortunately I can rarely take them.

laxmillenial

Interesting. I cleared LAX-DEN last week but not DEN-EGE, it was booked solid on the Fri/Sat that the week I wanted to go, so I ended up just picking Fri.

nomad420

Fly the route pretty regularly for work and will occasionally clear the SFO-DEN flight and really don't care about the DEN-EGE flight as it is USUALLY short. Although I have circled EGE for an hour (or two) waiting for the weather to clear more than occasionally. This time I am leaving on Friday (not typical time for me) to ski prior to work hence I am probably in line with everyone else heading up to do the same thing. I am ZERO for like 10 on these things myself this year, I'll post back if I clear at the gate.

ordflyer18

I think United has eliminated this problem entirely by preventing me from trying to apply GPU to my flights.

Can't complain about GPU and RPUs if you can't apply it in the first place. Its equivalent to cutting off the head entirely if you have a headache

Xyzzy

Make sure you are prperly logged in. The web site has a mode where it appears you are logged in but you are not actually logged in.

ordflyer18

I was. I booked a flight thru the website too . Although its a known problem about the website sometimes not allowing to apply GPU/RPU online.

SS255

I just had this problem for the first time, after dozens of seamless on-line instrument applications. You have to call in.

nomad420

Likewise to both above, often I am often taking instruments from either my account or my wife's account so that complicates things a bit as well. I usually end up calling as well. Additionally, don't think that they will "automatically" apply the first to expire first. While they are suppose to I have been through this multiple times now and you have to DOUBLE CHECK this, I have had to have them rebank and reload RPU/GPUs because of this multiple times and it is a hassle. This year I am trying to be very proactive in attempting to use these things. I have a SFO-SLC flight coming up that I normally would not use one on but I still have 4 extended RPUs for last year so why not burn them IF I can. I believe they are still good until the END of April right??

ordflyer18

Well, good thing I did not apply the GPU(rather wasn't permitted to apply the GPU) for my flight tomorrow, I got my first CPU of the year

nomad420

Hey you proved my point, they are worthless....LOL

Jimmie Jet

Had an RPU clear CALGARY denver milwaukee , and another Chicago to calgary

im ok getting rid of them otherwise they stress me out

david_oz

jjmoore

I got my first CPU of the year as a 1K (since losing GS on Feb 1) on GRR-DEN on 3/16. Missed on GRR-ORD, ORD-DEN, DEN-SFO, SFO-DEN, STL-DEN, and a few others since Feb. 1. I applied RPUs to all of the hub-hub itineraries, and still missed, with most of the open seats on DoD going to OLCI buy-ups for $129. Not cool. I have sat up front a few times, but only when I bought up.

ordflyer18

Always knew this Well at least I won't be disappointed with my GPUs next year cause I wont hit 1k(at least looks like it)