Is United still processing CPU before T24?
Mar 5, 2019, 1:52 pm
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Is United still processing CPU before T24?
So I am flying RDU-EWR tomorrow night and they have not upgraded anyone. I have noticed that most of my CPUs have been inside T24. Has United said anything about changing their policies?
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Mar 5, 2019, 2:01 pm
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No. No change in policies. I was upgraded for a short segment (EWR-IAD) on Friday evening at T-96 as a 1K with the flight occurring in a few hours from now. UA processes some CPUs before T-24 if it thinks it will not sell out a domestic F cabin and will then hopefully push demand (and prices) by others when they see the cabin is filling up.
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Mar 5, 2019, 2:07 pm
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I've been on several E70 and E75 flights that were wide open in FC but no upgrades until T-24. I usually check in at T-24 on the dot and often don't get upgraded. Then I check back an hour later and I am upgraded. So in those cases, the upgrade occurred just inside the T-24 window.
Mar 5, 2019, 2:26 pm
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Last week I was on a 738 with 10 open seats (J9 C9 D9 P9) and my CPU cleared just inside of T-24. Seems like UA is increasingly delaying CPUs. In fact, I don't remember the last time I CPUed earlier than T-24.
Mar 5, 2019, 2:37 pm
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I got upgrade OGG-LAX 2 weeks ago on award ticket at T-96, but LAX-LAS night before. My chances of upgrade on both were (IMHO) same, so UA’s decision on CPU timing seems arbitrary sometimes.
One would think they’d run OGG-LAX process at last minute since they’d have good chance of selling ToDs on a 5-hour redeye. There’s a chance they did ( to detriment of lower status flyers), but I didn’t watch once I got mine.
One would think they’d run OGG-LAX process at last minute since they’d have good chance of selling ToDs on a 5-hour redeye. There’s a chance they did ( to detriment of lower status flyers), but I didn’t watch once I got mine.
Mar 5, 2019, 3:13 pm
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Many more reports of things like this in recent months, but it's not a blanket policy. I have received T-96 upgrades also.
Mar 5, 2019, 4:07 pm
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In the scenario you show, I, as a Premier Platinum member would expect to be upgraded at T-72. However what happens most of the time would be that I would be #1 on the upgrade list and then magically either 12 people get upgraded without making it to the upgrade list or I would suddenly drop to #1 3 on the list 5 hours before the flight and not get upgraded.
Mar 5, 2019, 4:21 pm
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In the scenario you show, I, as a Premier Platinum member would expect to be upgraded at T-72. However what happens most of the time would be that I would be #1 on the upgrade list and then magically either 12 people get upgraded without making it to the upgrade list or I would suddenly drop to #1 3 on the list 5 hours before the flight and not get upgraded.
Mar 5, 2019, 4:27 pm
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It's nearly impossible to know whether UA is processing CPUs before T-24. Obviously you can know whether YOU were upgraded, but they know longer show people with a green check before T-24 (somebody can correct me, It may even be if they're upgraded before gate control). This is the rare case when obviously we can all know that nobody got upgraded because F is booked 0.
Mar 5, 2019, 4:33 pm
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It's nearly impossible to know whether UA is processing CPUs before T-24. Obviously you can know whether YOU were upgraded, but they know longer show people with a green check before T-24 (somebody can correct me, It may even be if they're upgraded before gate control). This is the rare case when obviously we can all know that nobody got upgraded because F is booked 0.
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Mar 5, 2019, 5:17 pm
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I received my CPU for my Friday flight SFO to SAN 2 days ago. i also received CPU today on my return flight to SAN to SFO. (flight scheduled for this Sunday)