Jan 12, 2020, 11:39 am
TLV - SFO [Consolidated Questions About UA's Service, aircraft, food, schedule, ...]
Jul 6, 2017, 11:48 pm
#1
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Location: SFO
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TLV - SFO [Consolidated Questions About UA's Service, aircraft, food, schedule, ...]
I've been monitoring UA 954 for the past week or so (as a friend was waitlisted for an upgrade). Pleasantly surprised her upgrade using miles + $ cleared 72 hours before departure and by the time the flight departed, everybody on the upgrade list made it ^
This does not appear to be a one-off, similar pattern of most if not all upgrades clearing before departure on other days as well. Which leads me to ask: is this just seasonal or are there other factors here?
On a related note, anybody know why today (Thurs) departure is scheduled for 11:15p instead of the usual 9:15p? I noticed this a few days ago, so it doesn't look like an unplanned event.
Cheers.
This does not appear to be a one-off, similar pattern of most if not all upgrades clearing before departure on other days as well. Which leads me to ask: is this just seasonal or are there other factors here?
On a related note, anybody know why today (Thurs) departure is scheduled for 11:15p instead of the usual 9:15p? I noticed this a few days ago, so it doesn't look like an unplanned event.
Cheers.
Jan 20, 2018, 3:59 pm
#5
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: EWR, BDL
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Jan 20, 2018, 4:33 pm
#8
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Tel Aviv (TLV), Chicago (ORD)
Programs: United Premier 1K, Starwood/Marriott Gold
Posts: 248
Well I have a GPU put in on that route, just a week after the 77W starts flying... this is very good news, increasing the C capacity from 36 to 60! Bad news if I don’t get upgraded, 77W is the worst plane for Y.
Jan 20, 2018, 5:11 pm
#9
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: RIC
Programs: UA 1K MM
Posts: 3,387
Does this route flip between 788 and 789? I see tonight, it's a 789 with 48J, vs. 36J on the 788.
Jan 20, 2018, 6:01 pm
#10
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
Programs: UA 1K/MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Something, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
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Yeah, 15 hours in Y on the 77W isn't likely to be fun, but this route is already the 787 and the difference in Y isn't all that different. (17.3" v's 17")
For anyone up the front this a good news - I'm routing via EWR on SFO-TLV in a few weeks in part to get the 77W.
For anyone up the front this a good news - I'm routing via EWR on SFO-TLV in a few weeks in part to get the 77W.
Jan 20, 2018, 9:11 pm
#13
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Jan 20, 2018, 9:14 pm
#14
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: NYC
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Jan 20, 2018, 9:39 pm
#15
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: NYC (Primarily EWR)
Programs: UA 1K / *G, Marriott Bonvoy Gold; Avis PC
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