eleeut

I've done some searches on Plus Points & Upgrade Eligibility and didn't see anything immediately on this topic so here's a new thread (mods please consolidate as appropriate)..

I purchased a 2 segment itin (via Chase portal if that makes any difference), seg 1 is U fare, seg 2 is B fare. It was the "lowest" fare available for that schedule (joining other travelers on a mileage award itin) and checked on UA.com before booking. For upgrade purposes, is that considered effectively a Basic Econ flight? I clicked on the upgrade option which indicates the flight is not eligible for upgrade. I'm not concerned on upgrading this one but wanted to understand for future bookings.. If I want to upgrade, using Points Plus, Miles or cash, do I need to buy a fare other than the lowest cost when available, such as a refundable ticket?

I haven't been flying much in the past 2 years and probably missed this as another change that I'll like... =) I'll probably start work travel again in the coming months... Thanks again in advance!

WineCountryUA

Domestic> definitely not a BE fare (would be N)
International, a remote possibility the U could be BE. U and B are high economy fare classes but UA can provide do some fairly high fare class.

Can you look up the fare basis on united.com --- find fare rules in you reservation and it will tell you the multiple character fares basis (3-8 aphlanumberic code)

Insufficient info to get a good answer
Routing, fare basis, carriers, ... are needed

any non-BE published paid fare is upgradeable

Purchases on UA,com are clearly marked as BE. Some OTAs are poor for this, some have an option to eliminate BE

IAH-OIL-TRASH

What is the route? Certain routes are not eligible for complimentary upgrades.

eleeut

Going from WAS to HNL.., so IAD -> LAX -> HNL in early June, so domestic and still believe these are CPU-able routes..

so it looks like the UG options are now available, I might have been looking before the ticket fully confirmed... Thanks WineCountryUA !