Can’t check in online - chances of upgrade?
Jun 28, 2022, 7:02 pm
#1
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Can’t check in online - chances of upgrade?
I do not have elite status, requested an upgrade using miles and copay and am on the waitlist. I fly out tomorrow IAD - EWR- CPT. I cannot check in online (flying with an infant, need to show paperwork etc). Does this lower my chances of getting upgraded?
Jun 28, 2022, 7:04 pm
#2
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Not really. More important criteria will kick in first - status, fare class. Most upgrades are decided by these two discriminators. Not even sure if check-in time is a criteria anymore. You should be able to see your place on the waitlist now (w/o checking in) under flight status to estimate chances.
Jun 28, 2022, 7:11 pm
#3
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Unfortunately EWR-CPT tomorrow (29 June) is already full in Polaris. It's certainly possible some passengers will not make the flight, but without status and 23 on the waitlist for an upgrade, your odds of clearing are next to none. You can find more info here: https://www.united.com/en/us/flights...-29/EWR/CPT/UA
Jun 28, 2022, 7:45 pm
#4
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Not really. More important criteria will kick in first - status, fare class. Most upgrades are decided by these two discriminators. Not even sure if check-in time is a criteria anymore. You should be able to see your place on the waitlist now (w/o checking in) under flight status to estimate chances.
Jun 28, 2022, 7:47 pm
#5
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Jun 28, 2022, 8:56 pm
#6
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The waitlist used at the gate has check-in time as the 5th? factor and is not used until after check-in is closed, so a delayed check-in will likely have no or very little impact on order.
So for both cases, delayed check-in is not a big deal (but it could make a difference for the last upgrade.
However, as the others have mentioned, the chance of upgrade on that flight for a non-elite is very unlikely unfortunately.
Jun 29, 2022, 6:35 am
#7
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Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 4
Thank you all! Mentally preparing for my middle row, middle seat in Economy. Finger's crossed my 10 month old actually fits in and uses the bassinet. I hope I won't regret requesting the bassinet and losing out on my isle seat I had initially selected. Either way, I am sure I will be learning many travel lessons in the next 24 hours!
Thank you, and yes, I am nearly halfway down the list. Better to know now than to get to the airpot with false hope.
Thank you, and yes, I am nearly halfway down the list. Better to know now than to get to the airpot with false hope.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Jun 29, 2022 at 9:05 am Reason: merged consecutive posts by same member