Jul 8, 2022, 4:27 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2023
(including LH/NH PlusPoints successes)
Consider posting:
1. Route
2. Date
3. Fare class
4. Y-O, Y-J, O-J (O=PremiumPlus), J-F (for LH/NH)
5. # of PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear
For Reference:
PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2022
PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2021
PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2020
GPU / PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2019
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2018
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2017
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2016
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2015
related threads
PlusPoints NON-Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2023
PlusPoints NON-Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2022
PlusPoints NON-Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2021
(including LH/NH PlusPoints successes)
Consider posting:
1. Route
2. Date
3. Fare class
4. Y-O, Y-J, O-J (O=PremiumPlus), J-F (for LH/NH)
5. # of PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear
For Reference:
PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2022
PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2021
PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2020
GPU / PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2019
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2018
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2017
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2016
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2015
related threads
PlusPoints NON-Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2023
PlusPoints NON-Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2022
PlusPoints NON-Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2021
PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2023
Feb 6, 2023, 7:18 pm
#91
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: DCA, IAD (not BWI if I can help it)
Programs: UA 1MM 1K, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Explorist, status-free on AA, AS, B6, DL, WN, Amtrak, etc.
Posts: 1,481
I must have been booking flights on Bizarro United, because I had PlusPoints upgrades clear immediately on two W TATL fares.
1. EWR-BRU
2. 2/24
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: Just over two months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking (seeing PZ1 really focused my decision-making process)
1. ZRH-EWR
2. 3/1
3. R
4. O-J
5. 30 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: A bit over two months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 18 hours after booking
1. IAD-LHR
2. 7/10
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: About six months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking (PZ9)
1. EWR-BRU
2. 2/24
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: Just over two months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking (seeing PZ1 really focused my decision-making process)
1. ZRH-EWR
2. 3/1
3. R
4. O-J
5. 30 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: A bit over two months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 18 hours after booking
1. IAD-LHR
2. 7/10
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: About six months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking (PZ9)
Feb 9, 2023, 2:10 pm
#93
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: LAX
Programs: UA 1K MM; Bonvoy Titanium; most other FF programs...
Posts: 654
1. SFO-FRA (as part of LAX-SFO-FRA-ATH)
2. 3/14
3. Q
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 1.5 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking
1. ZRH-IAD (as part of ATH-ZRH-IAD-LAX)
2. 4/4
3. R
4. O-J
5. 30 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 2 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking
2. 3/14
3. Q
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 1.5 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking
1. ZRH-IAD (as part of ATH-ZRH-IAD-LAX)
2. 4/4
3. R
4. O-J
5. 30 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 2 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking
Feb 9, 2023, 2:55 pm
#94
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: Former UA1K transitioning to WFBF mentality
Posts: 779
1. Route: MUC-BOM
2. Date: 2/14
3. Fare class: H
4. Y -> J
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 9 days
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 9 days (not instant, about 7 hrs after waitlisting).
LH flight was not showing I on this segment alone, but was showing I for JFK-MUC-BOM. Maybe married segments? Tried my luck and got upgrade some 7 hrs later, even with email from UA.
Total cost for oneway IAH-BOM in J was $850 for upgraded H fare. Great deal. Also cleared EWR-Europe on UA, but many flights were open.
2. Date: 2/14
3. Fare class: H
4. Y -> J
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 9 days
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 9 days (not instant, about 7 hrs after waitlisting).
LH flight was not showing I on this segment alone, but was showing I for JFK-MUC-BOM. Maybe married segments? Tried my luck and got upgrade some 7 hrs later, even with email from UA.
Total cost for oneway IAH-BOM in J was $850 for upgraded H fare. Great deal. Also cleared EWR-Europe on UA, but many flights were open.
1. JFK-MUC-DEL
2. 2/13
3. H
4. Y-J
5. 80 PlusPoints (40 per segment)
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 4 days (still $850!)
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking
As with above MUC-BOM, Lufthansa was only showing MUC-DEL as a connector from US - not by itself. But upgrade cleared immediately after purchasing IAH-LGA / JFK-MUC-DEL. UA record promptly looked very screwy - JFK-MUC disappeared entirely, and MUC-DEL showed up in the wrong place. It looked OK on LH.com so I'm not touching.
Feb 9, 2023, 4:20 pm
#95
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NYC
Posts: 27,239
1. Route: LHR-EWR
2. Date: 2-Feb
3. Fare class: R I think - MP activity shows ZR.
4. O-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 30
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: ~10 days
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking.
Chose 4pm flight due to availability (although early AM flights had PZ too). Closer to departure PZ was available on all flights. Flight went out with ~5 empty J seats, only 7/22 full in PE and maybe 20-30 Y pax. Most flights that day (Thurs) were similar. Friday flights were busier.
2. Date: 2-Feb
3. Fare class: R I think - MP activity shows ZR.
4. O-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 30
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: ~10 days
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking.
Chose 4pm flight due to availability (although early AM flights had PZ too). Closer to departure PZ was available on all flights. Flight went out with ~5 empty J seats, only 7/22 full in PE and maybe 20-30 Y pax. Most flights that day (Thurs) were similar. Friday flights were busier.
Feb 10, 2023, 2:39 pm
#96
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: United Plat
Posts: 501
1. ORD-LHR
2. 4/8
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: About 2 months (2/10)
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: After the ticket was issued, I applied the upgrade by knowing PZ=0. Immediately after I applied the upgrade, text message with PZ confirmation arrived.
2. 4/8
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: About 2 months (2/10)
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: After the ticket was issued, I applied the upgrade by knowing PZ=0. Immediately after I applied the upgrade, text message with PZ confirmation arrived.
Feb 10, 2023, 4:44 pm
#97
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 5,469
1. ORD-LHR
2. 4/8
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: About 2 months (2/10)
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: After the ticket was issued, I applied the upgrade by knowing PZ=0. Immediately after I applied the upgrade, text message with PZ confirmation arrived.
2. 4/8
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: About 2 months (2/10)
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: After the ticket was issued, I applied the upgrade by knowing PZ=0. Immediately after I applied the upgrade, text message with PZ confirmation arrived.
Feb 10, 2023, 5:32 pm
#98
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: United Plat
Posts: 501
BTW, RN>0 for all three non-stop ORD-LHR flights on 4/8 as of now. PZ9 for the first two non-stop IAD-LHR.
Feb 13, 2023, 11:22 pm
#99
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH, YYC
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 753
1. LAX-MEL
2. Mar 4
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: About a month
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: A couple of days after purchase. The flight was PN0 and PZ0 when I booked it but it cleared anyway.
2. Mar 4
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 PlusPoints
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: About a month
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: A couple of days after purchase. The flight was PN0 and PZ0 when I booked it but it cleared anyway.
Feb 16, 2023, 12:53 pm
#101
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 520
Feb 17, 2023, 5:32 am
#104
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: NYC
Programs: BA Silver, UA 1K, DL Platinum
Posts: 696
1. IAD-FRA
2. 7/24
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 pointsx4
6. 5 months
7. cleared at booking PZ>0!
Family of 4, all PP for the year now gone. Return takes advantage of much cheaper Europe-US pricing with a P return PAR-NYC of $1800 so we can come back for Thanksgiving
2. 7/24
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 40 pointsx4
6. 5 months
7. cleared at booking PZ>0!
Family of 4, all PP for the year now gone. Return takes advantage of much cheaper Europe-US pricing with a P return PAR-NYC of $1800 so we can come back for Thanksgiving
Feb 19, 2023, 10:20 pm
#105
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: UA-1K MM, AA-Gold, DL-Silver, AS-MVP
Posts: 2,509
1. Route: BER-IAD
2. Date: 31MAY23
3. Fare class: K
4. Y-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 80
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 3 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking, PZ8
1. Route: EWR-FRA
2. Date: 25JUL23
3. Fare class: L
4. Y-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 80
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 5 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking, PZ2
Trying my best to use up my PP before expiration on 7/31, but looks like I still might have over 200PP left unused. Ugh.
2. Date: 31MAY23
3. Fare class: K
4. Y-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 80
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 3 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking, PZ8
1. Route: EWR-FRA
2. Date: 25JUL23
3. Fare class: L
4. Y-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 80
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 5 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking, PZ2
Trying my best to use up my PP before expiration on 7/31, but looks like I still might have over 200PP left unused. Ugh.