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
Jul 8, 2022, 4:22 pm
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,091
PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2023
Always great to start the new thread with LH First upgrades ... 2 of them 
1. Route: BOS-MUC on Lufthansa
2. Date: 3/17
3. Fare class: D
4. J-F
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 8 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 3 days after purchasing
1. Route: MUC-BOS on Lufthansa
2. Date: 3/23
3. Fare class: D
4. J-F
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 8 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 3 days after purchasing
1. Route: BOS-MUC on Lufthansa
2. Date: 3/17
3. Fare class: D
4. J-F
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 8 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 3 days after purchasing
1. Route: MUC-BOS on Lufthansa
2. Date: 3/23
3. Fare class: D
4. J-F
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 8 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 3 days after purchasing
Jul 8, 2022, 9:36 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K 1.5 MM, AA PLAT PRO 1MM
Posts: 573
1. Route: ORD-HND; HND-ORD for 2 PAX
2. Date: 5/4; 5/16
3. Fare class: W
4. Y-J
5. # of Plus Points: 40 (160 total)
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 10 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: at booking
2. Date: 5/4; 5/16
3. Fare class: W
4. Y-J
5. # of Plus Points: 40 (160 total)
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 10 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: at booking
Sep 11, 2022, 6:50 am
#5
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,091
1. Route: MUC-JFK on Lufthansa; 2 pax!
2. Date: 1/2/23
3. Fare class: D
4. J-F
5. # of Plus Points: 40 each
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 4 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 3 days after purchasing
2. Date: 1/2/23
3. Fare class: D
4. J-F
5. # of Plus Points: 40 each
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 4 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 3 days after purchasing
Sep 11, 2022, 7:06 am
#6
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,958
1. Route: IAH-NRT
2. Date: 11/7
3. Fare class: S (could upfare for $100 to fare requiring only 40 PlusPoints, but I doubt I will use my last 40 PlusPoints anyways.
4. Y-J
5. # of Plus Points: 80 (1 pax, 1 way)
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.
Lots of availability to Tokyo (ex: LAX-HND showing PZ4). Other than that, I see nothing. I will get briefly excited to see partial availability on the website, just to see nada for TATL flights (for ex) and then EWR-ATL or EWR-IAD :|
2. Date: 11/7
3. Fare class: S (could upfare for $100 to fare requiring only 40 PlusPoints, but I doubt I will use my last 40 PlusPoints anyways.
4. Y-J
5. # of Plus Points: 80 (1 pax, 1 way)
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.
Lots of availability to Tokyo (ex: LAX-HND showing PZ4). Other than that, I see nothing. I will get briefly excited to see partial availability on the website, just to see nada for TATL flights (for ex) and then EWR-ATL or EWR-IAD :|
Oct 3, 2022, 8:56 pm
#7
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montebello, CA, USA
Posts: 2,365
1. Route: UA LAX-HND (2 pax)
2. Date: 3/11
3. Fare class: G
4. Y-O
5. # of Plus Points: 20x2
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 5 months
7.How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear:a couple of hours after ticketing, once I thought to look
So I made a push to make Platinum this year and received the 40 PlusPoints, which I have been unable to use (much like everyone else). We go on one international trip/year ("Spring Break"), but in 2022 we want to BCN and there wasn't Premium Economy on that route. (We had been trying to go to return to Japan to visit Osaka/Kyoto for the past three years, but obviously haven't been able to get in.) We were looking at a couple of different destinations in Asia for next Spring Break, including Osaka again, but finally decided to book Tokyo this afternoon for a variety of reasons (including making better use of my Marriott Platinum status, which I just squeaked out again this year) and booked a pair in E- in the back of the 789. Wasn't a deal, but usually we have our Spring Break booked by now, but have been unable to find a deal anywhere we want to go on UA metal for our very specific dates.
Anyway, decided to play around with the Upgrades tab to see what the various options were this evening and I finally noticed that PlusPoints were confirmable for Premium Economy on the HND-LAX redeye return. Since my PlusPoints expire this year, I didn't think I could use them for next Spring, so I wasn't really trusting it all when I hit the confirm button. Very excited that this all worked out to a very good advantage for us. We've sat in these seats a couple of times on domestic flights, so we know the hard product, and are very happy to have the extra space/service on this redeye. And I'm dumbfounded that this worked out when I didn't even think it was a viable option.
2. Date: 3/11
3. Fare class: G
4. Y-O
5. # of Plus Points: 20x2
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 5 months
7.How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear:a couple of hours after ticketing, once I thought to look
So I made a push to make Platinum this year and received the 40 PlusPoints, which I have been unable to use (much like everyone else). We go on one international trip/year ("Spring Break"), but in 2022 we want to BCN and there wasn't Premium Economy on that route. (We had been trying to go to return to Japan to visit Osaka/Kyoto for the past three years, but obviously haven't been able to get in.) We were looking at a couple of different destinations in Asia for next Spring Break, including Osaka again, but finally decided to book Tokyo this afternoon for a variety of reasons (including making better use of my Marriott Platinum status, which I just squeaked out again this year) and booked a pair in E- in the back of the 789. Wasn't a deal, but usually we have our Spring Break booked by now, but have been unable to find a deal anywhere we want to go on UA metal for our very specific dates.
Anyway, decided to play around with the Upgrades tab to see what the various options were this evening and I finally noticed that PlusPoints were confirmable for Premium Economy on the HND-LAX redeye return. Since my PlusPoints expire this year, I didn't think I could use them for next Spring, so I wasn't really trusting it all when I hit the confirm button. Very excited that this all worked out to a very good advantage for us. We've sat in these seats a couple of times on domestic flights, so we know the hard product, and are very happy to have the extra space/service on this redeye. And I'm dumbfounded that this worked out when I didn't even think it was a viable option.
Nov 5, 2022, 10:06 am
#8
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,091
1. Route: BOS-MUC on Lufthansa
2. Date: 1/29
3. Fare class: D
4. J-F
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 11 weeks
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: at booking
2. Date: 1/29
3. Fare class: D
4. J-F
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 11 weeks
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: at booking
Nov 5, 2022, 12:34 pm
#9
Join Date: Oct 2016
Programs: UA Platinum, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 205
IAH-NRT
1. Route: IAH-NRT; NRT-IAH for 2 Pax
2. Date: 4/2; 4/14
3. Fare class: W
4. Y-J (PN)
5. # of Plus Points: 40 (160 total)
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 6 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: at booking
2. Date: 4/2; 4/14
3. Fare class: W
4. Y-J (PN)
5. # of Plus Points: 40 (160 total)
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 6 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: at booking
Nov 9, 2022, 3:32 pm
#10
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: EWR
Programs: UA MM GS, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 520
1. Route EWR AMS for 5 pax
2. Date 2/15
3. Fare class X
4. Y-O, Y-J (PN)
5. # of PlusPoints 160
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased 18 weeks
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear 16 weeks
2. Date 2/15
3. Fare class X
4. Y-O, Y-J (PN)
5. # of PlusPoints 160
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased 18 weeks
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear 16 weeks
Nov 21, 2022, 6:27 am
#11
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K 1.5 MM, AA PLAT PRO 1MM
Posts: 573
I was surprised to find some PZ availability between ORD and FRA in late March/early April and to be able to use the rest of my husband's plus points, which were to expire next July.
1. Route: ORD-FRA for 2 PAX
2. Date: 3/29
3. Fare class: L
4. Y-J
5. # of Plus Points: 80 (160 total)
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: ~4 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: at booking
1. Route: FRA-ORD for 2 PAX
2. Date: 4/6
3. Fare class: Q
4. O-J
5. # of Plus Points: 30 (60 total)
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 4.5 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: at booking
1. Route: ORD-FRA for 2 PAX
2. Date: 3/29
3. Fare class: L
4. Y-J
5. # of Plus Points: 80 (160 total)
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: ~4 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: at booking
1. Route: FRA-ORD for 2 PAX
2. Date: 4/6
3. Fare class: Q
4. O-J
5. # of Plus Points: 30 (60 total)
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 4.5 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: at booking
Last edited by ms_go; Nov 21, 2022 at 8:08 am Reason: typo
Nov 21, 2022, 1:41 pm
#12
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: ZRH / YUL
Programs: UA, TK, Starwood > Marriott, Hilton, Accor
Posts: 7,295
1. Route: GVA-IAD
2. Date: April
3. Fare class: L
4. Y-J
5. # of Plus Points: 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
2. Date: April
3. Fare class: L
4. Y-J
5. # of Plus Points: 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
Nov 26, 2022, 6:54 pm
#13
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: LBB, Texas
Programs: UA 1K, 1.6MM
Posts: 111
1. Route: SFO/AKL
2. Date: March
3. Fare class: A
4. Y-J (PZ)
5. # of Plus Points: 30
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: ~5 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 4 months
2. Date: March
3. Fare class: A
4. Y-J (PZ)
5. # of Plus Points: 30
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: ~5 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 4 months
Nov 28, 2022, 6:52 am
#14
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: AUS, ORD, SFO, SIN
Programs: United 1K 2MM, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 50
1. Route: SFO>FRA
2. Date: January 1st
3. Fare Class: H
4. PZ
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 6 weeks
7. How many days did the departure upgrade clear: Immediately upon booking as I saw PZ availability and some still remains
2. Date: January 1st
3. Fare Class: H
4. PZ
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 6 weeks
7. How many days did the departure upgrade clear: Immediately upon booking as I saw PZ availability and some still remains
Dec 10, 2022, 2:46 pm
#15
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: UA-1K MM, AA-Gold, DL-Silver, AS-MVP
Posts: 2,509
1. Route: BER-EWR
2. Date: 12APR23
3. Fare class: K
4. Y-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 80 points
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 4 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking, PZ1 (flight was also showing PN9 IN9, I dunno why they only had PZ1)
1. Route: LAX-LHR
2. Date: 23MAY23
3. Fare class: K
4. Y-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 80 points
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, PZ9 (part of the slew of PZ/IN availability that released today)
All this still leaves me with over 500 PlusPoints that will be expiring end of July, need to find more flights.
2. Date: 12APR23
3. Fare class: K
4. Y-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 80 points
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 4 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking, PZ1 (flight was also showing PN9 IN9, I dunno why they only had PZ1)
1. Route: LAX-LHR
2. Date: 23MAY23
3. Fare class: K
4. Y-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 80 points
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, PZ9 (part of the slew of PZ/IN availability that released today)
All this still leaves me with over 500 PlusPoints that will be expiring end of July, need to find more flights.