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Old May 2, 2023, 10:50 am
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PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2024 (for flights in 2024!)
(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

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Old May 23, 2024, 8:04 am
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: PHL
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum, Raddison Platinum, Avis Presidents Club
Posts: 5,375
Route: IAD-HND
2. Date: 6/5/24
3. Fare class: W
4. Y-J, O-J (O=PremiumPlus), J-F (for LH/NH): O-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 30
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 30 days, bought up to R 24 days prior when I realized fare was non-changable
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 14 days

First playing the lottery has worked out well
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Old May 23, 2024, 9:08 am
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Join Date: May 2010
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Originally Posted by eng3
Route: IAD-HND

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First playing the lottery has worked out well


Piece of cake!
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Old May 23, 2024, 11:32 am
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
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Originally Posted by eng3
route: Iad-hnd
2. Date: 6/5/24
3. Fare class: W
4. Y-j, o-j (o=premiumplus), j-f (for lh/nh): O-j
5. # of pluspoints: 30
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 30 days, bought up to r 24 days prior when i realized fare was non-changable
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 14 days

first playing the lottery has worked out well
🍰🍰🍰🎂🎂🎂
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Old May 23, 2024, 2:37 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Originally Posted by narvik
Piece of cake!
Originally Posted by Kmxu
🍰🍰🍰🎂🎂🎂
Some tips on TPE and HND in this and the QA thread helped. I should quit while I'm ahead though.
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Old May 24, 2024, 4:46 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: YYC
Programs: UA 1K, Accor Platinum, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Delta Silver
Posts: 367
1. Route: HND-LAX (originally HND-ORD)
2. Date: January 21, 2025 (Tuesday)
3. Fare class: W
4. Y-O-J
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 10 months (March 2024)
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 8 months (May 24, 2024)

I had originally booked BKK-HND-ORD-YYC, where ORD-YYC was upgraded at booking (PZ>0).
Then HND-ORD upgrade W->RN happened a month later (April 2024).

United removed the evening ORD-YYC from the winter schedule and my itinerary was changed to BKK-HND-LAX-DEN-YYC with HND-LAX surprisingly clearing PZ eight months in advance (very rare these days).
I'd prefer HND-ORD but I'd rather have the confirmed Polaris upgrade.
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Old May 25, 2024, 7:44 am
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 8
Originally Posted by topkekkekkonen
1. SFO-LHR (UA 930)
2. 10/22/2024
3. L (economy)
4. Y-O-J
5. 20k miles + $550 + $126 (APD) -- no PP here
6. Ticket purchased late April
7. 5 months

Saw PN9 PZ0, figured I'd give it a shot. It worked 👍
Wow that is amazing. What a surprise without PZ = 0. Are you Global Service?
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Old May 26, 2024, 7:38 am
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Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: SFO
Programs: United 1k, 2MM, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 30
1. Route: SFO-FRA
2. Date: May 26
3. Fare class: H
4. Y-J
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 2 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 14 hrs
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Old May 26, 2024, 8:46 am
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
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Originally Posted by bcontinental
Wow that is amazing. What a surprise without PZ = 0. Are you Global Service?
PN9 is a good indicator that PZ space will become nonzero. If no one is on WL, the request may be cleared in a few hours or a few days when computer feels the urge to do so🤪
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Old May 26, 2024, 10:48 am
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Between DCA and IAD
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Originally Posted by Kmxu
PN9 is a good indicator that PZ space will become nonzero. If no one is on WL, the request may be cleared in a few hours or a few days when computer feels the urge to do so🤪
Just as a point of comparison, my recent HND-IAD was PN9 for quite a while and never to my knowledge went PZ>0. Yes, an aberration IMHO.
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Old May 26, 2024, 11:18 am
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Originally Posted by exerda
Just as a point of comparison, my recent HND-IAD was PN9 for quite a while and never to my knowledge went PZ>0. Yes, an aberration IMHO.
that is my experience as well, never see any PZ, yet it clears
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Old May 26, 2024, 1:32 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SAN
Programs: 1K (since 2008), *G (since 1990), 1MM
Posts: 3,230
Originally Posted by Aussienarelle
Route: SFO-SYD
Date: June 2024 (Tuesday)
Fare class: G
Y ---> O
# of PlusPoints: 20 (although 80 deducted as also requested upgrade to Polaris)
Ticket purchase: November 2023
Upgrade cleared: December 2023 (approx. 4 weeks after purchase)
Second upgrade for the same reservation
Fare class: O--->J
Upgrade cleared: May 2024
# of PlusPoints: 80 (taken in December 2023)

Very happy result and obtained my favorite seat of 3A
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Old May 26, 2024, 11:49 pm
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Originally Posted by kellydey
1. Route: SFO-FRA
3. Fare class: H
4. Y-J
5. # of Plus Points: 40
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 2 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 14 hrs
Congrats! Was it UA58 or 926?
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Old May 27, 2024, 12:52 am
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Join Date: May 2007
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Originally Posted by bcontinental
Wow that is amazing. What a surprise without PZ = 0. Are you Global Service?
Originally Posted by Kmxu
PN9 is a good indicator that PZ space will become nonzero. If no one is on WL, the request may be cleared in a few hours or a few days when computer feels the urge to do so🤪
Originally Posted by cfischer
that is my experience as well, never see any PZ, yet it clears
It's been discussed elsewhere, but the prevailing theory is that this behavior allows UA to confirm PZ for those whom it deems valuable enough (high status, high fare class) while not opening it up for any Joe Schmoe with a handful of miles to spare.
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Old May 27, 2024, 4:13 am
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Join Date: Oct 2015
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Posts: 3,230
Originally Posted by dkc192
It's been discussed elsewhere, but the prevailing theory is that this behavior allows UA to confirm PZ for those whom it deems valuable enough (high status, high fare class) while not opening it up for any Joe Schmoe with a handful of miles to spare.
Well if that is the case I wish United would show the buy up price when PlusPoints are applied. I am quite happy to concede I may not be valuable to United as a mere 1K who will never be GS.
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Old May 27, 2024, 4:41 am
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Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: SFO
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Posts: 30
Originally Posted by cesco.g
Congrats! Was it UA58 or 926?
UA58- very pleasantly surprised as Ive had no luck this year on transatlantic out of SFO
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