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Short answer: No.

David

I’m Platinum and have some plus points to burn. We are off to Maui from SFO this weekend and it’s showing 10 open seats in business. It’s a 777-200 and we are already have the seats at the bulkhead in premium plus. We are no 11 and 12 on the list. I don’t know if we want to use my plus points as we are already happy sitting together, and it’s a daylight flight departing at 9am. Would you use your points if it’s only the solo seats left?

Are the points expiring 01/31/2022? Will you have any other reason to use the points before they expire?

Note that from SFO, you'll only get breakfast in United First for a 9 am flight. Besides the J seat, does that make a difference to you applying and using the PPs?

David

Thank you for the response my plus points expire at the end of January. I was thinking of using them for the way home form Maui for the 2pm departure, however it’s showing as wide open for right now so not sure if the complementary upgrade would clear.

My company pays for Polaris between London and SFO where I travel a lot from so won’t need them for that. I do have the new chase card so thought we could spend some cash for a mimosa, and light bite. I haven’t had any Polaris food that’s been worth it since the pandemic started.

I think we’ve decided to stay put as I find premium plus better then domestic first narrow bodies, especially the bulkhead seats.

Combined PP and MP Upgrade Award Reservation
 

My wife and I are traveling IAD - AMS on United over the months ahead. Is it possible for me to use 40 PP for one flight segment and MP Upgrade dollars/miles for my wife on the same segment, all on the same reservation? I've not figured out how to do this on the United site, if possible.

No, the same type of upgrade support must be done for all on a PNR. If you split the PNR, then you can.. Note you can have a different method on the outbound vs return.

Going to Hawaii in Polaris is such a nice touch. I would hate to see you miss the the opportunity to use them. If you have more than 80 points left (maybe 80 get extended past 1/31/2021) I would definitely use them. For 2 people those center odd seats in Polaris are something special.

Thank you...

This may be the wrong place…but a starting point.

Does a lifetime 1K, that does NOT hit the re-qualification for 1K this year, still receive their plus points for 2022? Do they receive their full benefits since they are lifetime (3.8) 1k?

Yes. You'll receive 280 PlusPoints in January if you do not reach 1K during the year.

When/did you PP upgrade clear? I have a SFO-HNL-SFO itinerary leaving 12/2, returning 12/7. 14 seats available on outbound, 28 on return, so hoping my PP clear as I have some to burn before end of Jan.

When my flight was 2 weeks out, there were 71 total seats and 24 in C outbound, 143 total and 38 in C red eye return. Both were 777-300ER with 60 C. At T-30 hours, there were just 18 C and 16 C available respectively. 5 Outbound cleared (no status) around T-24 using my PP and 3 CPUs an hour later (2 of us are 1K). On the return flight, none of us was cleared. PP Wait list #2-#6, 1K CPU at #10-#13. Looking back, I should had upgrade our tickets from G-fare so we would had a better chance.

Pretty typical, as I said they seemingly don't clear even instrument assisted upgrades until the earliest T24. I usually don't get upgraded on that flight until I am at the gate. I have even been walked up front after taking my coach seat several times. I believe my last flight over a few weeks back there were at least 6 C seats available at T24 and I was #1 on list and didn't get upgraded until I was at the gate. I even asked when I checked my luggage what gives and was simply told to check at the gate. It is what it is.....

I have an itinerary with a confirmed upgrade in one direction, and am wanting to make a change to the other direction. Just to confirm my understanding: UA can do this without dropping the confirmed upgrade, correct? It would just require a somewhat competent/careful agent.

I asked Twitter to make the change for me, and they said doing so would drop the confirmed upgrade, which does not match my recollection.

May need to make a call instead to hopefully get a 1K agent and be ready to HUCA if necessary.

David