IADLayover

Nope, just counting what people report here on my fingers and toes...

Might do a plane/elite count if i get some time over the weekend.




As an aside: I have to apologize if I sounded a bit irked in my last posting. I had a bad day and just over reacted to some of the responses. I realize that this is a forum and people are merely trying to make suggestions for improvement to increase usefulness. This is not only helpful but should be applauded since that's the entire purpose of doing any of this. I shouldnt have mistaken any of it for criticism. Please continue to make your suggestions.

MW_2000

Elite Status: 1P
Routing: ORD-MCI
Date/Time: 3/26 @ 20:42
Fare Class: W
Aircraft: 757
When Cleared: 72 hrs

jschw934

Elite Status: 1P
Routing: SJC-DEN
Date/Time: 3/26 early AM
Fare Class: T
Aircraft: 757
Upgrade: "Denied" at around 60 hours, or so, but waitlisted. Not entirely sure what that means. Is it denied? Or is it waitlisted? Or is it both? I will update if cleared at that gate.

anandrg

IADLayover can you tell me how I can find out how many upgrade seats are available in a given flight? Appreciate it.

Here are my stats

Status: 1P

Failure
Booking code: S
SFO-LAX
6A-Noon
Aircraft: A319
1 GM companion

Success
Booking code: S
LAX-SFO
6P-Midnight
Aircraft: A320
1 GM companion

I think in the original post you forgot to ask about companion. We should probably include this fact to improve data.

1KChinito

Airbus 319 F=8
Airbus 320 F=12

http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines

shaywill

Elite Status: 1P
Routing: DEN-IAD
Date/Time: 3/24 @ 6:00 am
FLT: 154
Fare Class: L
Aircraft: Not sure, but there were only 16 F-cabin seats on it.
When Cleared: Didn't.

Pretty full flight with a canceled DEN-IAD leg the night before. Only 1 person got an upgrade called I believe. Not sure though because there was no monitor at the gate.

Elite Status: 1P
Routing: IAD-PWM
Date/Time: 3/24 @5:02
FLT: 7356
Fare Class: L
Aircraft: Something small with only 6 F-cabin seats
When Cleared: At Customer Service

Haven't flown this one yet, still waiting at IAD. But I was confirmed on the 12:21 pm flight, but I missed it due to the weather in denver making my flight leave late. But I missed it and originally they had me re-booked the next day, which is ridiculous. The Prem Exec MP hotline said she couldn't do anything as the flight was sold out, despite 3 F-cabin seats showing. So the Customer Service agent at IAD called her supervisor and was generally an angel and put me on the next flight, in first, since I was upgraded on my missed flight. So I guess UDU worked in a roundabout way.

Baze

Don't think this is what they were asking. This is just the total # of F seats on that plane. Doesn't mean they are all available for upgrade before day of departure. Of course with UDU any unfilled seats will eventually become available for upgrade.

ONTRandy

Here are my stats as a 1P for the week....I did pretty well

Date Route Dep Time Aircraft Upgrade Stat
3/20 SNA-SFO 1503 CR7 Cleared at checkin
3/20 SFO-ORD 1815 319 Didn't clear
3/21 ORD-IAH 2054 752 Didn't clear
3/22 IAH-DEN 1843 319 Cleared at checkin
3/22 DEN-ORD 2124 319 Cleared at gate
3/23 ORD-SFO 0655 320 Cleared at checkin

adcollect

1k already upgraded with non elite companion not on pnr but got listed at ticket counter and cleared same time sfo- iad.

Paolo01

Elite Status: 1K
Routing: DCA-ORD
Date/Time: 3/24 @ 1231
FLT: 617
Fare Class: L
Aircraft: A320
When Cleared: 0818 via United Alerts Text Message

Checked in at kiosk, changed seat from 1A to 2B to avoid front cabin wall. Full flight. One of the most annoying First Class passengers I have sat in front of in a LONG time on this flight. Very loud and dropped his overhead storage on my head TWICE. Made a scene when he could not find the restroom on the airplane.

Cap'n Adventure

Here are my stats so far as a 1P. All of the following fares are L fares. Mrs. Cap'n Adventure, also a 1P, has identical stats:

Date Route Dep Time Aircraft Upgrade Stat
3/20 SFO-LAX 6a-noon 752 Cleared at 72 hours
3/20 LAX-SAN 6a-noon CR7 Cleared at 72 hours
3/22 SAN-SFO 6a-noon 320 Didn't clear (#1 & #2 on gate WL)
3/25 SFO-LAX 6a-noon 319 Cleared at ~48hours
3/25 LAX-IAD noon-6p 777 Cleared at ~48 hours

jtsaltman82

Status: 1P
IAD-SFO
Flight #975 (departed 6:20pm)
fare class: S
Intl Config 777
When cleared: Did not clear (nor did I expect to)--looked like I was #3 on the list when all upgrades were processed.

nov11

Wow! There's only one aisle on the A320 and you can pretty much see front to back and there are no walls in between!

sam123

Elite Status: 1K

Cleared ^
Routing: CLT-IAD N-H
Date/Time: 3/23 7:50pm
Fare class: B
Aircraft: E70
Cleared: 100 hrs
# still on u/g list @ boarding: 2


Cleared ^
Routing: IAD-SFO H-H (connecting)
Date/Time: 3/23 10:15pm
Fare class: B
Aircraft: 319
Cleared: 4 hrs
# still on u/g list @ boarding: about 15

Cleared ^
Routing: IAD-SFO H-H
Date/Time: 3/24 8:20am
Fare class: B (irrops)
Aircraft: 777 3-class
Cleared: 9hrs before at rebooking; previous flight was irrops -> downgauge -> overbooking, took VDB, got rebooked to 3-class F, so may not really count for UDU tracking

Dsybok

1P, four segments this week my first segments since UDU program started.

3/22 LAX-DEN 2 cabin 767, no upgrade given
3/22 DEN-TYS upgraded to F on explus CRJ700.
3/24 TYS-ORD was single class EMB 145. N/A.
3/24 ORD-LAX Was #7 on list of 16 for 0 possible seats at the gate, no upgrade. A320 so not many seats to begin with.

Conclusion, when flying hub to hub little chance due to 1k competition, especially on A319s, 320s. Flying hub to a non major UA destination like Knoxville, competing with only other 1Ps and not that many of them, good chance at an upgrade.

Next opportunity is LAX-BOS-LAX with a 319 on the return leg, I dont like my chances.