Miracles do happen !!!!
Jul 26, 2003 | 1:54 pm
#1
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Miracles do happen !!!!
I finally received my first operational upgrade this week on my CDG-SFO flight (7/22). Flight was way oversold, as was the ORD flight leaving before us. Life is good lately at United for elite flyers !!!.
Jul 26, 2003 | 7:43 pm
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Congratulations on your Op Upgrade!
I love CDG for Op Upgrades... I have received Op Upgrades each time I have flown out of there ( as a 1P and 1K).
I love CDG for Op Upgrades... I have received Op Upgrades each time I have flown out of there ( as a 1P and 1K).
Jul 26, 2003 | 8:06 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: BKK - 1P
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I got my first-ever op upgrade last week, and it wasn't even on UA. It was a Thai flight TPE-HKG. My UA status and my unrestricted Y ticket put me at the head of the list.
I may never get moved up on a UA flight because I'm always NC.
I may never get moved up on a UA flight because I'm always NC.
Jul 26, 2003 | 8:06 pm
#4
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Congrats! 
They do seem to be packing them in the back of the plane these days. I'm noticing lots of full or oversold flights in Economy.
They do seem to be packing them in the back of the plane these days. I'm noticing lots of full or oversold flights in Economy.
Jul 26, 2003 | 8:26 pm
#5
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The next question is: Is it worth not upgrading on a flight and hoping that fare/status secures a op upgrade?
IMHO, upgrades on domestic flights less than 3 hours are really not worth upgrade. The meals served today are certainly not worth the upgrade. However, FLF (Full Load Fridays) are worth the upgrade using certs. I have no clue regarding international flights with exception of MEX, where I certainly would upgrade. MEX-ORD/SFO/LAX is basically a transcon anyway but I would still upgrade.
IMHO, upgrades on domestic flights less than 3 hours are really not worth upgrade. The meals served today are certainly not worth the upgrade. However, FLF (Full Load Fridays) are worth the upgrade using certs. I have no clue regarding international flights with exception of MEX, where I certainly would upgrade. MEX-ORD/SFO/LAX is basically a transcon anyway but I would still upgrade.
Jul 27, 2003 | 9:28 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PremEx:
Congrats!
They do seem to be packing them in the back of the plane these days. I'm noticing lots of full or oversold flights in Economy.</font>
Congrats!
They do seem to be packing them in the back of the plane these days. I'm noticing lots of full or oversold flights in Economy.</font>
Jul 28, 2003 | 2:42 pm
#7
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: San Francisco, CA USA // UA 1K 2 Million Miler, AA EXP 2MM, HH Diamond, SPG Plat // Easily found on SFO-ORDs
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I flew back LHR-SFO this morning and observed lots of operational upgrading--and, indeed, benefited from the highly unusual (for me) double upgrade from Y to F. I was on a B-fare Y-class ticket and it cleared the upgrade waitlist some time over the weekend. When I checked in, the agent said "you've been upgraded to First Class courtesy of United" -- and sure enough it was an F boarding pass showing my booking class as NC (my upgraded business class). Wow. Looking at the manifest in F I saw that an agent had marked six of us as "OPUG" and that at least a third of C was similarly marked -- coach must have been heavily booked with few revenue C or F seats.
It was a good flight, too...
It was a good flight, too...