Finally - An Op Upgrade!
Dec 20, 2011, 6:53 am
#31
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: ZRH
Programs: A3 Gold, AY Silver
Posts: 458
Yesterday, 2P colleague flying PDX-SFO-JFK. UDU cleared PDX-SFO and upon arrival at the gate in SFO he received a BP to C on P.S. due to an overbooked Y cabin. That makes his 3rd flight in a premium cabin ever (DEN-SFO, PDX-SFO, SFO-JFK - all three this year). After joining our department, he made elite for the first time this year as well. He is a blossoming aviation enthusiast and he was stoked.
The Y cabin seemed pretty full, and it didn't look like everyone on the waiting list was going to make it on that flight.
Dec 20, 2011, 7:20 am
#32
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: LAX
Programs: UA MM | BA Silver
Posts: 7,193
I also got upgraded to C on the SFO-JFK p.s. flight last weekend. Going to the gate I was paged by the gate agent, but I was only moved a couple of rows forward to accommodate a party of two that wanted to sit together. A few minutes later I was boarding and the same gate agent came running over and she handed me yet another BP, this one in C. I was pretty happy to say the least!
The Y cabin seemed pretty full, and it didn't look like everyone on the waiting list was going to make it on that flight.
The Y cabin seemed pretty full, and it didn't look like everyone on the waiting list was going to make it on that flight.
Dec 21, 2011, 4:22 pm
#33
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ORD, MKE
Programs: Bonvoy LT Gold, Hilton Silver, Hyatt Discoverist, Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 710
Shouldn't have even been on the flight
I got my first and only Y->C op-up 2.5 years ago coming home on a UA 777 AMS-ORD. I was originally booked on AMS-IAD-ORD flight but I asked the TA nicely if I could be switched.
I was put on standby, only to arrive at a gate in full op-up mode because the flight was obviously going to be very full. I asked the GA about my odds of getting on when she said "wait a minute" then handed me the last C BP.
I assume it was because of my last-minute B fare and not my 2P status.
I was put on standby, only to arrive at a gate in full op-up mode because the flight was obviously going to be very full. I asked the GA about my odds of getting on when she said "wait a minute" then handed me the last C BP.
I assume it was because of my last-minute B fare and not my 2P status.
Last edited by megalab; Jun 30, 2012 at 9:51 am
Dec 23, 2011, 12:55 am
#34
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: TXL/CLE
Programs: UA Premier Gold, BA EC Gold, TK Elite, KL Silver
Posts: 134
I got one about a year ago on Dec28 on FRA-ORD. Already got it during online check-in (is this common?), as out of nowhere my seat had changed to one in C. I was on a rather discounted Y-fare and only a *Silver at the time, but of course much appreciated this .
.