tigeragent

I'm currently booked in NC PEK-IAD on 8/16. Seatcouter shows an inventory of 4 for NF. Will I get an opportunity for a UGC into F cabin via online checkin, can I get one from the counter check in?

Superguy

It can happen, but I wouldn't get your hopes up. UA generally doesn't do double upgrades.

cesco.g

I would inquire with the counter, at the RCC and at the gate. Once the flight is under airport control it might be possible, depending how the load is developping. Would make sense to sell an upgrade vs. doing a free op/up.

Colin

Given the flight is departing from China, I suggest you offer to pay the NC-->NF upgrade fee with five crisp benjamins. Don't ask for a receipt.

LAX/HKG

How often do they offer the paid-upgrades on the various international routes? It seems like some (trans-Atlantic routes) are more frequent than others. Also, does the passenger's status matter in terms of getting an upgrade offer? I am flying LAX-NRT in Oct., just want to find out my chances of a paid upgrade.

Lonely Boy

Declined offered upgrade to C (from E+) on 8/6/08 SFO-SYD for ~$770 during online check-in. Loads on this flight looked pretty light ... had a whole row of seats to myself.

Garrett Choi

Any recent data on ORD or IAD to/from CDG?

Search keywords: Paris, Dulles, Chicago

spurg

I was waitlisted on UA flight 839 last night from JFK to LAX --flying on an business award ticket (45,000) miles. I never cleared the waitlist but went to the airport anyway in hopes of leaving two days earlier. The flight showed oversold in coach but open in bus and first.

After some hesitation, the nice ticket agent put me on the standby list.

When I got to the gate with an hour until baording, it looked good that I would clear standby into business -- but was offered an immediate seat in First for 369$. I thanked the agent and I told the agent I didn't think an award ticket was upgradeable.

He seemed pretty confident it was. In any case, he did it. So I went from waitlist to standby for business to a seat in first.

Also, the flight said it went form LAX on to sydney? Can a 757 make that long a haul?

mauiUAflyer

No, the only thing going on to Sydney will be the flight number. There will be a change of aircraft and change of crew, as well as a change of gate. Really kind of a sham, IMHO.

spurg

Why not just change the flight number and avoid the confusion? I don't understand the logic working here...

deant

Has to do with taxes that the airline pays for fuel (if I recall correctly).

mahasamatman

Marketing (which has nothing to do with logic). One-stops appear before other connecting flights in the GDS.

sbm12

I don't think so. It is more related to the way flights display in reservations systems. Non-stops would show up first, followed by direct flights and then connecting flights. Of course, direct used to mean that the same aircraft continued on. Now it is just the flight number. But the flight will show up higher on the results screen, which will drive business to it.

When you mis-connect on a single flight number it really stinks. So does only getting the miles credited for the point-to-point flights rather than the actual routing including the stop(s).

RodneyBD

Okay, did a big search of this thread and others, couldn't find my question so sorry if this has been covered - are paid upgrades ever offered on mileage award tickets? Thanks for any insight.

Lightman7

> are paid upgrades ever offered on mileage award tickets?

It has been discussed somewhere here, but the answer is yes, it has been known to happen, but it is rare. I have first hand experience, but it only has happened to me once on a SFO-OGG award.