How Can I Upgrade using Miles on a W Class TIcket?
Jul 19, 2007, 7:34 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: UK-Europe-USA-Canada-Australia-NZ
Programs: UA 1P RCC, Starwood Gold, Enterprise CC
Posts: 7
How Can I Upgrade using Miles on a W Class TIcket?
My wife and I are flying to SYD via SFO from YYZ, on a SWU that UA gave us because they cocked up our ticket...
Is there any way we can use miles to Upgrade on our way back from SYD to SFO? It is a W Class ticket... Does anyone have an answer?
Thanks
Welsheagle
Is there any way we can use miles to Upgrade on our way back from SYD to SFO? It is a W Class ticket... Does anyone have an answer?
Thanks
Welsheagle
Jul 19, 2007, 7:36 pm
#2
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: CGK SIN PER ORD
Programs: UA 1K MM, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 2,813
You will need to buy up to at least a H fare, or hope UA is offering Y -> C upgrades at the gate using cash
Jul 19, 2007, 8:41 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: DL PM,UA MP(former 1K), Hertz 5*G, National Emerald Club, SPG, Marriott Silver
Posts: 443
What he said. H fares are generally much more expensive and you'd need to get into that class or higher to use miles. Sometimes at the gate, if there are spare C seats you can try and upgrade by paying appx $500-$600 USD. Those are your two options. Well, that and hoping for the rare and elusive op-up. Good luck!
Jul 19, 2007, 9:44 pm
#4
Join Date: Feb 2004
Programs: AA 'kettle', Marriott Gold, ICH Gld, Hertz 5*
Posts: 5,258
Yes you can, in about another 87 posts, IIRC 
Otherwise, M/H fare or buy-up...
Pat
Otherwise, M/H fare or buy-up...
Pat