Flight Status Tool for advanced United CPU viewing
Mar 5, 2013, 5:23 pm
#1
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Flight Status Tool for advanced United CPU viewing
I have a small web tool to view the upgrade list before the 24 hour window. Please see: http://goo.gl/hFgqt
If you enter your flight number (without UA), date, origin, and destination, then it will navigate you to the united site to allow you to view the "United First Upgrade Standby List" (click that tab after navigation) in advance. The tool allows you to use the mobile or non-mobile site. Finally, if you have cookies enabled, previous queries are stored for convenience.
See this thread for motivation:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...st-online.html
Thanks to alex_b for your valuable input.
If you enter your flight number (without UA), date, origin, and destination, then it will navigate you to the united site to allow you to view the "United First Upgrade Standby List" (click that tab after navigation) in advance. The tool allows you to use the mobile or non-mobile site. Finally, if you have cookies enabled, previous queries are stored for convenience.
See this thread for motivation:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...st-online.html
Thanks to alex_b for your valuable input.
Last edited by initforthelonghaul; Mar 5, 2013 at 9:04 pm
Mar 5, 2013, 5:30 pm
#2
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Very cool! Thanks! I assume this only works 2 days out at most?
Mar 5, 2013, 5:36 pm
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Very cool! Worked for my flight 9 days out!
Mar 5, 2013, 5:37 pm
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fabulous 
Thank you. This would be really helpful and not only for upgrades. I just found out that my plane next Monday afternoon for a domestic flight out of EWR comes from Costa Rica, which means that it will be delayed to clear customs, so I should probably maybe looking for alternatives
Great tool. Thanks!
Thank you. This would be really helpful and not only for upgrades. I just found out that my plane next Monday afternoon for a domestic flight out of EWR comes from Costa Rica, which means that it will be delayed to clear customs, so I should probably maybe looking for alternatives
Great tool. Thanks!
Mar 5, 2013, 5:45 pm
#5
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I can't get any info for flights 667 or 660 for next Monday, the 11th.
Any suggestions?
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NEVER MIND....figured it out....It was a "user" problem, me being the "user".
Thanks for the app, OP ! This beats guessing the number of seats available, based on the seat map, which cannot be relied upon.
Any suggestions?
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NEVER MIND....figured it out....It was a "user" problem, me being the "user".
Thanks for the app, OP ! This beats guessing the number of seats available, based on the seat map, which cannot be relied upon.
Last edited by clublounger; Mar 5, 2013 at 5:54 pm
Mar 5, 2013, 5:48 pm
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This is great but I would suggest you default the page to showing the Upgrade List.
That's all anyone cares about days in advance. Otherwise, flight status and other data is available at two days before via the websites you use to get your own data.
The Upgrade List takes a little tweaking to the URL (which is all you're doing as well).
-RM
That's all anyone cares about days in advance. Otherwise, flight status and other data is available at two days before via the websites you use to get your own data.
The Upgrade List takes a little tweaking to the URL (which is all you're doing as well).
-RM
Mar 5, 2013, 5:52 pm
#7
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This is brilliant. Thank you very much to the OP for their hard work. I'd suggest this finds a home in the FAQ or a sticky at the top of the forum.
Mar 5, 2013, 5:55 pm
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REALLY, really, really cool...wish I was smart enough to do something like that!
Thanks a million!
Thanks a million!
Mar 5, 2013, 5:59 pm
#9
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I have a small web tool to view the upgrade list before the 24 hour window. Please see: http://goo.gl/hFgqt
If you enter your flight number (without UA), date, origin, and destination, then it will navigate you to the united site to allow you to view the "United First Upgrade Standby List" (click that tab after navigation) in advance. The tool allows you to use the mobile or non-mobile site. Finally, if you have cookies enabled, previous queries are stored for convenience.
See this thread for motivation:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...st-online.html
If you enter your flight number (without UA), date, origin, and destination, then it will navigate you to the united site to allow you to view the "United First Upgrade Standby List" (click that tab after navigation) in advance. The tool allows you to use the mobile or non-mobile site. Finally, if you have cookies enabled, previous queries are stored for convenience.
See this thread for motivation:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...st-online.html
Mar 5, 2013, 6:23 pm
#10
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very cool!
It seems to only work with capitalized airport codes (e.g. SFO-IAD works, sfo-iad does not).
It seems to only work with capitalized airport codes (e.g. SFO-IAD works, sfo-iad does not).
Mar 5, 2013, 6:48 pm
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This is wikid cool ^^^ tho for me using Safari on my iPhone 3GS, I need to select the mobile site for it to work
Oh, and when I just checked my flight SFO-LAX for this Friday (3/8), I saw "BOL/D" had cleared*
(and quickly moved myself from an F window to an F aisle)
Thank you again for this ^
*upgrade e-mail just arrived
Oh, and when I just checked my flight SFO-LAX for this Friday (3/8), I saw "BOL/D" had cleared*
(and quickly moved myself from an F window to an F aisle)Thank you again for this ^
*upgrade e-mail just arrived
Last edited by goalie; Mar 5, 2013 at 6:58 pm
Mar 5, 2013, 7:02 pm
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Mar 5, 2013, 7:12 pm
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Flight Status Tool for advanced United CPU viewing
I used to fly 4 segments a week. I am glad I didn't have this available then, for my productivity would have suffered. Great job
Mar 5, 2013, 7:23 pm
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Very cool! Thanks
Very cool! Thanks
Mar 5, 2013, 7:42 pm
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