Continental/United Upgrade on US
May 5, 2011, 4:04 pm
#1
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Continental/United Upgrade on US
I was on a flight up to Boston the other day and they upgraded another 1k flyer but didnt upgrade me. I asked the passenger upon landing and he says they do that from time to time. Anyone else experience this?
May 5, 2011, 4:13 pm
#2
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Nevermind didnt see this was for US.
I to am curious what the criteria is.
I to am curious what the criteria is.
May 5, 2011, 7:27 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Not part of your standard benefits, but sometimes they bump up *A preferred pax. Especially if there is no room in Y. But in general, don't count on it.
May 7, 2011, 9:55 am
#4
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I'm a 1K on United with no status on US (other than *G of course) and I got upgraded on a US PHX-FLL flight. I was just coming to this forum to ask the very same question because it has never happened to me before.
May 7, 2011, 10:14 am
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Sometimes happens to me as well. UDU on US is for US elite only, not *A. Usually, you need to pay a fee of $50-1501. But, that said, sometimes it happens and sometimes it happens even more if you very politely ask an open-ended question such as, "is there anything available in First?"
May 7, 2011, 10:20 am
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A couple of years ago, I traveled on US a fair bit as a 1K. After a couple of weeks, the agents at my home airport were upgrading me about 50% of the time. However, I can only recall a couple of upgrades from other stations. IMO it is totally a gate agent call. Perhaps a US GA can help us answer this question.
I do have another very recent upgrade experience on US but that is part of a rather interesting story which I shall post on the US board in due course.
I do have another very recent upgrade experience on US but that is part of a rather interesting story which I shall post on the US board in due course.
May 8, 2011, 7:09 am
#7
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As stated many times, the UDU on US flights is for US elites only. Same thing for UDU on UA flights... they are for UA elites only.
That said, there is lots of evidence that the first passengers to receive a comp upgrade on other Star Alliance carriers tend to be Star Golds. Seems appropriate to me.
That said, there is lots of evidence that the first passengers to receive a comp upgrade on other Star Alliance carriers tend to be Star Golds. Seems appropriate to me.
May 8, 2011, 9:14 am
#8
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UA bumped the girlfriend and I up as a *G (US CP). They needed the space in the back.
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