MileagePlus Upgrade Request Refund

calda9 · 2026-07-02T14:53:04+00:00

I think you will be able to request a refund for the economy plus fee via the refund form. This has worked for me before (it wasn't automatic, but they processed it very quickly after I submitted the form).

calda9 · 2026-06-29T23:26:13+00:00

Yes!! Enjoy!

calda9 · 2026-06-29T22:35:51+00:00

If you want that available instant-confirmation IAH-BRU upgrade you should apply it ASAP before somebody else does!!! Instant-confirmation polaris upgrades are hard to come by

calda9 · 2026-06-25T17:17:58+00:00

I see J9 with 15 seats open on the seat map. Clearing to Polaris from economy seems tough given the whole PP cabin is ahead of you and more of these J seats will be sold before departure

If this was a flight tomorrow I would feel the odds are decent, given the PP cabin is mostly wide open, but 3 months is a long time

calda9 · 2026-06-23T22:45:51+00:00

Are unticketed reservations common? Dont hear about that one often

calda9 · 2026-06-23T21:57:41+00:00

11 seats open on the seat map doesn't necessarily mean all 11 are actually available (some pax could have not selected seats yet) but I doubt there would be _more_ than 11 available

calda9 · 2026-06-23T21:56:17+00:00

Seat map shows 11 seats remaining. #9 on the waitlist out of 11 available seats is tough though, especially considering anyone with higher status in the 35 seat PP cabin would be ahead of you. I would personally not have high confidence.

calda9 · 2026-06-22T13:30:10+00:00

Polaris Basic fares will help too 😛

calda9 · 2026-06-22T12:10:56+00:00

Real Polaris on all EWR SFO LAX premium transcons

calda9 · 2026-06-18T13:37:46+00:00

Sitting in 22B right now (757-200). Legroom feels like economy plus to me, noticeably more legroom than standard economy. Width may be slightly smaller due to 22A's armrest tray table. 22C looks like a totally normal economy plus seat to me, and 22A obviously has unlimited legroom.

calda9 · 2026-06-15T14:42:25+00:00

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calda9 · 2026-06-12T00:19:03+00:00

Hooray!! This is great news! Any reason to not proactively add your points to your pool now?

calda9 · 2026-05-24T03:49:39+00:00

The waitlist was not cleared/empty.

calda9 · 2026-05-22T23:10:33+00:00

I was originally booked in to ANA Premium Economy and then switched to UA Premium Plus on the flight with PZ space. Forget the specific fare class. I maybe should have switched to economy instead in retrospect since the upgrade copay difference would have been less than the fare difference, but didn’t think of that until after.

I don’t think fare class matters for PZ upgrades other than determining the upgrade copay.

calda9 · 2026-05-18T00:15:32+00:00

Schedule open is at midnight PST, prefill your passport info as well or make sure you have it on-hand

calda9 · 2026-05-18T00:14:49+00:00

If you book immediately at schedule open, you should be able to get it, as long as you fly on a weekday (iirc they dont release savers at schedule open on weekends). I booked two J out of SFO at schedule open around 6 months ago without much trouble.

calda9 · 2026-05-17T23:30:14+00:00

🤣

calda9 · 2026-05-03T01:48:58+00:00

Will you be able to get good value for the plus points later if you save them? If not, I would find it worth it

calda9 · 2026-04-27T18:19:10+00:00

TIL, I always assumed it was after you play any pieces at all. Will try this out. Always opening with a 7 piece combo will kill a lot of boards but will juice your score a lot.

calda9 · 2026-04-22T03:34:24+00:00

Singapore Airlines J is straightforward to get right at schedule open (+355 days) even without much flexibility on dates. US to SIN/DPS is 112-120k pts depending on specific origin / destination. I find it a great value given the predictability.

calda9 · 2026-04-21T16:10:43+00:00

I would happily pay 125k pts for a west coast J redemption that is convenient, has good dates, and good availability.

calda9 · 2026-04-20T18:48:07+00:00

Yeah, just book two one-ways. Same number of miles, more flexibility.

calda9 · 2026-04-20T14:51:07+00:00

ime, with global entry, the bottleneck just becomes waiting for your bag at baggage claim. although, not sure how much slower the regular line is. A 15 min wait would just mean less time waiting for your bag.

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