Is the upgrade to business from Economy + worth it? Ewr- mxp for 20k points and 550?

Return is waitlisted // $2k which seems a bit much

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How long is the flight? And is economy
+ an aisle seat? If yes, I’d say don’t bother unless the flight is longer than 5 hours. Atlanta to Tokyo was too long. Atlanta to Heathrow was just fine. Middle seat? Definitely upgrade to get the aisle

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I wouldn’t. EWR - MXP should be only roughly 7-8 hours and the economy plus on United’s long haul flights is decent.

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Bring me!

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Aisle seat on the way and window seat on the flight back so I can see the alps!

Depends on aircraft. This itinerary can be super crappy or pretty decent. That’s why the same upgrade for 2-3 hours of departures is a dramatically different number of points!

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