Planning to fly parents from India DEL to US EWR in 2 weeks (Dec). Odds of getting upgraded to business with United plus points? Any experience would be helpful to hear about. If low odds, would rather book them in business instead of trying our luck.. Thanks!!

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Absolutely book business. I started doing it because of Covid and saw how much of a difference it made to our parents at their age.

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I wouldn’t chance it - Id book business!

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Depends on how full the flight is. Try to book a seat on business from a different website to see availability.

Low likelihood if you book economy. However, if you book Premier Plus, then they'll be front of the queue for upgrades

Book business. This is a popular business travel route.

near zero odds. book business please

Do they have status ? I'd assume they don't - I assume you have GS/1K - if so they wouldn't inherit your status. Everyone with status would have a higher priority to clear into Polaris before them.
The most I've seen during holiday travel has been less than 3 open seats and unsurprisingly goes to GS maybe a 1K buying the highest fare class.
As everyone else has suggested buy the upgrade instead of betting the PP clears.

I don’t think one can get upgraded to business in international flights just based on status

Apologies i was misinformed. First time reading about Plus Points

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/travel/what-are-united-pluspoints

Mid Dec will be hard to clear even with plus points. Just get business for them. And other airlines may be cheaper for business than united.

EWR has too many GS and a challenge for 1k

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