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@OP for free - you can call me daddy 😏
I'm leaving the country and United won't extend my 8 remaining RPUs. If you have flight(s) before 31st shoot me an email at burnbabyburnbcg@gmail.com
Buy RPUs off of people on fishbowl who are offering, or blast out an email to your colleagues asking for RPU donations
I have extras that are expiring by 1/31. Let me know if you want one
BCG, for free?
Now can you get upgraded without RPU? I thought that route would not be eligible for complimentary upgrades anyway.
This route is a premium service route on United and there are no complimentary upgrades. You HAVE to use a GPU or RPU.
RPU: regional premier upgrade
GPU: global Premier Upgrade
They are upgrade instruments. You can google for more info. At any rate, transcontinental is going to suck on any airline unless you have high status. It’s inherent in the route. So enjoy the E+ and see if somebody will give you an RPU every so often. At that weekly round trip length you should get to a higher status before too long
@K1 - it’s punishment for working for KPMG
K1 - rekt. Pwc2 is savage
That's what I do, there's still a lot of Platinums and 1K's..
Hey I'm on the same route! :)
Yeah you're not going to get upgraded with Silver but do not fret, you can at least get the premium economy seats and the route will help you get to gold faster!
I like United Bc I like the star alliance for international travel
You’ll need to be top tier pretty much to get any upgrade. Even then you are better off using an rpu. EWR/JFK to LAX are business and celebrity heavy routes
I don’t even know what GPU or RPU is 🤷♀️
Daddy, sent you a note :)
I can’t ever use the RPUs on ewr to lax. I usually book a day or two before but ever time i submit the rpu it says I’m on the waitlist. I’ve done this like a dozen times and never upgraded. Why is this happening to me 🤷♂️
K1 in Short: your status is too low, your fare bucket is too low, you’re too late with limited or no seats available. Likely it’s a combination of the three.
I’d say on united you can get an RPU to clear if you’re GS, booking in one of the top fare buckets and booking 4-7 days in advance. Otherwise, if you get one to clear you got lucky.
Try flying the red eye... maybe you’ll have better luck at getting an upgrade
Red eyes are full :(