United Airlines experts: have several plus points for upgrades and want to plan a trip to Europe in the fall but all flights show waitlist for upgraded. Is there a trick to getting upgraded using plus points? Feel like they are a sham as I don’t want to wait till day of flight

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“Sham” is kind of a strong word, but there’s only a few select circumstances where they will give you a guaranteed (rather than waitlist) upgrade. Why would United give the seat to you instead of charging someone full freight for it if they can?

What’s your status level? The rules vary a bit by level.

That’s an -up fare and is also capacity controlled. If you’re booking that far out, call Mileage Plus. For additional points, you may be able to skip the line. It’s not available on all flights, but worth a shot.

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