United Airlines Upgrade Order: Complete Guide - NerdWallet

United Airlines Upgrade Order: Complete Guide - NerdWallet

The United upgrade clearing order prioritizes passengers based on elite status, upgrade awards and credit cards. Here's some tips to get United upgrades.

Goodbye To United Upgrade Award Charts And Instant Upgrades

Effective 8/21, United will no longer offer elite members free instant upgrades when booking Y, B, or M economy fares. You can still try your luck for a Complimentary Premier Upgrades in the days leading up to a flight, but short of playing upgrade roulette, there won’t be any more free upgrades, even on higher […]

Ugh: Three Big Negative Changes Coming to United MileagePlus® - The Bulkhead Seat

United is making changes to its MileagePlus® loyalty program and none of them are good. Members will soon see the loss of Instant Upgrades, the Excursionist Perk, and a fixed price upgrade chart for mileage upgrades. It’s truly disappointing how far this once great program has fallen. Let’s look at the changes one by one. Goodbye, Instant Upgrades One of the benefits offered to MileagePlus Premier members traveling on Y or B fares (and Premier 1…

United’s MileagePlus Devaluation: Say Goodbye To Stopovers, Instant Upgrades, And Upgrade Award Charts - View from the Wing

United Airlines is making 3 big changes to MileagePlus that no one is likely to be happy about. They're making changes to award rules, upgrades, and upgrade pricing. Continue reading United’s MileagePlus Devaluation: Say Goodbye To Stopovers, Instant Upgrades, And Upgrade Award Charts...