|
 |
|
Regional Upgrades
| Earning Regional Upgrades |
| Mileage Plus 1K members earn two Regional Upgrades per 10,000 qualifying flown miles per quarter, up to eight upgrades per calendar year. Regional Upgrades are automatically deposited in each member’s upgrade bank and can be viewed in the Upgrade Summary. |
| Regional Upgrade quick reference guide |
| Upgrade availability |
Upgrade seats are allocated based on demand for paid premium fares and may not always be available. In general, many first or business class bookings do not occur until a week or two before departure, so upgrade seats may not be available until closer to your flight date. Upgrades may only be requested once your ticket has been issued. |
| Upgrade clearance times and waiting lists |
Upgrades are processed according to your Mileage Plus status.
Upgrades will be confirmed at the time of your request if seats are available. Otherwise, you will be placed on a waiting list. You can check the status of your request in My Itineraries.
If upgrade space becomes available, requests will be prioritized by Mileage Plus status, original booking class purchased, and, in a tie-breaker situation, by time of request. |
| How to earn |
1K members earn two Regional Upgrades per 10,000 qualifying flown miles on United and United Express per quarter, up to a maximum of eight upgrades per calendar year. |
| Expiration dates |
Regional Upgrades expire on the last day of the calendar month, 12 months after deposit into your upgrades bank. Flights upgraded using a Regional Upgrade must be flown on/before the expiration date of the upgrade. |
| Valid carrier |
Valid on flights marketed and operated by United or United Express.
For flights operated by United but marketed by another airline, upgrades are permitted on a standby basis at the airport only, subject to availability. |
| Valid travel regions |
Valid for travel within Region 1
(United States, Canada, Caribbean, Central America and Mexico) |
| Upgrades required |
• One Regional Upgrade may be used to upgrade one passenger on a nonstop or
connecting itinerary, up to the point of stopover.
• Additional upgrades are required for itineraries with stopovers.
• If a Regional Upgrade is used or confirmed on only a portion of a multiple
segment connecting itinerary, one upgrade will still be required and no refund of
the upgrade is permitted. |
Upgradeable
booking classes |
• United Business (C,D,J)
• United Economy (Y,B,M,E,H,U,Q,V,W,S,T,K,L) |
| Upgrade service classes |
• United Economy to United First (on 2-cabin aircraft only)
• United Economy to United Business (on 3-cabin aircraft)
• United Business to United First (on 3-cabin aircraft)
• Double upgrades from United Economy to United First are not permitted (when
traveling on 3-cabin aircraft)
|
| Non-upgradeable booking classes and tickets |
• Booking classes Z and G
• Award tickets (booking classes XY, NY, XC for Saver Awards and booking
classes Y and C for Standard Awards)
• Tickets already upgraded to United Business (booking class NC)
• Tickets purchased through Priceline and Hotwire, where the airline is not
disclosed until after payment |
Sponsoring upgrade for another traveler/
transferability |
Regional Upgrades can be applied to another traveler’s reservation, whether they are traveling together with the sponsor or separately.
To sponsor an upgrade, visit the Sponsor Upgrade page and log in using your Mileage Plus number or email address. Enter the traveler’s last name and six-character record locator or confirmation code, and follow the prompts to complete the process. |
| Mileage accrual |
Miles earned will be based on the originally ticketed class of service, not the upgraded class of service. |
Terms and conditions for Regional Upgrades
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
