ok here i am in the DIA Gate 36 ... aircraft has arrived. This is flight UA-932 towards IAD... and my upgrade has not cleared yet.
currently there are 10 FC remaining and 44 ppl on waiting list (O: LOL.... and i am in #6
oh i forgot to mention.. just now seat came down to 9 FC but waiting is still 44 and i am still #6... so lets see where this leads...
the other leg.. i have a 3B.. and i saw in the seat chart that there were 2 open seats. i.e. total of 10 ppl including yours humble 1P.
ok its 1436 and now FC is down to 7 and i am in #6 and waiting is still 44 so i don't know where these are coming from (O: .. i mean getting populated.. or bumped up...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
UDU - United - 2010.04.12
i was checking today on my itinerary and another surprise which is as follows:
if you remember i had a return flight on UA-932 and UA-708. i assumed just like my flight on the 2010-04-07; i will have an upgrade.. but apparently not (O:.....
i see that on little over 72 hrs mark... FC is all full but 9 seats and i have been waitlisted for the upgrade. so between the 5th and 12th (in 7 days) 18 seats have been filled with either 1K; GS... looks like your humble 1P will have to be satisfied with the crappy E+.
but for the UA-708 i got the upgrade.. so that means nothing more than 2 free drinks (O:... LOL... that's all that's available in the short flight that is little over 1 hr.
if you remember i had a return flight on UA-932 and UA-708. i assumed just like my flight on the 2010-04-07; i will have an upgrade.. but apparently not (O:.....
i see that on little over 72 hrs mark... FC is all full but 9 seats and i have been waitlisted for the upgrade. so between the 5th and 12th (in 7 days) 18 seats have been filled with either 1K; GS... looks like your humble 1P will have to be satisfied with the crappy E+.
but for the UA-708 i got the upgrade.. so that means nothing more than 2 free drinks (O:... LOL... that's all that's available in the short flight that is little over 1 hr.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
UDU United - 2010.04.07
i started off pretty well never the less with hectic and gut wrenching drive i had to go through to get to the airport.
so, i checked in the BC/FC/RC counter in Denver and had to carry my luggage to Xray -5 and i hate that in Hartford. one has to carry their checked in bag to the drop off location. i hope that they improve or change that.
anyway, i was seated in 3B ... it was a nice seat for the 12 seat FC out of which only 7 were occupied and 5 were empty. so it was interesting that not all seats were given out for upgrades >??? or there were not enough elites... i have no idea because the monitor in Hartford was not working and it was showing wrong departure information.
but this flight departed early.
i ordered my usual double shot glenlevit and seltzer water with lime. and that took me through the flight. taste of glenlevit was not what it used to be.. either i was cheated and given a dewer's or my taste buds are betraying me. nothing much to report except that i finished the sudoko puzzle and enjoyed my drink.
now i am writing this from dulles gate C-19 waiting for my next leg of flight 933.
and fu'king unbelievable ... when i looked @ the terminal it said that there are 5 FC available and there are 22 people waiting for it... wow wow wow... ain't i lucky dog a humble 1P whose upgrade cleared like 3 days before (O:
i will update more with the inner situation and my service experience later tonight or tomorrow morning.
so, i checked in the BC/FC/RC counter in Denver and had to carry my luggage to Xray -5 and i hate that in Hartford. one has to carry their checked in bag to the drop off location. i hope that they improve or change that.
anyway, i was seated in 3B ... it was a nice seat for the 12 seat FC out of which only 7 were occupied and 5 were empty. so it was interesting that not all seats were given out for upgrades >??? or there were not enough elites... i have no idea because the monitor in Hartford was not working and it was showing wrong departure information.
but this flight departed early.
i ordered my usual double shot glenlevit and seltzer water with lime. and that took me through the flight. taste of glenlevit was not what it used to be.. either i was cheated and given a dewer's or my taste buds are betraying me. nothing much to report except that i finished the sudoko puzzle and enjoyed my drink.
now i am writing this from dulles gate C-19 waiting for my next leg of flight 933.
and fu'king unbelievable ... when i looked @ the terminal it said that there are 5 FC available and there are 22 people waiting for it... wow wow wow... ain't i lucky dog a humble 1P whose upgrade cleared like 3 days before (O:
i will update more with the inner situation and my service experience later tonight or tomorrow morning.
Monday, April 5, 2010
UDU United experience - 2010-04-05
surprise surprise and surprise
just saw myself being confirmed on the second leg as well... so this is right in more than 48 hours mark... surprising..
surprising facts:
it still shows NF0; and F3 .. so looks like only 3 FC are remaining.
yesterday i mentioned that there were 11 exit rows occupied and when i checked in today only 5 are remaining and since only 3FC are remaining then total of 8 upgrades happened. so all i can safely mention is that there were @ least 8 humble 1Ps or above including yours truly
another surprise is i have not been assigned any seats.. so lets see and it seems like all the good seats in FC are gone. only remainings are 1(6)A->D; 3(5)A and 4(5)D. total of 12 seats remaining O: it does not add up but its ok (O:
looks like the inventory management is working well for united.
just saw myself being confirmed on the second leg as well... so this is right in more than 48 hours mark... surprising..
surprising facts:
it still shows NF0; and F3 .. so looks like only 3 FC are remaining.
yesterday i mentioned that there were 11 exit rows occupied and when i checked in today only 5 are remaining and since only 3FC are remaining then total of 8 upgrades happened. so all i can safely mention is that there were @ least 8 humble 1Ps or above including yours truly
another surprise is i have not been assigned any seats.. so lets see and it seems like all the good seats in FC are gone. only remainings are 1(6)A->D; 3(5)A and 4(5)D. total of 12 seats remaining O: it does not add up but its ok (O:
looks like the inventory management is working well for united.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
i have not updated for some time
i have not had chance to log in my feeling regarding travels that i have undertaken because of my other engagements. now i will try to be more proactive in this area.
so far
Total Segments = 13
United Segments = 10
upgrades = 4/4
6 of the remaining segments i got bumped over )O: even humble 1P has so much chances of getting upgrades.
EQM-18,137
with this upcoming flight i will hit the 2P for next year (O: .. so rest assured 2P till Jan 2012.
about being 1P again .. lets's see how it goes... i am on track.. so far ... 5k/month = 60k/yr right on 1P range right (O:
so far
Total Segments = 13
United Segments = 10
upgrades = 4/4
6 of the remaining segments i got bumped over )O: even humble 1P has so much chances of getting upgrades.
EQM-18,137
with this upcoming flight i will hit the 2P for next year (O: .. so rest assured 2P till Jan 2012.
about being 1P again .. lets's see how it goes... i am on track.. so far ... 5k/month = 60k/yr right on 1P range right (O:
UDU United experience - 2010-04-14
i am going to track down the return flight from now so i have a better picture going to 100hrs window et al.
Wed 1550 Flight 0932 7 Occupied and 27 empties [ total 34 ] here also F9 C9 here its NF9
Wed 2200 Flight 0708 0 Occupied and 12 empties [ total 12 ] and F9 and NF6
at this moment this flight has plently of time and we will be able to determine how many 1ks or above there are in this flight and what happens to humble 1P
Wed 1550 Flight 0932 7 Occupied and 27 empties [ total 34 ] here also F9 C9 here its NF9
Wed 2200 Flight 0708 0 Occupied and 12 empties [ total 12 ] and F9 and NF6
at this moment this flight has plently of time and we will be able to determine how many 1ks or above there are in this flight and what happens to humble 1P
UDU United experience - 2010-04-04
not sure how to interpret the second leg of my journey
UA 0933 just in the mark of 72 hour window changed itself from upgrade pending to
First (NF) Flight: Waitlisted
Upgrade: Waitlisted
so basically i am on the queue with i dunno how many other ppl. still the cabin is F9 and NF0 and from the seating chart they have more than 11 seats available. Lets see if humble 1P can get the upgrade or there are more than 11 GS and 1K (O: in this mid-week flight... by the way its very interesting that there are 11 exit row seats occupied currently. with another 7-9 E+ being vacant. so i am assuming these 11 are @ least 1P or *Gold. it remains to be seen what happens in this flight.
i remember of getting upgraded once after i got boarded and my seat was changed (O: right before take off.. it was 1D though .. same route... but it was in ORD-DEN ... so after this i will have more idea about how fierce the competition is .. . and humble 1P has any chance of getting updrages in IAD-DEN route.
now i am going to check this on 24 hour basis (O: and post if any change i perceive.
UA 0933 just in the mark of 72 hour window changed itself from upgrade pending to
First (NF) Flight: Waitlisted
Upgrade: Waitlisted
so basically i am on the queue with i dunno how many other ppl. still the cabin is F9 and NF0 and from the seating chart they have more than 11 seats available. Lets see if humble 1P can get the upgrade or there are more than 11 GS and 1K (O: in this mid-week flight... by the way its very interesting that there are 11 exit row seats occupied currently. with another 7-9 E+ being vacant. so i am assuming these 11 are @ least 1P or *Gold. it remains to be seen what happens in this flight.
i remember of getting upgraded once after i got boarded and my seat was changed (O: right before take off.. it was 1D though .. same route... but it was in ORD-DEN ... so after this i will have more idea about how fierce the competition is .. . and humble 1P has any chance of getting updrages in IAD-DEN route.
now i am going to check this on 24 hour basis (O: and post if any change i perceive.
UDU United experience
seems like its working smoothly.
my first leg which is flight
UA 0225 got bumped to upgrade confirmed just before 72 hours window. so basically there are five occupied in First. this means that 2 got in FC in last 12 hours. i got upgraded. other PAX may be same as me 1P or a fare paying. now it has dropped to F7 which is correct. i.e. 12 FC and 5 occupied F7. is shows NF2 now.
second leg UA 0933 is still pending ... lets see what happens in another 3 hours. seating shows F9 and NF0. and it has total of 13 seats occupied. which has not changed. .... so i am not sure how it works on this one since there is no NF? remaining...
my first leg which is flight
UA 0225 got bumped to upgrade confirmed just before 72 hours window. so basically there are five occupied in First. this means that 2 got in FC in last 12 hours. i got upgraded. other PAX may be same as me 1P or a fare paying. now it has dropped to F7 which is correct. i.e. 12 FC and 5 occupied F7. is shows NF2 now.
second leg UA 0933 is still pending ... lets see what happens in another 3 hours. seating shows F9 and NF0. and it has total of 13 seats occupied. which has not changed. .... so i am not sure how it works on this one since there is no NF? remaining...
2010.04.04
ok now i am trying to check how does the united UDU works. first time i am taking flights after these got implemented in March 19th.
my flights are in the middle of the week so i am hoping to get through upgrades quickly so here is the deal.....
its about 609 am so its roughly 84 hrs to the flight and within 100 hrs for the first segment. and i am checking the first class seats on these flights. Assuming all 1Ks got cleared ...
Wed 1923 Flight 0225 3 Occupied and 9 empties [ total 12 ] just checked on the expert mode F9 but NF4
Wed 2155 Flight 0933 13 Occupied and 11 empties [ total 24 ] here F9 and C9 looks like a 3 class service and NF1 )O: looks like humble 1P is going to miss this one
almost 7 days plus 100 hrs
Wed 1550 Flight 0932 7 Occupied and 27 empties [ total 34 ] here also F9 C9 here its NF9
Wed 2200 Flight 0708 0 Occupied and 12 empties [ total 12 ] and F9 and NF6
let me check for the same for the flights for this wed
Wed 1550 Flight 0932 19 Occupied and 15 empties [ total 34 ]
Wed 2200 Flight 0708 2 Occupied and 6 empties [ total 8 ] <<== not sure why its only showing 3 rows .... i thought this flight had 6 rows .. but again will know more tomorrow... when i update them again or should i say may be in another lets say 15 hours.
my flights are in the middle of the week so i am hoping to get through upgrades quickly so here is the deal.....
its about 609 am so its roughly 84 hrs to the flight and within 100 hrs for the first segment. and i am checking the first class seats on these flights. Assuming all 1Ks got cleared ...
Wed 1923 Flight 0225 3 Occupied and 9 empties [ total 12 ] just checked on the expert mode F9 but NF4
Wed 2155 Flight 0933 13 Occupied and 11 empties [ total 24 ] here F9 and C9 looks like a 3 class service and NF1 )O: looks like humble 1P is going to miss this one
almost 7 days plus 100 hrs
Wed 1550 Flight 0932 7 Occupied and 27 empties [ total 34 ] here also F9 C9 here its NF9
Wed 2200 Flight 0708 0 Occupied and 12 empties [ total 12 ] and F9 and NF6
let me check for the same for the flights for this wed
Wed 1550 Flight 0932 19 Occupied and 15 empties [ total 34 ]
Wed 2200 Flight 0708 2 Occupied and 6 empties [ total 8 ] <<== not sure why its only showing 3 rows .... i thought this flight had 6 rows .. but again will know more tomorrow... when i update them again or should i say may be in another lets say 15 hours.
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