Another Giveaway: United Global + Regional Upgrades.

We have the best fans! Thanks to their generosity, we have more United Global and Regional Upgrades to give away. We have:

  • Six (6) Global Premier Upgrades
  • Eleven (11) Regional Premier Upgrades

Please read the terms of the upgrade and entry conditions before entering.

United Airlines' Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - Photo: InSapphoWeTrust, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

United Airlines’ Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner – Photo: InSapphoWeTrust, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Terms of the upgrades:

  • Valid for travel until January 31st, 2015
  • If it is an international route to Asia , Europe or deep South America, the booking class needs to be W, V, Q, H, U, E, M, B, Y for the Global Premier Upgrades
  • If you are traveling domestic, Hawaii, Caribbean, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Northern South America, the booking class needs to be Y, B, M, E, U, H, Q, V, W, S, T, K, L, G, N for Regional Premier Upgrade.
  • The upgrade is good for ONE person in ONE direction.
  • Do not enter if:
    • You are traveling with someone and is unwilling to split the reservation
    • If you do not have a fare class that is not upgradeable
    • If you are on award ticket

If you meet the conditions above, do the following to enter:

  • Leave a comment on the bottom of this post with your FULL United routing and booking class (please DO NOT email us, leave a Facebook comment or Tweet us that you would like to enter – those are not valid entries) by Sunday, January 11th, 2015 at 11:59PM Eastern.
    • Your must provide your FULL routing in the format of airport codes (e.g., JFK – LAX – PVG) If you are going from Newark to Mumbai, there is a huge difference between EWR-BOM and EWR-ZRH-BOM.
    • Your booking class.
    • Your travel date
    • Entries without all 3 will not be considered.
  • One entry per person — if you have never left a comment before, it will go into moderation; no need to leave multiple entries. We will approve them over the course of the giveaway.
  • Make sure you leave a valid email so we can get in touch with you should you win.
  • You DON’T need to leave your full name on the NAME field in the comments.
  • We will select thirteen (13) winners by Monday, January 12th, 2015 at 2:50PM Eastern. Each winner will receive ONE upgrade. We will select winners based on:
    • Flight duration
    • Product (lie-flat will win over a domestic First Class for example)

The Flight Deal is not responsible for the upgrades being processed and being selected in this giveaway is not a guarantee.  There is a possibility that United will not immediately clear the upgrade and wait-list you instead.  Last thing – if you win, you will need to share your last name and booking confirmation with our generous fans so that they can upgrade you. Thanks again to the generosity of our fans for the upgrades!

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Comments (134)

  • Gui 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 30, BOS-SFO (G).

  • Claudia Powers 9 years ago Reply

    Regional Premier Upgrade
    Jan 15th – DAL- IAH-CUN – K

    Claudia Powers 9 years ago Reply

    Also Jan 19 CUN-IAH-DAL (V)

  • TODDY 9 years ago Reply

    EWR-LIR (K) July 5

  • JNK 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 18th, LAX-JFK (T)

    JNK 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 18th, **LAX-EWR** (T)

  • HeathrowGuy 9 years ago Reply

    IAD-IAH-POS

    Booking Class S

    Date of Travel: January 17, 2015

  • Scott 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 16th, 2015 – JFK – LAX (L)

  • Cheuk 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 19th: YYZ-CLE-SNA (K)
    Trip duration: 10h55m

  • Joe C 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 14th
    SAN – DEN – ATL
    Booking Class T

  • Drew H 9 years ago Reply

    1/26 LAS-EWR (N)

  • Nicholas 9 years ago Reply

    1/20 – ORD-IAH-SAL (W)

  • LX 9 years ago Reply

    SJU-EWR, Jan 20, Fare Class L

    Thanks!

  • Matt 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 12: DCA-ORD
    Jan 15: ORD-DCA
    both H class economy

    Help me to avoid the dreaded “slim line” seats!!

  • Frank 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 17 to Hawaii

  • David 9 years ago Reply

    SEA-EWR-AMS

    both W class

    departure on January 24, 2015

    seeking GPU for the EWR-AMS leg. Thanks to the Flight Deal and its fans!

    David 9 years ago Reply

    Just realized that the GPU is for one direction rather than one leg. Fingers crossed that I’ll wind up with an upgrade all the way from Seattle to Amsterdam!

  • Steve k 9 years ago Reply

    Ord-hnl

    Love it

  • Megan 9 years ago Reply

    EWR – PHX
    Jan 15, 2015
    Booking Class L

  • Miheer 9 years ago Reply

    ORD-SJU, Feb 6, W class

    Thanks for (hopefully) making my holiday start off great!

  • Cassie 9 years ago Reply

    Hi there, I am eligible for the Regional Premier upgrades, I have two United domestic flights coming up. My flights are:

    LGA – DEN – SEA on 1/19 (T, 8 hr 31 mn)

    SEA – DEN – LGA on 1/21 (L, 7 hr 17 mn)

    Thanks very much!

  • Max J 9 years ago Reply

    YYZ-EWR
    Booking Class: L
    Date of Travel: January 13, 2015

  • Brett Armstrong 9 years ago Reply

    MDE-BOG (Avianca) BOG-IAH-DEN-YVR

    UA flights are all S class

    Travel date is Jan 12 (at 1:10 am Eastern) so I’m not exactly in the window, but if the contest gods feel generous I’d be very appreciative!

    Thanks folks, keep up the great work on the site, I only recently subscribed but it’s fantastic!

  • Paul 9 years ago Reply

    January 15th, DEN – SFO, S Class
    January 16th, SFO – DEN, W Class

    Thanks!

  • James 9 years ago Reply

    LAX-IAD
    Fare class T
    Jan 26th

  • Albert 9 years ago Reply

    JAN 12, 2015 CLD-LAX-HNL
    Fare Class K
    46 minute CLD-LAX
    1 hr 17 minute layover LAX
    5 hr 53 minute LAX-HNL

    Please pick me for LAX-HNL Regional Upgrade! I have to get back to Hawaii hospital work, would be nice to relax!

  • Janice 9 years ago Reply

    PVR – EWR – BDL
    Fair Class L
    Feb 11th

    Janice 9 years ago Reply

    sorry bad date please ignore

  • Uhlaneah 9 years ago Reply

    SFO – PDX
    Fare class N
    January 23, 2015

  • Jessica 9 years ago Reply

    Hello TFD Team,

    For RPUs:

    Jan 18th – EWR-SAN, W-Class – (Equipment: 739)

    Jan 30th – SAN-SFO, G-Class – (Equipment: 739)

    Thanks to the anonymous donors – this is awesome!

  • Yana 9 years ago Reply

    EWR – SEA | 01/16/15 | Class L (Regional Premier Upgrade)

    SEA – EWR | 01/20/15 | Class K (Regional Premier Upgrade)

  • Ross 9 years ago Reply

    Please, thanks

  • KRISTEN 9 years ago Reply

    SFO – PDX
    Fare class N
    January 23, 2015

    Cheers to the fans.

  • William 9 years ago Reply

    1/15 EWR-PBI (Class K)

    Thanks!

  • JK 9 years ago Reply

    Hey TFD!

    For RPUs, any of the following would be appreciated:
    Jan 19th: EWR-MIA, G-Class
    Jan 22nd: MIA-EWR, G-Class
    Jan 30th: JFK-LAX, K-Class

    Thank you so much!

  • shiva 9 years ago Reply

    EWR-SFO on Jan 27 by L class
    SFO-EWR on Jan 28 by L class

    Thanks

  • Michael W 9 years ago Reply

    Hi:

    SFO-PVR 1/21–class K
    PVR-SFO 1/26–class k

    Thanks:)

    Michael W 9 years ago Reply

    oops on 1/26–PVR-IAH-SFO–class k
    thanks

  • Tate 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 13: JFK – LAX (G)
    Jan 16: LAX – JFK (L)
    Jan 26: EWR – TPA (G)
    Jan 28: TPA-IAH-ATL (K)
    Jan 30: ATL-IAH (T)

  • Ksenya 9 years ago Reply

    Regional:

    Jan 14, 2015
    Booking Class V
    SFO – ORD – DTW
    7 hr 25 mn

    thank you!

  • tamara p 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 13, 2015
    Class G
    Seattle – SFO – AUS

    Jan 16, 2015
    Class G
    Austin – SFO – SEA

  • Gordon 9 years ago Reply

    UA1437W 31JAN EWR SFO 603A 942A * 6Hours and 39Minutes
    UA 871W 31JAN SFO TPE 1210P 625P+* 14Hours and 15Minutes

    Total Time Spent Traveling: 24h26m

    Total Distance Traveled: 9034 Miles

    Fare Classes: W

    Flight Routing: EWR-SFO-TPE

  • Andrew L 9 years ago Reply

    LAX-EWR 1/25 (L) RPU.
    Hopefully a surprise for my father.

  • Vincent 9 years ago Reply

    January 19, 2015 BTV-ORD-LAX
    Class V

  • Vincent 9 years ago Reply

    January 19: BTV-ORD-LAX
    Class V

    January 20: LAX-ICN
    Class Q

    January 27: ICN-SFO
    Class W

  • Steven 9 years ago Reply

    Cross-country regional

    Jan 14: SMF–DEN–FLL (K)
    Jan 18: FLL–IAH–SMF (K)

    Thank you!

  • Robert 9 years ago Reply

    Full Route: DCA-EWR-HNL

    Dates: Jan 16-17, 2015

    Class: Y

  • Jacob H 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 15 SFO-BOS in K (returning Jan 19 BOS-SFO in K)

  • Andrew 9 years ago Reply

    Hi there! A Regional for the domestic portion of my outbound itinerary would be awesome.

    Full Itinerary:
    SLC-IAH-EWR-OSL-EWR-LAX-SLC

    Eligible Segments for Regional Upgrade:
    SLC IAH 1195 mi
    IAH EWR 1400 mi
    ——————————————
    SLC-IAH-EWR: 2595 mi

    Fare Class:
    K

    Date of Outbound Travel:
    01/29/2015

  • Michael 9 years ago Reply

    MCO-EWR-BOS, N class, January 20
    MCO-EWR on an international configured (lie-flat) 757

  • Jordan L 9 years ago Reply

    Thanks for the chance at an RPU!

    1/16: SFO-JFK (V Class)
    1/23: EWR-SFO (L Class)

  • Ben 9 years ago Reply

    Thanks TFD fans!

    JFK-LAX 1/21 in K
    LAX-JFK 1/26 in K

  • PV_Premier 9 years ago Reply

    January 30 SMF-DEN-GRR in L class. R inventory available on all flights. Thanks!

  • Alek 9 years ago Reply

    Trying again:

    Outbound:
    Jan 16
    AUS – IAH – DCA
    Both legs in (L)

    Return:
    Jan 18
    DCA – EWR – AUS
    First leg in (L), second leg in (G)

    Tell the donors Thanks!

  • Tomer Bronshtain 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 16
    BNA -> EWR -> TLV
    Class V

    Thanks

  • Mark 9 years ago Reply

    DEN-EWR-AMS (W class for all legs)—departure on January 24, 2015. Seeking GPU for the EWR-AMS leg.

    Thanks to The Flight Deal, cheers !

  • Cy 9 years ago Reply

    UA805 SFO to SJD 1/16 (K)
    UA868 SJD to SFO 1/19 (W)

    Thanks!

  • ajay 9 years ago Reply

    January 29th: JFK-SFO-PDX (JFK-SFO is p.s. lie-flat)
    January 30th: PDX-SFO-BOS (SFO-BOS is a transcon)

    Flights are a mix of K and G fares.

  • Tristan 9 years ago Reply

    SFO-LDN (T) 13 January

  • Jonathan M 9 years ago Reply

    Flying RUH-DXB-IAD on 21 Jan. Only the DXB to IAD leg is on United, but it’s 14ish hours currently stuck in economy! Q class. Thanks!

  • Matt 9 years ago Reply

    FLL-IAH-SNA (K Fare Class)
    Travel on Jan 29, 2015

    Thanks!

  • Joe 9 years ago Reply

    1/20/2015

    YUL-EWR-SFO-KOA

    Booking Class: G

  • Bobby Helton 9 years ago Reply

    March 17. SEA – ORD – LEX. (L)
    March 31. LEX – ORD – SEA. (L)

  • Keara 9 years ago Reply

    Fare Class: United Economy (L)
    Route: MCO>LAX
    Date: Wed., Apr. 29, 2015

  • Michele mcG 9 years ago Reply

    January 16-January 19
    EWR – MCO-EWR
    FARE CLASS T

    Hope you’ll consider it for me and my family (going to Orlando for my daughters surprise disney world trip for her 7th bday)

  • Michele 9 years ago Reply

    United
    1/19 – EWR to MSY (T)
    1/23 – MSY to EWR (T)

  • Reagan McG 9 years ago Reply

    January 16-January 19
    EWR – MCO-EWR
    FARE CLASS T

    Request is for the birthday girls seat – same itinerary as submitted for mom under Michele McG

    Hope you’ll consider it! going to Orlando for my daughters surprise disney world trip for her 7th bday)

  • M McG 9 years ago Reply

    And now for dad

    January 16-January 19
    EWR – MCO-EWR
    FARE CLASS T

    Hope you’ll consider it for me and my family (going to Orlando for my daughters surprise disney world trip for her 7th bday)

  • Stan 9 years ago Reply

    JFK-LAX (P.S. service) on 1/19. Fare class is L.

    Thanks a ton! 🙂

  • Drystan 9 years ago Reply

    I am traveling from JFK to LAX on 1/19. My fare class is L.

  • Charles Hsieh 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 23: LAX – JFK K class
    Jan 26: JFK – LAX K class

    Thanks!

  • Phil 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 16, EWR-LHR (K)
    Jan 21, LHR-EWR (K)

    Thanks!

  • H 9 years ago Reply

    1/16/2015 – ORD – LAX, booking class – K
    1/19/2015 – LAX – ORD, booking class – K

    thank you SOO very much!! My mom has never flown anything but economy and she’d really appreciate this!

  • John 9 years ago Reply

    SFO-BOS (L) Jan 24

  • Nicole Davis 9 years ago Reply

    IAH-SFO-RNO

    K class
    Jan 25 returning 30 on reverse route.

    Thanks

  • Mike 9 years ago Reply

    Ewr-CUN

  • Eugene 9 years ago Reply

    ROC-EWR (L) Jan15

  • Anne 9 years ago Reply

    MCO-SFO
    L
    JANUARY 16

    Let’s win this thing!

  • Eddie 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 23, DFW-IAH-SFO, Booking class K…thanks.

  • Dan 9 years ago Reply

    Jan. 22. IAD – LAX (L)
    Jan. 25. LAX – IAD (L)

  • Junmo 9 years ago Reply

    Regional: Mar. 18 ORD – MSP (K)

    Thanks for the consideration.

  • Kenneth 9 years ago Reply

    IAD-DEN-DCA K Class 31 JAN

  • Michael S 9 years ago Reply

    Regional: JFK-SFO , G class, Jan 29th. Thanks!

  • Mike 9 years ago Reply

    Regional: JFK-SFO-RNO , Jan 15th , W class. Thank you!

  • Adam 9 years ago Reply

    Regional upgrade for my return segment on this trip would be awesome! Newark-San Francisco westbound is such a long flight…
    BUF-EWR-SFO
    L class
    January 19

  • Yuel 9 years ago Reply

    Jan31 ric-ewr-phx (K)

  • Becky 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 31 Ric-ewr-phx (K)

  • Luis Martinez 9 years ago Reply

    IAH – GIG | 01/25/15 | Class H (Global Premier Upgrade) – 11hrs
    GRU – EWR | 01/29/15 | Class H (Global Premier Upgrade) – 10hrs

  • Vincent 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 19th BTV-EWR-LAX-ICN (U)

    * Note: the last leg is an international flight which departs on Jan 20th (Q)

  • @GeeEmm 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 12 MCO-ORD-SFO (K)

    @GeeEmm 9 years ago Reply

    Ahhh, never mind. You’re drawing four hours after I depart.

  • Erik 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 13th: SFO-IAH-ATL: Class U. SFO-IAH leg is on the 787!

    Thanks for the consideration

  • peg spontelli 9 years ago Reply

    CLE-EWR-BQN
    Class M
    January 13

    (All info for my 82 year old mother, please upgrade her)

  • Ro 9 years ago Reply

    DCA – SFO – BUR
    N
    January 13, 2015

    Thanks!!!!

  • Bryan M 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 23: JFK-SFO Fare Class K.

    This flight is PS Service with a lay flat seat in Business. Thanks to these readers for their generosity!

  • Ramsey 9 years ago Reply

    SCL-PTY-IAD on Copa (only needs one regional upgrade! ) Booking class is L on both segments. For travel on Jan. 22. While not lie-flat seats on Copa, flights of 5-7 hours each are a great value using an RPU. Thanks so much for your consideration and happy new year!

  • Amanda 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 15: HKG-SFO (L)

  • neel 9 years ago Reply

    SFO-JFK, Class L, 1/28/15

  • Haley G 9 years ago Reply

    Would love to win a regional upgrade for one of these flights!!!

    1/22 IAD – LAX; class G
    1/25 LAX – IAD; class K

    Thanks!!! 🙂

  • Travis 9 years ago Reply

    Still hoping for the RPU!!

    31JAN DEN-EWR-SJU K

  • Spencer 9 years ago Reply

    EWR-LAX
    Class K
    January 24, 2015

    Flight time: 6 hrs, 23 min.

    Thanks!

  • Kasandra 9 years ago Reply

    January 19: SFO-ATL; Class U

  • Kevin 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 16

    IAD – MUC – IST

    Booking Class W

    Thanks!

  • Alli G 9 years ago Reply

    2/5 SFO>IAH>FLL (L)
    2/8 MCO>SFO (V)
    Thx!

  • David Brennan 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 15, 2015
    LAX-NRT-SIN
    Booking Class W

    Jan 21, 2015
    SIN-NRT-LAX
    Booking Class W

  • mark 9 years ago Reply

    UA84 TLV>EWR (W)

    mark 9 years ago Reply

    Global Premier Upgrade

    mark 9 years ago

    jan 19th

    thank you.

  • Will H 9 years ago Reply

    IAD-PTY-SCL on Copa (only one RPU needed, as someone else mentioned) on 1/20 or
    SCL-PTY-IAD on 1/28 (both in L).
    Thanks!

  • Sophie Beiers 9 years ago Reply

    SFO – NRT – SIN – DPS Jan 18th, K

  • Sophie Beiers 9 years ago Reply

    Oops ! SFO – NRT – SIN – DPS Jan 18th, H

  • Hy Laniado 9 years ago Reply

    HK-ORD-FLL
    Class S
    Travel 1/15/2015

  • Kevin L 9 years ago Reply

    02/28: BWI – PDX – SFO – BWI
    Booking Class G
    One last mileage run on United before the rules change.

  • Jason 9 years ago Reply

    San-sfo-boi 1/13

    Pdx-sfo-san 1/16

    All in W!

  • Chris 9 years ago Reply

    RPU’able:

    2/2 HKG-GUM-[GUM-HNL]-HNL-LAX (K)
    [RPU cannot be applied GUM-HNL]

    Booked as one segment. R space available on first and last flights, which total more than 10 hours of flight time. Thanks!

  • Andy 9 years ago Reply

    Hello,
    i have a Global Premier upgrade with United airlines which i am planning to sell. Please let me know if someone needs it. Thanks.

    jon 9 years ago Reply

    This is a BIG no-no. You’re not permitted to “sell” GPUs. You can gift them or use them yourself.

  • Anthony 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 15, 2015
    EWR – LHR
    Booking class: k

  • Anthony 9 years ago Reply

    January 24th, 2015
    EWR –> IAH –> POS (N class)

  • Mike G 9 years ago Reply

    Traveling with my wife from Dubai to Spokane. One of us would love to win a regional upgrade for the IAD – GEG legs.

    Jan 20 – DXB – IAD – SFO – DEN – GEG

    Fare class for IAD – SFO: L
    Fare class for SFO – DEN – GEG : N

  • YUKI G 9 years ago Reply

    Traveling with my husband from Dubai to Spokane. One of us would love to win a regional upgrade for the IAD – GEG legs. We are willing to split the reservation. Thank you!!

    Jan 20 – DXB – IAD – SFO – DEN – GEG

    Fare class for IAD – SFO: L
    Fare class for SFO – DEN – GEG : N

  • HeathrowGuy 9 years ago Reply

    Please disregard prior request. I’ve already been upgraded! Good luck to the other entrants.

  • Asheel 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 16
    IAD – SFO
    Fare Class: U

    Jan 19
    SFO – IAD
    Fare Class: U

  • Sean 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 19. FLL-HOU-SMF. Class S

  • Kevin 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 21. SFO – EWR. Class K

  • Ben 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 17 SFO-TPE (W)

  • Shivani 9 years ago Reply

    1/16 EWR – SFO (Class L)
    1/22 SFO – EWR (Class K)

  • AE 9 years ago Reply

    BOS-IAH-BTR / G / 19JAN2015

  • Lugo 9 years ago Reply

    FLL – SFO (G) Tue., Jan. 13, 2015
    SFO – FLL (G) Mon., Jan. 19, 2015
    Thank you

  • cz 9 years ago Reply

    Jan 28, EWR > SAN, W
    Feb 2, LAX > EWR, K
    (fun!)

  • Aaron Davdison 9 years ago Reply

    oRD to BDL 1/19/2015 class Q

  • Jeff G 9 years ago Reply

    IAD-FRA-ABV 1/17
    S Class

    Thanks!

    Andy 9 years ago Reply

    I can get you upgraded. Shoot me an email.

  • Xavier 9 years ago Reply

    1/24 LGA-IAH-LAS (N)

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