Originally Posted by
strfyr51
If you don't GET first clas (which by the way is a waste of time) then they don't charge you for it. but! keep your boarding pass just to verify it.. Everybody lists for 1st. very few is any get it. I Do got Economy plus quite a bit though and Business on the 3 class airplanes.
Indeed that has been my experience in the past. Always list for first, never get it. However, in the new system they demand payment upfront via credit card, or payroll deduct. Seems like an easy way to get screwed. Charge credit card; UAL "forgets" to reimburse.