Booked a standard, watching for saver
So I'm going with Mr. Ericka on a work trip and we want to fly together. He bought his ticket. I booked mine as a standard biz award, figuring I would change it to a saver when that became available....
View ArticleWhen One Terminal at LHR?
UA still uses Terminals 1 and 4 at London, depending on where the flight came from/goes to. When will all operations be i Terminal 1?
View ArticlePremier Access question - one segment in Y
I have one segment in Y (waitlisted for F (R)) which is my first segment the flight; LGA-DEN. The other two segments are in domestic F. Can I benefit from any Premier Access check-in or security at...
View ArticleStatus Match - What is United Express?
What did I miss? I gave UA the week to respond (haven't heard anything), so wanted to get thoughts and assistance here. There have been other status match threads, but I didn't find one with this...
View ArticleAir Canada Tango fare with MileagePlus
I'm about to fly AC sea-yvr-pvg-yvr-sea in fare class N, K, K, N (tango). From Air Canada's website it looks like I'm only eligible to earn 50% of miles. Would I be better off using a MileagePlus...
View ArticleBest strategy if R space appears within 24 hours?
I don't know if this should belong to any particular thread. If so, mods please feel free to merge this into the thread. Nowadays it becomes more and more common that R space would only be opened...
View Article737 Aircraft - No Audio or Video
Nice to be upgraded to F on MCO to ORD yesterday. New plane, 737-900. Good seat, clean, everything seems new. I go to plug in my own headphones. After fumbling around looking for the audio jack, I...
View ArticleWhat fare class for BF -> GF upgrade with GPU?
Is there a requirement for this upgrade like there is from Y -> C?
View ArticleIs DEN the new RJ hub?
For those in DEN a lot, does it appear to you that many flights out of this hub seem to RJs? RJ service to PIT, ATL, DTW and other long haul mainline type flights. Was there yesterday and every other...
View ArticlePossible to order online a box of the Cinnamon rolls that UA serves on flights?
I swear I saw this years ago on FT, but search failed me (more likely, I failed search). Does anyone know how / if I can order a box of the UA Cinnamon rolls online? I am kind of a cinnamon roll...
View ArticleSmisek takes a 35% pay cut...was it enough??
Surprised to not see this already going (Mods please merge if I missed it) http://www.chicagobusiness.com/artic...smiseks-pay-35 Smisek should be on the same plank the jcp CEO Was jettisoned. You...
View ArticleHN vs YN for standard awards
I want to book a "standard" 25k Economy award. ExpertFlyer shows YN availability ("Coach - Standard Award for Elites") but no HN availability ("Coach - Standard Award") for that flight. Other flights...
View ArticleHas 13K been fixed?
Early this month (April 6), I took the flight from SFO to SYD and was sitting in 13K (I don't know which 747, but the date and route might give someone an idea). The footrest in 13K was missing....
View ArticleSeating changes on line
Sorry for the simplicity of the question, but I fly US 90% of the time, anyway: Once a reservation is made, can you go to United.com and change your seats as much as you want depending on what opens...
View ArticleInput solicited on use of miles (Star upgrades)
I'm planning a trip in Feb '14 and found an option I'm considering on Asiana: ORD-ICN-BKK and return. The B-class fare is reasonable ($2400) and miles to upgrade are 30K for each TPAC segment and 15K...
View ArticleMilan Arrival Lounge?
Flying EWR-MXP in BF in a few weeks. It looks like there are some landside lounges. While we don't have to get a shower, what other options are there for a lounge to use after clearing customs? We have...
View ArticleHelp me spend a million MP miles+AVIOS
My spouse and I have about 1.5 million MP miles, about 300,000 AVIOS and smaller amounts of other airline program miles. I am a total novice at actually redeeming miles - while I agree with the...
View ArticleRetroactive Fee Waiver
Has anyone successfully gotten a retroactive fee waiver? For example, there's clearly snow coming for Denver Mon-Wed this week. I'm flying in on a Satan's Chariot, which is the first or second flight...
View ArticleNew to United and VERY Frustrated
When I call the MileagePlus number, I always get a call center in India (or thereabouts from what I can tell from the accents). This wouldn't bother me except that not a single person in India has...
View ArticleName not showing as wait listed after RPU
Hi, I have a RPU used and when I tried to check-in to put myself on the wait-list, I had issues. After calling an agent, they said that it was a security issue and 'everything is good, it just seems...
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