Newbie questions on passenger's right to international flight reroute,...
My parents are elderly and for their comfort on a long international flight , business class tickets were booked through United. Flights were booked as follows SAN->EWR(operated by united),...
View ArticleOfficial 2013 Mini-DO NYC June 8
FFG is pleased to announce that the next official Mini-DO / FFG Charity Event will be held on June 8 in NYC! For those of you unfamiliar with these events, a mini-DO is a gathering of FT/MP members. UA...
View ArticleGold for 2014 and General Member for 2015 or Silver for 2014 and 2015?
All, I'm in the process of planning out some small scale business travel for 2013/2014, and I could either cram in everything this year, or spread it out this year and next year. All flying would be in...
View ArticleReturn Leg from Hong Kong Need Advice
I am in Shenzhen with a Z Business return out of HKG on 4/29. The entire ticket cost my company about $7500. I am GS and need to return earlier. I know a business Z is an issue but when I go online to...
View ArticleMaking A Stink About Seats: Am I an Awful Person?
I'm stuck in 21 B on a 319. Seven 7C, the bulkhead opened up and I asked to be assigned to it by the gate agent. Instead, I was told, they were giving it to an old man who was walking with a cane and...
View ArticleWhat Does "ASA Restricted" Mean?
Booked award travel for next March for three. Seat assignments no issue on outbound, but can't get seat assignments on the return segments. The message is "Advanced Seat Assignment Restricted". I...
View Article757-200 vs A319 in First Class
I currently have two award seats booked for this summer from BRU-ORD-DCA in Business. Domestic First on the ORD-DCA leg. I've never flown UA premium cabin before. The ORD-DCA leg was originally...
View ArticleUA Blocking PageOnce Triptracker
Greetings, Hopefully this won't turn into a long and drawn out debate, maybe someone at UA can chime in and give us the reasoning as to why they started blocking PageOnce Triptracker on/about 24 Mar...
View ArticleIs there a method to the upgrade seating algorithm?
Clearly a first world problem, but........ On ~9 of my last 10 successful CPUs, I've been automatically assigned bulkhead aisle seats by United's computer system, despite the fact that I have always...
View ArticleHas anyone else booked saver business awards from ORD to HNL?
I am looking at booking an award trip in either 2014-2015 to HNL from ORD. There is the option of booking saver economy if available however saver business seems to not be available. I have picked out...
View ArticleHow To Ticket Held Award Reservation with Another MP Account
I have a held award reservation with an account that had insufficient miles and now want to ticket using an account with enough miles. How do I do this? Do I log into the MP account with sufficient...
View ArticleQuestion about booking family trip and boarding group
Hi everyone, I am hoping you can help me. I have booked a trip to Orlando in early June for myself, my wife, and my two daughters. I booked all of our tickets at once so we could sit together. My...
View ArticleWhat's the current pillow/blanket for international economy?
It's been awhile since I've flown in economy internationally, but I have a trip to Europe later this month. http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...y/default.aspx suggests that pillows and blankets are...
View ArticleOld credit card on profile - what happens?
I just booked a trip on UA and was a little befuddled when the website gave me a confirmation without entering a credit card. Upon further examination, I think UA charged an old credit card number that...
View ArticleBusiness First Summer Sale
Does anybody know if there is/will be a sale for BF this summer as has been in the past? Usually Europe has had good Z class discounts around this time of year for the upcoming summer.
View Articleovernight layover question
I booked award ticket from LAX-EWR-CVG. First ley arrive at 12 30am, and second leg depart at 6 45 am. It is a overnight layover, My question is once i land in EWR, do I need to take my checked bag...
View ArticleOne way award flight - is the following route possible?
Because there is no saver availability for SFO-SIN, LAX-SIN, SEA-SIN or PDX-SIN route I am thinking about SFO-HNL-(something - TYO/ICN/nnn)-SIN route as an alternative. My questions: - is it possible...
View ArticleSo, United thinks Taiwan is China,
And some MP supervisor "googled it" and it said so. Hm.. Without getting into the details of whether Taiwan is or is not recognized as part of China (while Hong Kong apparently is not), has anybody...
View ArticleBest and Most Economical Routes From SFO to Maximize Bonus EQM Promo?
I am hoping to get feedback to maximize the EQMs earned with the new 50% EQM Bonus Promo. I am flying out of SFO...Any ideas, thoughts, or suggestions?
View ArticleUnited On Track to Save 85 Million Gallons Of Fuel in 2013
It's always nice to hear about ways that the airlines are trying to make changes to help lessen their impact on the environment. When I think of airlines and green initiatives, KLM comes to mind. I've...
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