Routing to Perth, Australia
I am hoping this is the right place to post this. I am going to be traveling from Chicago (ORD) to Perth, Australia soon, and am looking at how to route myself so I maximize my miles at the best fare....
View Articlemiles and segments credit for award ticket
I recently flew two domestic segments on US Airways metal as part of a United award ticket and I was credited premier miles and segments to my United account. How often does this happen?
View ArticleUnited Clubs - Can you buy a 30-day pass?
Delta has an option to buy a 30 day pass. Does United have the same thing?
View ArticleWeather Diversions at ORD 4-17-2013--UA 907 MUC-ORD report
Yesterday was a first for a few of us on UA907 from MUC to ORD. The First officer had his first international diversion in 19 years, and it was my first as well, so we're both (un)lucky. We held in a...
View ArticleUAL 1Q 2013 call/results - Thursday 4/25/13
Just announced: United Airlines (UAL) will hold a conference call to discuss first-quarter 2013 financial results on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. CT/10:30 a.m. ET. A live, listen-only webcast...
View ArticleF- showing 20/24 open, why no upgrades?
Traveling to Hawaii tomorrow. Have 1K status. Well within the 96 hour window and there has been NO movement on the CPU list. The .bomb website shows 20 open seats.(Just refreshed my screen, and...
View ArticleUA121 Diversion BCN to EWR now Halifax
Any idea what's going on? Long time friend is on that flight and was trying to figure out why they're being routed to Halifax. Thanks in advance.
View ArticlePremier Bonus Miles: Do these accrue on the qualifying leg?
I earned Premier Silver status on leg 1 of a 3 leg journey, all on UA and all EQM. No Silver 25% bonus miles were posted on neither of the legs. Do the bonus miles start accruing only after the Silver...
View ArticleWill UA sell SFO>FRA>Italy ticket with both LH & UA?
Hi all Trying to book SFO>FRA>Italy. I can book SFO>FRA with LH on UA site, but for the return, it'll only allow FRA>SFO with LH and it won't show the option of UA. Unfortunately the...
View ArticleSlightly bizarre seat-swapping question
Here goes, a call into the vastness of the FT brain to answer this bizarre question. I'll explain the background at the end. We are 2 pax in First on a long-haul International flight (747-400). If we...
View ArticleFlight Delayed - Never Stood a Chance for an On-Time Departure to Begin With
Hi All, I am booked on a flight from LAX to DFW later today and seems like the flight is delayed by 45 minutes. Not a big deal in and of itself. However, looking at the flight schedule on United.com,...
View ArticleDifferent award availability on different accounts?
Hey guys, I have a weird scenario here. Well, it's weird to me. I'm trying to book a flight out from SNA > ROA for the future in-laws, in July. They were very new to the miles game (didn't even have...
View ArticleNew premiere member and qualifying premiere bonus
I'm new to MP. I average about 50,000 miles/year. I don't live in the US and mostly fly other *A airlines. I understand that to qualify for UA Premiere membership, you need to fly at least 4 flight...
View ArticleMP Club + Sapphire Preferred + Freedom Combo
I'm considering adding the MP Club. Anyone use this combo? Is it worth it? Anyone tried it for a year then ditched the Club? I never hit *Gold so I never have lounge access therefore definitely a nice...
View ArticleFlight Upgrades & Waitlist (Newbie Question)
My parents are flying from SFO-EWR in May on United, and though they have absolutely no status on United, they have a few miles laying around, enough to upgrade both of them to first on the eastbound...
View ArticleAward Flights with Paid Upgrade...for someone else?
Hello all, first time post here. Been browsing the forums for a while now, but I finally have a situation I dont think has already been discussed (but I could stand be corrected...) Heres my issue: I...
View ArticleUnited merged my MP account with my Dad's
Gah - what a mess. I have the same name as my Dad. I still use my childhood home address as my US mailing address. I presume this is not too uncommon to have two people with the same name and address...
View ArticleMisconnex due customs/immigration and tight connect: Who pays taxi from IAD...
We recently misconnected at IAD coming in from Asia. All segments were on UA and were on one single ticket. No UA flights were delayed. We misconnected due to slow customs/immigration, and subsequently...
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