TG676 J Cabin with UA Miles Award?
Can't seem to see any availability on this one, is it blocked out and impossible to get, not flying til March so and wondering if an equipment change is the reason... Ideas?
View ArticleHow to search for GPU (SWU) seats on united.com
Can someone please explain the best way to search on United.com for available upgradeable fares for "Global Premier Upgrades" -- what I had once known as Systemwide Upgrades. Not surprisingly, the site...
View ArticleOne way, Two travelers, One Reservation, One Down
I have a reservation (one way) for 2 people (myself and a coworker). I used my last 2 GPUs on this flight (both GPUs expire this Oct. 31) and was successful in getting the upgrades confirmed. The...
View ArticleMerger story
Got to love the last quote from Smisek in this article that appeared today in the SMH http://www.smh.com.au/travel/culture...008-2791o.html
View ArticleWebsite down?
Is it just me, or are others having problems with the website? Cannot price paid or award ticket. :confused: F.T.
View ArticleWrong number of miles on receipt, fee charged to resolve ticketing problem
I have an award ticket that costs 60k miles. The correct number of miles is shown on the original receipt. Then I've made a change to one of the flight but there was no additional charge on the miles,...
View ArticleCS agent added me to the standby list but I was not on standby list
Few days ago, I missed my flight. The CS agent added me to the standby list on next flight and handed me the standby document. (like boarding pass) Then, I found out that I was not on standby list from...
View ArticleJust a bag of mixed questions about United
Hi folks, Long time lurker here but just getting into United a lot deeper (will hit 1K by the end of the year) and would love to get some info from the more experienced guys from United. If you know...
View ArticlePHL United Club - First Timer
I'm going PHL-YYZ-PVG on AC, and I got here really early. Get to use the United Club between C/D terminals. It's not bad. They have a decent spread of food, the coffee's good, and the Wireless is...
View ArticleLHR Lounges
If you were to pick your TATL ex-LHR flight solely on the lounge you get access to at LHR, would you pick a T4 ex-CO destination or a T1 ex-UA destination? I've heard the ST lounge used to be better...
View ArticleSched change causes misconnect. No other options within fare class:
I am flying TLV-EWR-LAX in Z. Sched change is causing an illegal connection, and there are no options in Z to get me home the same day. Does UA still have ability to open inventory on other flights?...
View ArticleJFK United Express to Air China Transfer
My wife is traveling from IAD to JFK to Beijing on United Express to get from IAD to JFK, then taking Air China from JFK to Beijing. This means that she has to get from Terminal 7 at JFK to Terminal 1....
View ArticleJust Back from LGA and Ranting
Hello: Let me preface this by saying my sister is 85 years old, does not see well and can hardly walk. She is on her way home from LGA to Albany via IAD because there are no longer any nonstop, direct...
View ArticleAward Ticket US to SEZ - Stopover in Europe?
Hi all, I am looking into an award trip from the US to SEZ (Seychelles). Depending on the length of the trip, I may just flight straight there via ADD on Ethiopian, but if I can stretch the trip long...
View ArticleQuick question- IFE on 777-200 economy
My first econ flight outside the US in a long time. Could not justify the 11k for Business so taking one for the team! Got 21C at least... Assuming it's this config:...
View ArticleVery frustrated with award booking and need some advices.
I am trying to book an award ticket from ORD - BKK and cannot find saver business or saver first but I found out that if I try ORD - KIX I can fly saver first with lufthansa to KIX then on the landing...
View ArticleFlight delayed, connection not possible - only option refund?
I'm booked on an afternoon flight from SFO-IAH which has been delayed. Because of the delay, I'll miss my connecting flight to GPT. According to the agent, I can't fly out today because of this and...
View Articleretrieve lost compensation token
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this or not, but at one time my flight was horribly delayed. Ended up in the sky then they had to fly us back to the airport to get on another flight - came...
View ArticleNYC weather related change exception policy, Oct 20, 2012
UA continues to issue travel plan change exception policy for NYC area airports for today, Oct 20, 2012. What is going on there? What is the chance to still have this for the coming Monday, Oct 22?
View ArticleUA432 showing 16 F seats blocked for 10/20/2012, why?
Checked flight status for UA432 LAS-SFO for 10/20/2012 and saw 16 F seats were marked "blocked". Anyone know why? Are they prepared for overbooking in Y or are they blocked for VIP's?
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