LH Flight moved to BA: How to get UA miles?
Hey FTers, I'm posting to seek advice for a friend. Friend was returning AUH-FRA-JFK all on LH and crediting to UA. His FRA-JFK flight was oversold, so he took EUR600 to fly FRA-LHR(LH) and then...
View Articleinteresting new ual.com bug
just discovered yet another maddening bug on .bomb i went to cancel an N fare that i booked yesterday night (CokeandTaco's SMF-ATL fare in MR deals) using the small "cancel" link at the top of the rez,...
View ArticleGate Agent / Ground training issues endemic, or unlucky?
I want to preface this by saying that I still fly about 70% of my travel on UA, so that's a larger chance that this kind of thing will happen to me on UA than DL or an Asian carrier. Possibly this...
View ArticleLounge Access at LHR term 1
Hi all, I'm arriving on UA to LHR terminal 1 at 6am Monday and have a morning meeting in West End. I have an economy ticket but would like to take a shower and grab a bite prior to heading out of...
View ArticleUnprofitable International Routes?
I was just curious to see which international routes have the lowest rpm's. Looking at their route map, I'm impressed how they can service routes especially those with assumingly low demand as well as...
View ArticleThe NEW UA elite poll: Which group are you in??
This is a newly modified version of the pre-UA merger elite poll I posted back in 2008...since it's been 5 years and so much has changed, I thought it was time to ask the question again. After reading...
View ArticleBump from award ticket flight, then either cancel or change flight to another...
We will be traveling over the Memorial Day weekend on an United Award ticket on a Mesa Airlines dba United Express flight. On a search on United.com, it seems like the flight is no longer available for...
View ArticleSchedule Change on a FareLock
So, I did a 7-day Farelock on the LGA-ANC deal for dates in Aug yesterday, and logged in today and (surprise :p) there's been a schedule change. I haven't completed the purchase yet. My question is if...
View Article"Leave the line behind" image on ual.com home page
Is the phone in the image an old Palm Treo from 8 years ago? I can't tell.
View ArticleUA changed my connecting flight on the return without notice
Hi Guys, I had booked a roundtrip BUF-BOM on UA through an online agent (StudentUniverse) and I have completed my onward journey. My return is scheduled for Aug 20 and the routing is BOM-MUC-EWR-BUF...
View ArticleCan UA agent book non-UA operated flights?
I am interested to book an itinerary XXX-YYY-ZZZ. UA published a fare for XXX-ZZZ market with routing XXX-UA-YYY-**-ZZZ, where XXX-YYY is operated by UA and YYY-ZZZ is operated by a non-UA airline. UA...
View ArticleWhy am I on the upgrade list?
Hello, Just checked flight status (international) in a 2 class 777. I am booked in BusinessFirst. Why am I listed as being on the upgrade list? Have i missed something?
View Articlechanging return vs dropping segment and booking new flight
Hi, I currently have a personal roundtrip booked XXX-YYY-XXX. I now found out that I need to be in ZZZ the day of my return for work, so I have two options: 1) Pay the $150 change fee and just change...
View ArticleWatch out: vanishing same-day TK itins booked on UA.COM!
Today I booked a one-way from SOF to IST on UA.COM. It generated the record locators for UA and TK, as normal, and stated it could take up to 24 hours to ticket. This was about 8 hours ago. I was...
View ArticleCancelled int'l flight - credit can only be used for int'l trip?
My return flight was delayed due to a mechanical. I cancelled the original int'l flight and rebooked on another airline. At the time, I was told the credit (>$1K) could be used on another United...
View ArticleJFK-LAX now 30K saver business?
Called the 1K line, just redeposited JFK-LAX roundtrip booked for November '13 in 12/12. Returned 50K/traveler. Booked new flights, saver pass, and was charged 60K/person. What gives? Website still...
View ArticleDefueling delay
We had a strange experience on UA 294 yesterday from SEA to SFO. The passengers were all boarded and then the captain announced that we had to wait to have 9,000 lbs of fuel removed, because the plane...
View ArticleSAN-OGG in August (CPU vs. Miles-Supported Upgrade)?
Good afternoon, I'm new to the forum and this is my first post....forgive my lack of knowledge of abbreviations! I've booked a RT flight in August from SAN to OGG. Going over, we have a quick up and...
View ArticleHeadrest Needs to be Flat (Not Folded) During Takeoff/Landing?
I know the reason for keeping the headrest down during takeoff and landing but I encountered an FA that wanted my headrest unfolded (flat) yesterday on an A319 flight. The FA was excellent so I doubt...
View ArticlePremier Voice email "undeliverable"
Well, this is a new one (to me, at least). I filled out the online Premier Voice form with a complaint about a flight, and got a postmaster undeliverable email indicating that the email generated by...
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