Has anyone been upgraded to S.America?
flying to EZE for mileage run....last flt where we used Global upgrade certifs we saw people being moved up front - free? what about S.America on UAmetal - complimentary possible? or no.... and all the...
View ArticleSHARES tries to keep me in South America
I know how everyone loves complaining threads, but I figured I'd post this here to see if I should bother being upset/sending off an email to United. (This will be a touch long-winded, but I promise...
View ArticleJune 2013 DOT report (covering April 2013) out...
http://www.dot.gov/sites/dot.dev/fil...13JuneATCR.pdf Lots of fun reading, but selected highlights: OT UA #11 76.1% OT [didn't UA say they met their 80% goal, best in 10 years or something?] DL #3...
View ArticleStandard Business award - no BusinessFirst avaliable (But pay 10k more and...
Looking at an award on July 18th from NRT to ORD. The routing I was looking at: UA876 NRT-SEA Seats open: F:6 C:28 UA1694 SEA-ORD Seats open: F:14 (2 Class plane) The weird thing is a Business class...
View ArticleDefinition of 'confirmed'?
So I had a flight today, LAS-IAH-EWR. LAS-IAH (UA451) is showing a 2 1/2 hour delay... Looks like I'll misconnect the IAH-EWR Leg, So I approach the UC agent at LAS and he protects me on a later...
View ArticleIAD/EWR/ORD-MUC Best chances for GPU
I am planning a trip to MUC for Oktoberfest this year and can connect in any o the three gateway cities. Right now there is no R space available. Which city would have the best chances to clear GPUs?
View ArticleJust curious - Who is on hold with MP right now?
If so, what's your story? Me, I've been browsing FT for the last 50 minutes while a very courteous and diligent if not yet successful agent has been trying to figure out how to change my SFO - IST...
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E+ strategy for US *G flyer on likely overbooked E- flight
I'm confirmed on UA906, FRA-ORD, on July 30. As the seating chart below seems to show, almost the entire E- section for my flight is booked, while there is a ton of E+ remaining. Since I'm *G, would it...
View ArticleChase One Pass Visa not converted to United version
I'm sorry if this was covered elsewhere. I have one of the OLD Continental One Pass Signature Visa credit cards (since 1999) and I had an interesting experience. First, I don't know why Chase hasn't...
View ArticleUA not honoring award fare/fee and mileage quote
This past week, I booked a multi-segment two saver awards from US-INDA-US fro January 2104. They included an open-jaw at the destination (India) as well as 1 3 day stopover in NRT on the return. I had...
View Articlestandby and upgrade policies
Looking at 885 status right now and it is an interesting picture: - United Global First®: Available | United BusinessFirst®: Available | United Economy: Full | - United Global First®: 12 | Booked: 8 |...
View ArticleUnited ORD > BRU - Lie-Flat Seats in Business Class?
Just as the title says. Do the United flights (Boeing 777 I believe) going from Chicago to Brussels (departing at 6PM) have lie-flat seats in Business Class? As far as I'm aware United has several...
View ArticleCan you cancel Hawaiian Air award tickets with no penalty?
I know pre-merger, there were no fees if a 1K cancelled a Hawaiian Air tkt using UA miles. I'm not sure if this is still the case.
View Article"Due to rapidly changing partner availability..."
"Due to rapidly changing partner availability the following flights are no longer available. Please choose another flight or modify your search criteria." Yes, I'm asking a lot - booking a complex...
View ArticleVS Operated, SQ Code, UA Miles?
If I fly a VS operated,SQ code share on SQ stock, can I/will I receive UA MP miles?
View ArticleWhy am I not on the upgrade list for my flight
I am traveling on UA 838 from BKK to NRT and onwards to SFO tomorrow and just completed the online check in. I had previously applied for a mileage plus upgrade (co-pay) and received an email that it...
View ArticleHow long do new accounts have to wait before buying miles?
Hi, Just had a quick question to which I couldn't find an answer on google plus the local MileagePlus service center is now closed for the weekend. I signed up for a new account for my wife last week...
View Articlebooking available , error at time of payment
Hi, I'm on united web site , found the fare and flights I want. I enter all info , select seats etc. Now it's time to pay, info is entered etc, hit send and get message that fare is not available. I...
View ArticleUA award - SQ metal from YYZ
I will soon be booking a UA award (Y class) from YYZ to CMB (via Europe and SIN) in mid November. But I can't seem to find any award seats out of YYZ on SQ metal which I'd rather fly than the available...
View ArticleTurkish airlines and United
I looking to buy a ticket to turkey. I live in Texas I am looking for a flight from CLL to IST but I can not seem to find a flight that connect from united to Turkish airlines in IAH. I though United...
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