how strict to get gate pass?
According to united.com, gate passes are available for " to escort an unaccompanied minor, elderly passenger, or passenger with a disability through the security check-point. " Are those the only...
View ArticleUA Miles
I m a United Member and i travel every week from ORD. I have started traveling a month back and i have around 11000 Miles in my Account. what are the best possible ways to increase my Miles Count and...
View ArticleMysteriously disappearing award tickets
So - must say I am pretty frustrated. Tried to book a last minute flight to Europe and found Business class saver award on the outbound and economy class saver on the return - only to get an error on...
View ArticleGPU Priority Waitlist not converting to active Stand By?
Last November I was booked for EWR>HKG and my 1K GPU was attached to my fair - I was told I was first in line on the priority wait list for a coach to biz1st upgrade at the time of booking (8 months...
View ArticleUnited allows Phuket but not Tokyo
I'm planning an award trip on United for summer 2014. My dates are flexible. San Francisco to Paris to Phuket to San Francisco. SFO - CDG - HKT - SFO, it charges 65,000 mile economy per person. A lot...
View ArticleA class of people more entitled than UA Elites?
... and more obnoxious, in my opinion. Was about to board UA1258 today at BOS (enroute to EWR) and they asked for a volunteer to give up their seat - this literally as I was handing them them my BP for...
View ArticleNeed help booking award travel to Alaska
I am new to this site so hope my post is in the proper area. I am getting very frustrated trying to book award travel CLE to ANC next summer. My (well travelled) Alaskan niece suggested getting my...
View ArticleUA 3-class 777 LAX-HNL
united.com is showing a 3-class 777 on the 840am LAX-HNL flights on Dec 28 & 29. Odd.
View ArticleUpgrade chances EWR-SFO Thanksgiving Day
I know well how hard upgrades are EWR-SFO and return. But have no experience regarding flying on Thanksgiving. As golds, will my wife and I have a good shot, or not?
View ArticleOLCI with AC code share cancels UA seats in SHARES
Here's a cautionary tale for those FTers who might be tempted to use a *A partner's on-line check in for code-shared flights on a United itinerary (016 ticket). I am flying YVR-SEA-DEN-PUB on Monday....
View ArticlePricing 5-leg multi-city, $400 more if signed in
I'm sure this isn't a bug not reported before. Pricing after summer LAX-GUM-HKG-BUR/ONT/SNA gives me $1400s. Components are LAX-GUM and GUM-BUR/ONT/SNA. Somehow HKG-NRT-LAX is not available; only...
View ArticleStrange UA Premier Qualification Issues
Flying today with a friend who was given the Premier Platinum Challenge. He was 118 miles short to meet his challenge by the 16th. No problem, we arranged some meetings in NYC and purchased a very...
View ArticleMelbourne to Sydney
Next month I will be flying on UA840 from Sydney to LAX. I just found out I will need to be in Melbourne before that flight so I'll need to travel from Melbourne to Sydney. I know the UA840 flight...
View ArticleAward Tickets Banned to Certain Countries?
I am going on a sabbatical next year and tried to book the following itinerary for my research: MSP- SAH (Sanaa Yemen) - Stopover SAH- ACC - Destination DKR- MSP - Open Jaw Sanaa for some reason does...
View ArticleFlying with a tent
I am wondering if anyone on the UA board can help. I am flying from TPA-SYD and was thinking of bringing back a pop up gazebo style tent -it would be boxed and weigh under my allowed baggage weight. I...
View ArticleAny plans to rebuild at IAD (Dulles)?
I was reading comments in another thread about how the United Club at IAD was getting to be a dump. I think the entire terminal is becoming one. Is there any chance that United will be building new...
View ArticleAnnouncing RewardsPlus
Hi everyone, Today were pleased to announce RewardsPlus, a powerful new extension to the existing partnership between MileagePlus and Marriott Rewards. In addition to improving the value of points and...
View ArticleDuty Free - Tobacco?
Hi, Do they still carry tobacco products on the intl flights? Checked UAs catalog online, but tobacco is not there. If anyone knows would be great if you could share what products they have and prices....
View ArticleA380 Routes on United.com
Lufthansa operates the A380 from Frankfurt to New York: http://www.flya380.net/en/airlines/l...ecken-des-a380 As Lufthansa and United Airlines are both apart of Star Alliance, how can I book the A380...
View ArticleEarning status from shopping (MileagePlus)?
Hello everyone , I'm new to FlyerTalk and the frequent flyer world. I'm not a "frequent flyer" but I will have around 23,000 miles here in a few weeks. Can I order something from one of the partner...
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