United quits sleeping around, goes exclusive with RocketMiles
There are two major hotel OTAs which allow earning of airline points for hotel bookings, PointsHound and RocketMiles. Up until today United was partners with both of them. Apparently UA has entered...
View ArticleQuestion about earning UA PQMs on LH & LX
I took advantage of the great biz fares over Thanksgiving and am flying to ZRH for Thanksgiving weekend. I booked P fare tickets on LH's site. Here are the flights: LH 405 (operated by LH) JFK-FRA P...
View ArticleEWR to BOS via Albany due to labor dispute
Travelling today on a business class redemption SEA-PWM via Newark. EWR Portland segment cancelled last night so accepted revised booking on flight 236 today from Newark to Boston. The agent neglected...
View ArticleNew Headphones in F...gross!
I noticed recently that UA has new headphones in F even on domestic routes that are nicer than the older ones for sure. I was dismayed when the FA announced that upon landing to put the headphones in...
View ArticleIN class vs R class - priority or inventory difference?
I'm GS and I have itinerary for 3 passengers booked on UA flight in couple of weeks as Standard Coach award (HN class) using my miles. Pax are GS as well. I have wait listed this for Saver Business...
View ArticleWhat is SHARES going to do with my group of 12?
I've booked a group of 12 with the UA Group Desk. United Groups (which I think is done in Houston by old CO agents) has told me they can divide the record however I like but I've declined this. Even...
View ArticleFlying EWR to CDG. First time flying internationally and had a few questions.
Hi all. I'm honeymooning with my wife (um, obviously) soon, traveling from Newark to Paris. I've done a bunch of domestic flights recently but I've never been out of the country. Needless to say, I'm...
View ArticleFare class upgrade business to HNL
Searched but couldn't find The ewr to hnl has upgrade from coach to business available I don't have enough miles yet so want to wait a while however, will buy miles if only a few seats available for...
View ArticleBooking child for only first leg of the flight
Is it possible to book a child on their own PNR for only the first leg of a flight with their parents without it being considered an unaccompanied minor? In this scenario, my wife and I want to fly...
View ArticleConfused about kiosk bag check-in at LBB
Here's the source of my confusion: - UA changed my flight time on UA4432 (LBB-IAH) from 6:25 AM (reasonable) to 5:45 AM (ghastly) - UA ticket counter at LBB doesn't open until 5:30 - I'm expected to be...
View Article2 People, Only 1 Upgraded to Business UA
Husband and wife flying LAX to AMS on United - each using their own miles. Both confirmed in Business Class for Dulles to AMS, but put on watiing list for LAX to Dulles. One of us was upgraded, one...
View ArticleCheck DOB on profile if preference is DD/MM/YYY instead of MM/DD/YYYY
Tried booking an award ticket through the phone and found out that my DOB month and day were swapped on my profile. I had my profile preferences setup to show day then month, but at some time United...
View ArticleFirst MR!
Hello. To begin, sorry if this is in the wrong section. I'm new :eek: I'm on the verge of purchasing my first MR for UA and I wanted to clarify some things first. I have used the phone lock to secure...
View ArticleIs SQ blocking coach awards too these days?
Perhaps i missed the news.. There is plenty of space for KF redemption on IAH-DME but nothing is available to ANA engine and UA both online and over the phone. Is this new? Obviously blocking C and F...
View ArticleP fare ticketed in Jan. Different answers on chg. fee
I can't find the fare rules so I am going to the experts. I want to change the return of a trip that has begun. It was a combo P fare on the TATL and L fare from US to Canada. I want to push my return...
View Article300K miles for European Honeymoon
So I have just over 300,000 United miles that I'd like to use for 2 tickets for my honeymoon going from US to Europe (assuming I can find two Saver award seats). Timing-wise, we want to go for 3 weeks...
View ArticleSearching by class of service online
I'm trying to book a specific Q-UP fare but I want to ensure that it books into Z rather than P class. I was able to construct some itineraries by entering Z into the "Enter specific classes of...
View ArticleUAL $521 M 2nd-Quarter 2013 Profit Ex Special Charges; $469M Profit Incl Spec...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/united...113000805.html CHICAGO, July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines (UAL) today reported second-quarter 2013 net income of $521 million, or $1.35 per diluted...
View ArticleHelp! Suggestions on how to spend 21k miles for UK resident...
Hi all, I have 21.7k miles I earned on a single UA flight some time back. My main program is BAEC. These miles expire in September and I am struggling for ideas for how to use these. Believe it or not...
View ArticlePEK-EWR GPU clearing probability
Hi all, First time posting here. Very helpful forum, have been reading it a lot. For people familiar with the PEK-EWR route, what is the probability that R space will show up (for GPU to clear) for...
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