PHL to BKK: UA MP Upgrade, RCC, and Other Questions!
Hello, folks! Long time lurker, first time poster here! Nice to meet you all and thank you for all the information that you've provided in the past. It all has been very useful to me. I just had a few...
View Articleearning miles on jet airways
Hi I found a relative cheap business class air fare from ord to bru via yyz. The first segment is on air Canada the next in codeshare with aa. Now on united its mentioned you can earn miles on these...
View ArticleHow often you get delays/cancellation with UA
My past 4 flights with united got delayed with various reasons. Is this a trend with united now? Has any one experienced the same in last 2 months....
View ArticleJet Blue going head to head agaisnt United PS service?
Just saw this article on the WSJ (http://online.wsj.com) that JetBlue Airways plans to add premium seats on some of its planes that will include lie-flat beds and "suites." The pictures of the seats...
View ArticleFire at UA ticket counter at MCO (Orlando) Sun 8/4/13
News outlets in Orlando are reporting a fire on the baggage conveyor belt at the United ticket counter at MCO this afternoon. WESH-TV, the NBC affiliate, reports that the fire is out but that baggage...
View ArticleHow often are United credit card miles deposited?
I recently got the United MileagePlus Club card. I received one deposit of miles on July 2nd but I haven't seen another since even though I'm spending a lot of money on the card. How often are the...
View Articleeasiest/toughest avl. R space mainland US - NRT- BKK/SIN?
Please direct me if there's already a thread on this.... Can anyone tell me what the easiest/toughest UG cities are from mainland US to NRT? I see there's been a lot of R space on the second SFO flight...
View ArticleE+ on 787 vs 777: Same seat?
I need to go to Japan for work and one of the flight possibilities include flying the 787 vs the 777 (DEN-NRT vs ORD or IAH-NRT). Is the E+ seat/IFE etc the same on these birds?
View ArticleBooked ORD > PDX Round Trip, Need to add PDX > SFO > PEK
I have an upcoming round trip ticket from ORD > PDX > ORD, outbound on 28 Aug return on 3 Sept. I now need to add a trip to PEK, and can connect PDX > SFO > PEK. I would need to arrive in...
View ArticleBag check conundrum: 5 flights/4 airlines/3 continents
Check all the way through, or to intermediate point? I'm embarking on a 45-hour trip, ORF-IAD-FRA-BKK-SIN-BLR, all in Business (747-8 and A380, plus SIN SKL, that's why!). TATL is LH, FRA-BKK-SIN is...
View ArticleFree Tito's Vodka in SNA, SFO, LAX Clubs
Free samples of, and drinks made with, Tito's vodka at LAX, SFO, and SNA during the month of August. Various days of the week. SNA: Mon 11:00 to 3:00 and Thu 12:00 to 4:00. ends 29-Aug LAX: Thu and Fri...
View ArticleWill the new premier qualifying requirements sprun Dollar Runs?
Since the challenge will be to spend enough money to meet your premier level will we now see dollar runs? I predict the unit of measure will not be miles per cents but dollars per minute (DPM) since...
View ArticleUnited Club WiFi almost useless
Anyone getting tired of the WiFi freeloaders who hang outside the UC leeching off the United Club WiFi Internet? I was in the Unite Club in Terminal B of IAH and the Net access was useless. I had to...
View ArticleDomestic Wide-Body Swap-Ins (Master Thread)
I'm hoping to make this thread the place to come and post when a 747 randomly gets swapped in for an A320 on LAX-SFO, or a similar such happy occurrence. I realized that I sometimes find myself...
View Article2 or 3 bags for no status pax on 1K award?
What has been your experience with free luggage allotment for people with no status flying on award travel paid with 1K miles? The person has the same last name, but will be flying alone, without the...
View ArticleChanging Revenue Flight: Strategy Needed
I appreciate that the following question could (and will) be presented to UA, but I'd like to draw on the vast wisdom and experience of this community ahead of time. After all, the chances of a helpful...
View ArticleWebsite issues booking award flight
I am a UK based member trying to book an award flight on NH for travel in Japan. Everything goes well till I reach the payment screen. At the payment section there is a link to follow if using a non US...
View ArticleHow is this fair? Already spent $6k on flights and still not to silver
Started traveling a lot for work these days and already have 16 eqs racked up equaling 12K eqm. Some of these trips cost close to 1K including ord->iah and ord->dca. In total all these trips cost...
View ArticleUA at SFO: use intl checkin for a domestic flight?
Based on when I'm usually flying out of SFO, the intl G checkin desks are often completely empty of pax, whereas the main terminal 3 lines are atrocious. Does anyone know if you can check in (and...
View ArticleAdvice needed on changing return leg
Hi all I have United Airlines Silver status and I need to modify the return leg of a round trip from EWR to RSW. My current flight has me landing in EWR at 9pm. However, I recently booked another...
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