Disappearing LH leg post-UA mileage upgrade
Hi all, Flights: EWR to FRA on UA connecting to FRA-UAH on LH and the same LH to UA return. Booked: B class I've used GPU's to upgrade LH before, with mixed success. I burned my last ones, so I'm...
View Article752 J: Row 1 or 2-4?
Traveling J EWR>CDG on 757-200 flight. I saw a review that said Row 1 was preferable to 2-4 because cuts outs provided more storage and were wider than in other rows (or something to that...
View ArticleEWR-BHX non-stop discontinued?
Does anyone know if United's Newark-Birmingham (UK) non-stop service (i.e. UA27) has been discontinued? And if so, is it permanent, or some sort of seasonal thing? I can find them at least through the...
View Articlechances of getting off waitlist from sin-nrt for upgrade
I am flying SIN-NRT-EWR and want to upgrade from E+ to business class using miles and cash. UA will only confirm the upgrade from NRT-EWR; the SIN-NRT is waitlist only. My ticket is Q fare class, I'm...
View ArticleFully-flat or angle-flat: internatl. biz class
UA 767-300 on three-class international route (GRU-IAH), biz class seats show as "lie-flat" on UA Web site, "flat-bed" on Seatguru. UA 777-200 on two-class international route (IAH-GIG), no description...
View Article"United is Working to Earn Your Business" Corporate Travelers
I subscribe to a travel industry e-newsletter. Received the following (sponsored) email today: "Dear Corporate Travel Professional, On behalf of United Airlines, we want to thank you for your business...
View ArticleGA closes flight 26 minutes early!
Hi all -- I'm sharing this story with you in hopes that you can offer your best suggestions on how I should proceed with UA customer service on this. Long story short: My elderly father was flying to a...
View ArticleAward Travel 2014 Perhaps 2015
Not sure where to post: here or Amex Rewards. Looking to travel from RSW, FLL or MIA. Last choice, one of the NY airports. RSW will be new home but I know there is very little leaving from there....
View ArticleJN>F?
Anyone got any explanation for this (on a two-class flight from LAX to EWR)? F4, A4, JN5, Z3, ZN3, P2, PN2, R0, RN0, IN0, I0
View ArticleMaking Exceptions for Status Requalification
Hi all, I hold United Premier 1K status through 2013 and have relocated from the USA to SCL (Santiago, Chile) for the year for a work assignment. For calendar year 2013, I expect to have ~30,000 PQM...
View ArticleExcess of R, 2 open seats?
I'm flying GUM-KIX on Sunday, and united.com is showing R8. I know that the seat map doesn't always correspond with actual availability, but as of now it only shows two open seats in J. This seems like...
View ArticleObtaining UA status flying mostly SQ
Hi, I've been a reader of FT for awhile, so thanks for all the groups' knowledge. I have a question about the timing of earning status when most of your legs are not on UA metal. After moving to SIN,...
View ArticleUA Change to 777's to/from Australia
According to Executive Travel: United Airlines plans to replace the 747-400s currently operating on its Australian routes with 777s next spring, according to press reports from Sydney. United flies...
View ArticleShoes.com 21 miles/$ + 20% off coupon code (UA online shopping portal)
Just got an email from United for this and tried it out, worked smoothly. Coupon code was listed on the portal as eligible. I picked up two pairs of Ecco Windsor dress shoes (one laced, other slip-on),...
View ArticleCan one person make a difference? Maybe. Does United listen? Yes!
I earlier documented a really nasty UA767's Y-cabin being flown TATL here on FT last month. See the post for descriptions & photos. I sent pretty much the same piece to UA using the feedback form...
View ArticleWeather cancellations and rebookings with a twist
There was a thunderstorm today that caused a flight to be delayed about 4-1/2 hours. I was pretty sure that some people would need to be rescheduled because of missed connections. I just happen to be...
View ArticleAward search question - one-way flights don't show up on multiple destination...
I have been playing around with the UA award search and priced out a San Francisco -> Istanbul -> Kilimanjaro -> back to San Fran trip for July next year. SFO -> IST has a ton of one-way...
View Articlewhat are the SFO SQ lounge hours?
and correct that 1k's can still access if on an international itinerary? same question for eva lounge...
View ArticleLuggage on multiple partners with long layover
I'm fairly new here, but I tried looking around and couldn't find an answer. I recently booked an award ticket using United miles. I will be flying SAS from ARN - CDG with a 23 hour layover at CDG. The...
View ArticleNew Transpac Flight from SFO!
UA announces it tomorrow, what's the city? Hope it's Guangzhou! UA did that 3 years ago, sold the tickets and then cancelled it due to the economic situations.
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