Opening Up Award Seats Due To Error
SHARES dropped a whole mess of segments when I tried to Change an I to an O on LH before continuing on to QR. I was told they can put me on UA then SAA to get me to my final destination and that they...
View Article1 pound over luggage
We leave today for bangkok. Wanted to double check with the experts on being 1 lb overweight on each of our 2 bags. I know with delta last winter, they allowed up to 1 pound over the 50 lb limit. Does...
View ArticleWhy Such Full Planes to Europe on 1 Dec 12?
I've been booked on a TATL flight for a month, with an upgrade pending, hoping to see it clear. Looking at fare class availability, I'm seeing J0 to J2 for flights to LHR, MUC, FRA, CDG, AMS, BRU, etc....
View ArticleNo million mile credit for Alliance partners??
Am new to flyertalk and this may have been discussed in detail before and if so, please refer me to the appropriate thread, but I am dismayed, that as I approach 3MM status my flights on Lufthansa from...
View ArticleWhich date can I get better chances for upgrades for UA219 LGA-IAH a sat or a...
I am a frequent flyer mostly on Copa and I really dont know which days are better for obtain an upgrade, do you see possible as a premier silver to get an upgrade on UA219 saturday or sunday or as I am...
View ArticleLGA-ORD hourly service
UA for years operated hourly service (on the hour between LGA and ORD) Current westbound schedule during the week, 5:30AM, 6:01AM, then all on the hour through 8:00PM. I can understand the 5:30AM but...
View ArticleUA vs AA on ORD-HNL First Class
Hello All, I am looking to take a trip to Hawaii the first week of January. I am considering either AA or UA to Honolulu. Both flights are non-stop. How does the service compare, especially the food? I...
View Articlepremier gold but *S on boarding pass?
I recently reached gold a couple weeks ago. My boarding pass today shows premier gold/*S when I'd expect it to show *G...? I still got all the benefits of gold (group 2, no change fee, etc) but I was...
View ArticleTATL from F to C? (777 to 764)
Hey guys Hope someone here can help: Booked on a UA 777 from EWR to BRU in GF and suddenly got a mail that aircraft has changed to 764 with this config :...
View ArticleGaming RPU with better fare class?
Hello, Flying this week EWR-HNL and the open seats in the businessfirst cabin are disappearing without my RPU clearing. I may be an overentitled 1K here, but has anyone ever attempted agent roulette to...
View ArticleAbility to change award flights no fee w/in 24 hrs. departure new policy?
Just wondering if this is a new policy or if my son just received a break. I booked his one way award ticket a month ago when the only low miles award ticket available departed at 6 am tomorrow...
View ArticleP.S. and Club Access Upon Arrival
Hey guys, sorry for the dumb question but I have done a bit of searching and have not found an answer. I will be flying JFK-LAX/SFO (v.v.) frequently for the month of December in F and was wondering...
View ArticleUA GA/TA most unhelpful at BOM
Hi all, I'm an AC E so don't usually post here but do fly UA domestically. So my first time transiting through domestic to international terminal at BOM ended up in a disaster, even as a *G. Web...
View ArticleUFC with miles+copay upgrade waitlisted - refund of copay?
XXX-LAX-NRT L fare 1K Requested $600 + 30000 miles upgrade award at ticketing ($600 collected via CC at time of request and posted on CC statement) XXX-LAX confirmed to R (domestic first) LAX-NRT...
View ArticleSystem Wide Upgrades for sale?
I am planning a trip to Asia and have found an online seller of SWU's. He has told me what class to purchase an economy ticket, confirm upgrade availability with the agent and he will go online and...
View ArticlePay upgrade NRT-SFO
Hello All, I was wondering if anyone had any recent experience in paying for upgrade to business at checkin for NRT-SFO. There was no option to upgrade at booking or online afterwards. I will be flying...
View ArticleInteresting Pilot Announcement "Be Thankful You're on a Mainline Aircraft"
Forgot to post this the day it happened but thought it was interesting nonetheless. No point to the story other than to share as an FYI. Was flying ORD - CLE on the horrific fog day (Wednesday, 21...
View ArticleFirst Class - Carry On Refused
I was flying on a United regional carrier the other day and had my carry on refused by the flight attendant. This was after putting it in the bin. She said that 'roller bags' are not allowed on a...
View ArticleWould this be a legal award routing?
I'm thinking about planning a trip to India and a bit of southeast asia. was wondering if this would be a valid routing for the outbound journey. DTW-IAD-VIE-DEL(stopover for a month)-BKK-JKT. I'm...
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