Glitch - Award Miles / UA Credit Card
Anyone run into this yet? Apparently, there's a glitch in the UA system that when a passenger uses miles for a ticket and PAYS for the fee using any of the UA credit cards, the computer inserts a piece...
View ArticleRedeposit of Regional/Systemwide Upgrades
I booked a ticket from HNL-YYC. The outbound flight is via SFO and the return via DEN. I had two regional upgrades left for the year and wanted to use them to ensure I get an upgrade. The seats in the...
View Articlethe new UA VDB travel credits
Hi, It's the first time I received a VDB since the merger ($500 for BOS-SFO today) Do these travel credits work the same way as pmUA - in that they still accrue miles/upgrade eligibility as though it...
View ArticleChanging an award res: How to make sure the CSR doesn't screw it up?
I never would have thought to ask this question a year or two ago, but given the inexperience of some CSRs, the complicated challenges of working with SHARES, and the many instances of reservation...
View ArticlePrepaid Visa "Gift Card" with DirecTV
Hey all, Quick question - does the DirecTV entertainment system accept Visa gift cards as payment? Thanks :)
View ArticleOne-Time UA Club Passes (from Chase) - Can They Be Used to Access Other *A...
Flying UA Y award on LH BOS-FRA and have a one-time united club card which chase sent me. I have no status on *A, will united let me enter their club in BOS even though i am flying LH Y?
View ArticleMy Personal Belongings Were Stolen From My Luggage
Hi guys, I need some advise on what to do. I had a flight from London to Philadelphia with US Airways. When I arrived at Philadelphia, I stupidly misread the screen and assumed that I can reclaim my...
View ArticlePurchase Extra Legroom Seating Refund?
I purchased a round trip ticket --- with the additional fee of $138. for extra legroom seating.... United notified of a schedule change involving both flights. The outbound was not going to work.....so...
View ArticleSFO -> MUC Business/First Award
I'm looking to travel from SFO-MUC sometime in mid-late October. Currently, there are an abundance of economy saver awards available but only 1 day in the month (10/31) has first/business saver awards...
View ArticleUpgrade still waitlisted even though R class is available
I am waitlisted for an upgrade on an international flight using a GPU and expertflyer shows R class availability. I thought R class availability happens only once the waitlist is empty. Why don't I get...
View Articleaward mixed cabin tickets lounge use
have an award ticket in "mixed cabin". iad-muc-lys(lyon). have award F for iad-muc. continuing flight muc-lys is in Y. return is Y lys-fra and F for fra-iad. i presume i can use the F lounge in iad....
View ArticleUnited flight cancellation reason
Good afternoon everyone, I posted this on the Air Travel board on Trip Advisor and it was suggested that I also post here, just to cover all bases. United flight 818 SFO-MSY on July 13 was cancelled...
View ArticleElite Upgrade Notification on Transatlantic Flight
I was wondering under which circumstances this can occur. I received a standard elite upgrade notification email to bussinessfirst 3 days (specifically t-71h 55m) before departure. I was puzzled as...
View ArticlePartial GPU usage
Hi, Being an old CO flyer, I have never been a 1K. I have never used GPUs. Now I want to use one of a friend, but despite spending a few hours searching the web (including FT), I could not find how UA...
View ArticleGPU usage on continuing flights
I found (the hard way) the other day that if you are on a flight with continuing service and aircraft change (EWR-HKR-SIN on UA 117 in my case) that you won't be upgraded unless seats are available on...
View ArticleAn idea to respond to loyalty program devaluation.
I've lurked here for a while, replied once, and I don't follow the fare code lingo very well. I'm a long-time 1K, MM (post-merger, I was at 850K prior to 3/3) flyer. I'm starting to get frustrated with...
View ArticleLowest UA ticket to get higher $ voucher
I am looking for the lowest UA ticket from United.com for any airport. My friend canceled a UA flight and she is not going to fly UA anymore. She decided to give me the rest credit: once i use that...
View ArticleUnited Airlines Lost My Friend's 10 Year Old Daughter And Didn't Care
Here's an unbelievable story of a 10-year-old unaccompanied minor traveling to summer camp, and Uniteds unwillingness to help or assist" after a representative failed to escort her to a connecting...
View ArticleWhat's going on with p.s. plane retrofitting?
I apologize for starting a new thread if this is answered somewhere, but "ps" isn't the easiest term to search for on here . Last year I thought that I remembered reading that UA was going to begin...
View ArticleQuestion about food ingredients
Hi everyone Long time reader and learned quite a bit from flyertalk. This is my first post so I apologize in advance if I make any mistakes in posting the question in an incorrect way. I tried...
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