Buying new OW instead of changing RT return leg
I have a RT on UA and need to make a change to the return leg. However, UA is trying to charge me some exorbitant amount for this change. I noticed that I can buy a OW ticket on the desired return...
View Article30 Nov - UA 512 [JFK-SFO] Diverts to ORD Due to In-Flight Hydraulics Failure
Anybody know what's going on with UA 512 JFK-SFO today? Diverting to ORD with a quick turn north going straight in...
View Article"revenue" vs "award" bucket when UA causes missed flight
"Award" seats are, of course, subject to availability, whereas "revenue" seats are there to be sold at any time to any willing buyer. But what if months before someone paid hundreds of dollars more for...
View ArticleNot all routes eligible with vouchers?
I am trying to book a ticket with vouchers. I have a 09CHFS voucher and a 1016 voucher. However when I use them, some of the routes (including the one with 787!) disappear. All the routes are on United...
View ArticleBaggage fees for segments that are not 1st class
If doing an upgrade to F with miles or cash, and only some of your flights are on equipment with a first class, does UA charge you for checked baggage for the other flights? I have no status that would...
View ArticleHow to determine best routing for upgrade chances
Is there an easily-explainable way to select my routing if I'm hoping to put myself on flights with the best opportunity for an upgrade (miles/purchase) from E to either F or B? (As I understand it, I...
View ArticleAutomatic upgrade from M-Class on International long-haul flights?
I am 1K. Almost all my travel is international. My usual travel route is from IAD to BRU and then onward to points in Africa. My strategy for trans-Atlantic flights has been to purchase a W, Q or V...
View ArticleChances of vdb clearing?
On 966 iad to fco this evening. Checking in just now at Dfw the computer offered potential vdb as 966 is overbooked. I only arrive an hour before the flight from a prior connection. (CLE). What are the...
View ArticleUnited flying bigger planes/claustrophobia question
Hello everybody! Please move this if I posted in the wrong area :confused: I just saw that United is now flying 70+ seat planes from Chicago into Cedar Rapids Iowa. Seven or so years ago they went to...
View ArticleIs this a real equipment swap?
We're on the 2 December UA935 LHR-LAX and it looks like it's just been converted from a new 777 to an old 777 — it's 2-3-2 instead of 2-4-2 and my wife and I were moved from 8HJ to 8J/11H (with someone...
View Article787 cruise speed?
First flight on the 787 this morning IAH-EWR. FL410, which would be normal. As we went along, we were about 2,000-4,000 above most traffic on the same J route. One thing I noticed as I was staring out...
View ArticleWhen does GS review begin?
Does anyone have an idea of when the review for GS status begins? I'm about 20k short of where I was last year, when I earned GS for the first time. (yes, i understand it's based on spend, and it's...
View ArticleGuam line phone number?
Is there a specific number to call to reach the Guam CS center?
View ArticlePaying for Upgrades Out of Two Different Accounts
As I don't have enough miles to cover my upgrades both ways on a trip, can I use my miles to "pay" for the upgrade one way and use my wife's miles to "pay" for the upgrade on the return? If so, does it...
View ArticleWhen will UA load full summer '13 schedules for JAC and FCA?
Current summer '13 schedule for DEN/JAC shows 2 flights per day and DEN/FCA shows only one flight per day -- does anyone know when UA will have full summer schedule of flights available?
View ArticleWill I Get Full Refund?
I cancelled Flight #1 a few weeks back. The fare was $300. I booked a new flight today, Flight #2 for $500 and they applied Flight #1 credit (less the $150 change fee). So I paid $350 net for Flight...
View ArticleUnited 767-400 Overhead Bin Size?
Can someone tell me what the overhead bins on the HNL-IAD 764 Business First are like. Are they like the small UA 767 overheads? My carry on is a little large and want to know if I need to check it....
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I was eating my warmed almonds yesterday and the bit into this....
EWR-SFO yesterday 12/1 on UA 1420 in F. Relaxing with my fiance... to the last bite of nuts from the dish and bit into this: A shard from a piece of china. Luckily I bit down perfectly square on it...
View ArticleRefundable Rules
Tried searching but was unsuccessful -- If I have a ticket which has both a refundable segment and a non-refundable segment, and I now need to cancel the trip, how does the refund work? Entire PNR...
View ArticleWhy the high cost for Frankfurt this spring?
Does anybody have any idea (or want to hazard a guess) why UA is currently pricing direct returns SFO to FRA at over double the going rate? For most of the dates I looked at in March, the SFO to FRA...
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