Hotel accomodations
I had originally planned to travel back home to Houston from Minneapolis on December 10, 2012 on a southwest flight but I decided I needed to get home to Houston earlier for an 8:00am meeting so I used...
View ArticleOne Way Award ticket - Layover allowed?
Hi All! I am trying to figure out if <24 hour layover is ok on a one way award ticket. I am looking at flying LHR-IAD next June and was thinking about trying to route through FRA to get into LH F. I...
View ArticleBest option for Upgrade EWR-LHR?
Hi, I'm a noob to the forum and will be making Gold for the first time ever this year. I want to book a flight from EWR to LHR and maximize my chance for an upgrade to either First or Bus First. Am I...
View ArticleUA blocks TripIt Pro from Accessing M+ Accounts
Just received this from TripIt, disappointing to say the least. Dear TripIt Pro member, We are writing because our records show that you are tracking your United MileagePlus account with TripIt Pro's...
View ArticleChecked at Gate Baggage Lost
I returned from Hong Kong to EWR on 12/03. When I entered the gate in Hong Kong, the staff told me that the plane was full and I was not allowed to bring my carry on bag. They wanted me to check my bag...
View ArticleHeard today: "United and the entire SkyTeam Alliance thank you"
Heard today: "United and the entire SkyTeam Alliance thank you..." by a flight attendant on UA1248 upon landing at BOS today. She realized her mistake (I could see her from 2F) and when I smiled and...
View ArticlePremier Silver Qualification - Newbie Question
Hello all! I accidentally qualified for UAL's Premier Silver status in 2010/2011 after taking a trip through my graduate program to Asia. Unsurprisingly, I fell in love with the benefits and have...
View ArticleChecked Luggage on Multi-City Itinerary (non-
I'm new to UA (they recently began service at my little hometown airport--GFK). I'm looking at booking an award trip to OGG. The flight schedule that works for the dates I need can be booked as a...
View ArticleNorth Korean Missile test UA835
The "normal" flight path for UA835 usually goes from Chicago to China via an east to west route. Is today's UA 835 going west to east instead of east to west because of the threat of a North Korean...
View ArticleNew Seating Policy??
Is it a new policy for UA to reassign your chosen E+ seat to a Plat because they whined enough to the gate agent. It happened to me twice this weekend and the only reason I know is because he was...
View ArticleDates for UA MP statements
Has anyone noticed that the new UA statements come at irregular intervals? I am not sure if they come at 4 wk and 5 week cycles but often the dates seem to be 28 days or 34 days I can understand 4 or 5...
View ArticleAnyone Ever Challenge UA Charge Through Visa?
Has anyone had success in challenging a questionable charge through their Visa credit card? My situation: I upgraded my wife (no status) and myself (Gold) using miles (20K miles X 4 legs). We were...
View ArticleThe roadblock is gone vs. November 2012 Traffic...
well the Nov 2012 traffic report is out... UAL PRASM down (1-2%), mainline down (1.5% to 2.5%), traffic down (2.3%), capacity down (2.6%). So even with a .3% higher load they still lost major PRASM....
View ArticleAward Ticket Date and Time Change
Please dont flame me, I tried to find it. My question is can United award tickets be changed, date and time, an unlimited number of times? Is there a limit to the number of times an award ticket can...
View ArticleIs F really that full?
Does UA ever purposely block out F seats? I'm curious because my flight next Thursday is at F1R1Y0 on a 757, and this is before any upgrades have cleared. I looked on the mobile site and only see 6 or...
View ArticleStrange Award Booking Issue
This one has me baffled. I'm holding space SFO-HKG-BKK-VTE. Everything in F except the last segment due to lack of availability at the time I originally booked months ago. Yesterday the website showed...
View ArticleBOS-IAH question
Since the merger, has UA ever added an early bank flight (<7am) in the summer? If so, when could one expect to see said flight added? Thanks.
View ArticleHow many miles earned?
Ok guys, this is an amateur question... but my fiance is going to be cutting 1K VERY close and I need to make the call whether to buy her some extra miles or not. We have a trip on SQ in a couple of...
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