RPU Expiring 1/31/2013?
I thought RPU's were valid for an extra year now. However, my online MP account seems to say that my RPU (earned by obtaining Platinum status this year) expires 1/31/2013. Should I call MP and fix...
View ArticleTheoretically will UAL let me change flights if mine is already oversold?
I am wondering, in theory, if UA will let me change my flight if my current flight is oversold. Suppose there are 5 flights daily LAX-IAH. I am on the 4th flight, which is obviously in oversold status....
View ArticleProblems checking in if EWR-ABE segment exists
I'm mostly polling other FTers to see if it's just me (as UA claims) or if this is a more general problem. Basically I have to go to Allentown, PA a lot and have found the bus "flight" from EWR-ABE and...
View ArticleWhat credit card will give me EQM's for 2013?
is there any credit cards that offer EQM's for 2013? what is the cost of the card, and is there any limit of the number of miles that can be earned this way per year? thanks
View ArticleNot eligible to use miles for Merchandise Awards
When I visit the United Airlines merchandise rewards store at http://www.mileageplusawards.com/ual...hopMember=true there is a message at the top of the page that says "You are not eligible to use...
View ArticleDoes UA sweep Economy Plus when you lose 1P status?
Hi FT-ers, First time posting - your advice has helped on many occasions! My husband has been a 1P for many years, and I have been 1P or 2P. We have not been flying as much in 2012, so will be 2P for...
View ArticleFORBES Review of Business First
FORBES has published a favorable review of United's Business First service. http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolm...mium-services/
View ArticleCredit to wrong FF program -- post-flight
I thought this was a smart move, I guess not... I am only a few hundred PQM short of requalifying for Platium for next year. This past weekend I had a same-day turn-around LGA-ORD-IAD-JFK. I credited...
View ArticleVoucher fraud
I had gotten a travel voucher for a delayed flight in April 2012. When I went to redeem it today, I found out (from reservations) that it was fraudulently redeemed for a one-way international flight...
View ArticleWhat is seat width on UA 787 in Y?
There has been a lot of talk about reduced seat width in the 787 to squeeze in extra seats, but I can't find any data on the actual seat width. On UA.COM, they define "Seat Width" but the term doesn't...
View ArticleThinking of Switching, Which would you recommend?
United is really horrible to deal with these days :mad:. I have been a happy customer for years and even when things went wrong, they handled it properly but this year has been awful. Packed flights,...
View ArticleC award: F not available with miles, but available for a price during booking
Hey all, I did a *A award yesterday booked in C. Did SAN-ORD-WAW-VIE-PRG-VIE-ORD-BWI. TATL/Europe segments on LO/OS, domestic on UA. I got C on all the European carriers, but UA didn't have an F...
View Article"You expect xxx? That's impossible!"
So I'm a newly minted 1K. So, a few times due to mechanical failure or some random hurricane :), I've been stranded in the middle of an itinerary. That's necessitated a run to the United Club to see...
View ArticleFare Classes
This is going to sound silly but in the recent forms I couldn't find anything on this. I'm trying to book a flight for Friday and under fare class available it has S 4 and T 2. Now I know that T is...
View ArticleAny idea on how to book this ticket?
I'm attending a meeting in Japan in January. At the same time, I need to visit some relatives in HongKong a couple of days before the meeting. If I book TEXAS-HKG-(stopover)-NRT-(stopover)-TEXAS all in...
View ArticleAward change/redeposit questions
I have a FC award ticket SAN-BWI-SAN. I no longer need to fly on those dates. It is also possible that I may not need the trip all together. I have no status currrently. I am in the middle of a job...
View ArticleBest CPU eligible route
Through my credit card I have a free international economy companion ticket that my wife and I will probably use for a vacation somewhere warm and sunny next spring. The trip will be out of NYC. I'd...
View ArticleUA announces SFO-FLL nonstop
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayi...route/1763001/ Wow! I didn't see it coming! Give it chance to get some more competition against B6 & VX.
View ArticleNeed clarification about "Equipment Change"
I looked up a flight from SJC - LGA on the United online timetable and was hoping for some insight into the 2 stops with equipment changes. Depart: 7:06 a.m. San Jose, CA (SJC) Arrive: 7:08 p.m. New...
View ArticleAA announces pricing innovation, UA to follow?
Today AA announced a new pricing scheme for domestic flights, they will 'compete' on the non-refundable, deep discount normal tickets, but add bundling options for features such a checked bag, and the...
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