What information is in the UA Drink Chit Barcode?
Just handed over some chits to some friends today and I was trying to figure out what info is embedded in the barcode. Cert number? Expiration date? Who it was issued to? Beverage accounting?
View ArticleGPU waitlist expired, can't check in online
EWR-FRA tomorrow (Thursday). I was waitlisted for a GPU for ages, didn't clear. We are now inside the 24 hour mark, so the waitlist has gone to airport control. I can't check in online for some reason...
View ArticleQuestion on booked business class award travel
My girlfriend and I booked a business/businessfirst/first saver one-way award for 60k miles each from Phuket, Thailand to Denver, CO. The flight has three legs. We are booked in business class for HKT...
View ArticlePartial Refund for Miles-redemption upgrades
I am premier gold. I have a flight on 12/21 from LGA --> DEN--> SJC. I was offered 20k Miles to redeem upgrade up to FC. Given the craziness of holiday travel, seems like a no brainer. Quick...
View ArticleAdvice on FQM strategy
Hello fellow FTers I am hoping you can give me your input on my FQM strategy for 2013/2014. I have 29,000 FQMs and I earned 50,500 EQMs this year. I started a new job recently and am expecting my first...
View ArticleEnough miles for First one-way only.. Departure or Arrival?
Greetings, I have enough miles for an upgrade to first on one leg of my trip. Unfortunately, I did not book this flight as I am traveling with a large group of people. I should be able to upgrade to...
View ArticleNew Routes 2013:
The main news is IAD-SJO: https://hub.united.com/en-us/News/Co...-for-2013.aspx
View ArticleExperiences with SK availability through MP?
Has anyone had any luck securing awards on SK? I'm in particular watching an intra-Europe flight for this weekend -- shows J8 D8Y8 and no MP availability according to the 1K desk... Is this something...
View ArticleUnited only offers F Class in First - No More A,P on every flight!
I was trying to book a flight on United from LAS-FLL. Every fare routing only shows an F class fare in first for the date I was looking (12/25). I thought it was weird but just out of curiosity looked...
View ArticlesCO's Operation in DEN
I heard that sCO will launch DEN-NRT with their 787 in Mar. Do any of you know any website that I can find all sCO's flights operated out of DEN hub? Does sCO have any domestic flights in DEN with...
View ArticleAward ticket on TK
Hi Everyone! I have been flying UA for a few years now and have finally earned enough miles for an award flight. I am looking to book an award flight between Doha, Qatar and Manchester, UK and the best...
View ArticleQuestions (MP Accrual, Upgrade Options, Etc.) About Travel Between FWA-KRK
I will be flying FWA-KRK in June 2013. Most likely it will be on a one way ticket booked through my corporate travel agency and should be Y class based on dates I looked at using the agency tool. I...
View ArticleWhat is UA6851? Positioning flights?
So I'll be flying DCA-ORD tomorrow, and I noticed that the "where is this plane coming from" link shows it as Flight #6851 coming in from RSW tonight and RON'ing at DCA before it leaves tomorrow...
View ArticleSYD-SFO-JFK award : smart or dumb ?
Instead of playing roulette with UA (confirmed X wait-listed Y) on SYD-SFO-JFK on Sunday 3/3, i've decided to play it safe and do CX CNS-HKG in J (using Avios) then TK HKG-IST-JFK in I-class (using...
View ArticleMP EXP Card Yearly vs UC Renewal
I have not seen a thread on this so here goes.... If you have the choice between either renewing your UA Club Membership outright at the posted rates good until Dec 31 of this year or a UA MP Card at...
View ArticleUnable to get on standby list as prem. exec.?
I've had an eventful evening. With the impending storm I decided to hightail it to DCA to catch an earlier flight to EWR that was delayed over an hour (as usual). My final destination being PIT. As I...
View ArticleAccuracy of Incoming Plane Information
Flying IAD-IAH tomorrow and wondering how accurate the Incoming Plane Info is, as my flight states that the plane is originating in Chicago and I feel that the flight will be cancelled. I could try to...
View ArticleWSJ: "The Short Path to First Class"
I haven't seen any discussion on this WSJ article, but maybe search is failing me: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...245154226.html It's great that things are working out for the folks who are...
View ArticleAA Announces JFK-IAH...UA Response?
American has announced JFK-IAH (http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/newdesti...ions)...wonder what actions (if any) UA will take...
View ArticleChecking in using Iphone app and availability of paper boarding passes
I've yet to use the United app as a boarding pass. My father and I will be traveling next week, and I would like to try it out. However, if there are any problems, I will definitely get the I told you...
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