Baggage delayed two days. How should I proceed?
I would like to know what do you recommend to get my compensation from united airlines, as my mum came to see me in England, and her suitcase arrived 2 days later. In the airport they told us that she...
View ArticleGetting around the US restriction on hotel award bookings
Hi, I don't live in the US but have been collecting UA miles for a long time. Finally I decided to use my miles to book a hotel in Singapore but found out that UA have restricted hotel booking so that...
View ArticleMystery of the disappearing reservation
Booked a flight for an employee using a PerksPlus Round-trip Economy Class certificate (K). Received an email confirming the booking with the subject line: "Notification - Booking Cancellation...
View Articleshould United really be flying to Lagos?
US Department of state has several travel warnings about Nigeria including kidnappings, violent crime, etc The UA pilots have to ride in separate vans in Lagos in case of an emergency and they travel...
View ArticleLAX-NYC A320 vs 757-200 in business
Hello, Multiple choice time for an April flight: A) A320 in business. Seat map doesn't appear to indicate a flatbed. B) 757-200 PS in business with no chance at upgrade to first. Thank you
View ArticleThru seats with en route stop
There must be a thread on this but I can't see. UA837 SFO-BKK - I just checked in two friends for their return flight. Still only separate middle seats. But lots of seats together SFO-NRT and NRT-BKK....
View ArticleTHAI F class downgraded to Business
Hi everyone, I hope I am posting this in the correct place. I've booked an award ticket through the UA website, my itinerary was: ICN-BKK OZ741 business BKK-BRU TG934 First (777-300) BRU-ORD UA973...
View ArticleAfter 23 years with OP and 19 with MP: ua.com wants to know my name
I opened ua.com this morning and was taken to this page, which I've never seen before: MileagePlus Account Update Verify Your Information We've found some inconsistencies in your identification...
View ArticleUpgrade link gone?
Maybe it's just me but I've been trying to upgrade an itinerary to Newark in April online. and the link for upgrading said itinerary is no longer there among the text links when you view the...
View ArticleUA award ticket on SN and TG - who to contact if things go wrong?
Flying this Saturday on an UA award ticket LHR - BRU - BKK - SYD. First leg with SN then TG. In F (to BRU obviously in C). Given current weather in London (hoping the snow will all be gone by then...
View ArticleMileagePlus vs. Miles&More
In the Star Alliance network the United MileagePlus and Lufthansa Miles&More programs are the best and that is the reason I chose to do this comparison. Although I think MileagePlus is the better...
View Article"Where's Jeff? II"--Jeff and the Firebird
The only public surfacing I could find was a Sydney Morning Herald article online , from January 13th, basically welcoming the initial FAA (re)review of the Firebird. Has Jeff had any other media...
View Article737 hits fuel truck in BUF
http://www.weather.com/news/plane-hi...-wind-20130120 Quote: A United Airlines 737 got a rude awakening when strong winds turned the nose of the plane into a fuel truck on the tarmac of Buffalo Niagara...
View ArticleHow do I apply $ in my Travelbank to a purchase
Can't see anywhere to apply the $100 in my Travelbank to a purchase. Called and reps don't have a clue, even web support folks I am talking to don't understand this feature! Thanks!
View ArticleSuccess changing SQ F and/or Suite award travel dates?
Hi, I did a search and didn't come up with anything, so hoping to get an answer here. I booked two first class seats on SQ last year when those seats became available. I literally picked my travel...
View ArticleLikely Availability for ORD to CDG, Late December?
Hello: I'm planning an anniversary trip for my wife and me to Paris in late December 2013, and I have a couple of questions for which I'd greatly appreciate suggestions. I'm an advanced novice by FT...
View ArticleTravelbank $ Only Usable on UA metal
After 45 minutes with web support trying to apply my Travelbank $ to a reservation, they finally figured out that the reason I cannot use it is because my reservation includes a codeshare. They figured...
View ArticleDoes a "stop" count as a segment? Flying OMA-IAD with a stop in EWR
I want to hit platinum this year, but have to do it on segments so I'm booking multiple connections wherever I can My work travel booking tool showed my flight from OMA-CLT as being: OMA->EWR...
View ArticleHas anyone been able to book a similar award routing?
Going via the Atlantic, but instead of Europe to Asia, routing through the middle east or India with a sub-24 hour stop, for example, something like: ZRH-BOM-BKK (destination)-DXB-IST-ZRH?
View ArticleSWU for Lufthansa
Looking for SWU`s. I am based in Germany. If you need to get rid of some valid at least until March 31. please PM me.
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