on 14 of my last flights, UA sold zero seats in full first class cabins
I just checked in for my flight tomorrow... very happy that I got upgraded on the 4-hour flight again. My reservation was booked 3 days ago and my status is a super-low Premier Silver. The flight...
View ArticleTLV Promotional Fare on Groundhog Day
I've been watching CLE-EWR-TLV-EWR-CLV, 2/2 out and 2/5 back for months and the fare has vacillated between $1190 and $1290. I cannot go on this trip because of a business meeting, but just for giggles...
View ArticleCompensation Priority/Preference?
I just learned e-certs are not able to be combined, and did some keyword searching of the UA board here on FT to see if this angle has come up and could not find--or threads are very old and I fear not...
View ArticleAny idea of the brand of foaming hand soap United uses?
Wonder whether anyone knows the brand of the foaming hand soap that UA currently uses in the lavs of the domestic flights. Like the way it smells and want to see whether it is commercially available....
View ArticleNever seen this before: Skywest removes passengers for weight restrictions.
JAC-LAX-SFO. CRJ equipment. They needed to pull 6 passengers off the plan for weight. They pleaded and pleaded for a long time, only offered people $250 voucher and overnight stay. Next flight was the...
View ArticleAre two-class upgrades allowed?
On my flight from ORD to FRA, I booked U-fare bucket in Y class. I then upgraded to C class by grabbing an available seat in the RN inventory. Upgrade instrument = 20,000 miles plus copay. I would...
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757-200 AVOD free in Y?
Hello, I am flying on UA 1284 from EWR-SFO tomorrow. According to united.com the plane has AVOD in Y. How much does this cost? Is it free? Should I trust United that this plane is really the one that...
View ArticleTSA Related Changes - Check Third Party Reservations
Just a heads up for those with reservations booked through third parties. I had a reservation ticketed and confirmed through a travel agent about 2 weeks ago. They included my MP number in the...
View ArticleUnited.com time of booking G class offer to Z class
This is a new one for me...just purchased a OW LAX-SFO-BOS flight as a G fare for $120. At time of booking the popup window appeared and offered a buy-up for the LAX-SFO for $170 and SFO-BOS segment...
View ArticleAbout flight attendants on UA international flights
First of all, I'd like to apologize to United's FAs if they are reading this post. I just want to understand things - why they are this way and not other. My question is - do you have to be at least 50...
View ArticleLightning Strikes Flight UA 124
Just before landing at ORD. Flew in from BWI. There was a big flash of light and a decently big booming noise. Pilot later announced that Lightning indeed did strike. No damage done at all. When we...
View ArticleHow to upgrade econ segment of biz award ticket?
I have already booked an award ticket PEK<->HNL with a stopover in Seoul. The PEK<->Seoul segments are Economy, and the Seoul<->HNL are Business. The departure date is Feb 6th, return...
View ArticleHow to reach a human at United who can get something done?
I am currently being tossed around between department to department at United, from Refunds to Customer Service to Reservations. All of whom are saying they can't solve my problem and to talk to the...
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Perfect spot for my new 2013 MP kit
From GS for 5 years... 1K MM for 2012.. .. and for 2013 my new UA MilePlus kit just arrived so I put it a very special spot that feels somewhat similar to where UA has put me more recently. On a side...
View ArticleUpgrade Waitlist on Flight w/Several Segments
My wife and I will be flying IAH-ORD-FRA-FLR in a couple months. We are currenlty booked in E+. We would like to upgrade to business class solely to have a good seat on the overnight flight from...
View ArticleDoes anybody actually LIKE UA's Kova coffee?
The question is: does anybody actually LIKE UA's coffee? If so, why? As for me, I'm sitting in the LAX T6 club and decided to have some coffee. Ugh. Awful. Undrinkable. That's been the case lately at...
View ArticleEconomy Plus when booking as a codeshare
I am Premier Gold and am looking at a trans-atlantic flight on UA metal that will be booked with LH. Will I be able to reserve an Economy Plus seat? There is also a domestic leg (also UA metal LH...
View ArticleAttempting first Reward Travel (Europe)
Hello all, I'm a newbie here, and I have one main question about booking reward travel. But first I should lay out the objective. I'm hoping to get 4 tickets, all economy, as Saver Award's. IAH to BCN...
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Why is the change fee $241?
I was trying to change PEK-SFO-PEK r/t to SFO-PEK ow, and got this. Does SHARES just randomly quote fees these days?
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