I'm the sucker that paid for my UA "business first" seats
Hubby and I had business in Germany and bought two business elite seats on UA. $$$$. Outbound on UA 900 SFO-FRA was uneventful, but food was absolutely dreadful - both meals. I think we would have had...
View ArticleFA Fight Causes UA Flight Cancellation!
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...wo-flight.html Really?!! Hilarious!
View ArticleCan I combine two oneway reward reservation into one and add a stopover?
When I booked those two one-way reward tickets, I do not know I can book round trip and add a new one-way stopover. But because those reward seat is not available now, if I canceled those two one-way...
View ArticleWrong baggage allowance given on www.united,com multicarrier journey
I did a search, but could not see that this question has been adresses. Work takes me across the Atlantic several times the coming year, and with proper mileage earning on UA for SK FFs, I'm likely to...
View ArticleQuestion about GPUs-any advice
I am GS on UA traveling to China (from the USA) for business next week. My husband and son are coming with me. I bought their tickets, separate from mine, made sure to get W fare class, and gave them...
View ArticleGoogle Alert: More UA computer changes Oct 1
More computer transitions on Monday??? If true, sigh. http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjourna...st-errors.html
View ArticleQuick question about Premier Bonus for Mileage Plus on Air NZ
Hello fellow FT'ers, My question is: I'm a UA Mileage Plus member contemplating buying tix on Air NZ. I see that only certain classes get mileage. https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mar...spx?ItemId=379...
View ArticleBest route for SFO to Cebu?
I did a search but didn't find a thread on this routing. I'll need to travel from SFO to Cebu Philippines sometime in the next 3-4 months. What would be the best routing for me? I would want to try and...
View ArticleApple Maps and UA Seperation EWR
A lighthearted one here. Was tinkering with the new Apple Maps app and while browsing North Jersey looking at trails I hike on High Mountain I found two horizontal separation problems :D 1) Out over...
View ArticleSame flights as "multiple destinations" cheaper than round trip?
So I recently decided to tweak with some flight options and found I can take the same round trip itin I have and use "multiple destinations" to buy each as a one way trip and drop the fare $200. so...
View ArticleNew to GPU's
Got two gpu's expiring end of the month, and need a few miles anyway, so been looking to go West Coast to Asia. All the flights I'm looking at are showing R/RN-0. Am I doing something wrong and just...
View ArticleUA = hotel room
I have an overnight layover in ICN, flying Chicago to Phuket on a United award ticket in Business Class. The layover was caused by a schedule change by United. Does United provide a layover hotel room...
View ArticleGPUs that don't clear at the end of 2012
Predictions or wisdom, please, for the following scenario: I am flying 12/20 with a GPU waitlisted. The GPU expires 12/31/12. If the GPU does not clear, then, as many here know, it usually takes some...
View ArticleCan't change seats with the UA iPhone app
Everytime I try it gives an error and says can not do at this time. But if I jump on my laptop within minutes I can change seats just fine. Anyone else having this problem? I try multiple times and no...
View ArticleStill confused about online fail of GPUs for < W class
So I have tried to read up on this (in FlyerTalk) and become as knowledgable as possible before posting. But there are so many posts on the topic, I am more confused than when I started. I am trying to...
View ArticleUnited J LAX-MEL: worth the miles?
Or should I wait for something else, maybe an escapade to Europe in LH F?
View ArticleAward Travel USA - Asia
Could someone please help me out. I'm trying to book an award travel leaving from EWR and I would like to travel to Asia. I want to do I stop over in Thailand (BKK) and then destination Taiwan (TPE). I...
View ArticleR space for an overwater leg changes based on preceding flights?
in a recent itinerary hunt PHX-HKG, i noticed that the available R space on the overwater leg would change based on how i got to the overwater leg. if i flew PHX-LAX-SFO-HKG, SFO-HKG R=2, but flying...
View ArticleBooking AC flights using UA miles
I'm looking at award travel in the fall of 2013, going SEA > SYD in Business. It's a long way, and I'm hoping to minimize connections and maximize comfort. It looks like my choices are UA (via SFO...
View ArticleBooking an award ticket: Paying for Business but only Economy Available
hi, I am sure this would have been asked earlier, but I could not find it here or even on the united website. So have come to my favourite place. I am planning a holiday, and want to book Business...
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