Alysia

Some friends invited me over for Thanksgiving (and my birthday) dinner in DTW. So I would need to take a morning flight without connections from DCA/IAD. Hence, my option is United. The fares for afternoon flights are $160 RT (return next day) and the morning flights (like 8:30) are pricing out at $309.

So if I bought a ticket for the afternoon flight, will my US Gold status be recognized on United for the standby list pecking order if I want to take the morning flight?
There seems to be plenty of availability for the 8:30 AM flight on itn.net.



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rhodeweary

Yes. From my experience, if you include your elite DM# on the UA reservation, you'll get priority on the standby list, along with all other benefits they afford to their Premiers at the corresponding elite level. Operational Upgrades are my personal favorite!

geo1005

If you are flying on UA metal and trying to credit your US Div. Miles account for the flights, make certain your DM # and status PRINT OUT on your boarding passes. I recently flew UA from IAD-ORD-NRT. Upon check-in at the UA counter at IAD I asked if my US DM # was there and the agent said "YES, it is in the whole record." Upon reaching ORD I went to the agent at the RCC and asked her to re-print my boarding pass WITH my US status and DM number showing. She said it was "in the record" but she did some typing and re-produced my ORD-NRT boarding pass to show my CP status and DM number. Sure enough, three days later, just like clockwork, the ORD-NRT miles and bonuses showed in my US account. No sigh of the IAD-ORD segment at all. Moral of the story: Make sure your US status and DM # are ON YOUR BOARDING PASS!

dcjono

Absolutely. It totally saved me a month ago when I missed my evening DCA-ORD flight. Long waiting list for the last flights. I was on an award ticket purchased with US miles (which, I learned, does not show your DM# or status - I was in Boarding group 4 as a result, I suppose a little bug still to be ironed out.) The TA asked if I had any frequent flier numbers, gave her my DM number, and she chuckled as the computer jumped me to the top of the standby list because of my GP status. Very cool.

SS255

It seems like your boarding pass will automatically print out without your DM#, so be resigned to going through security without having your status recognized. The only luck I've had in getting a boarding pass with my DM# has been at the RCC or at the gate. I'm not sure if anybody else on this board has had success getting a boarding pass with their DM# printed on it prior to clearing security. You should plan to arrive a bit early to make sure you have time to take care of this prior to boarding. Hopefully this bug will be worked out soon.

kreeft

The one time I've flown UA during the US/UA agreement, I had no problem getting my status put on there at the ticket counter

dcjono

Call UA before your flight and give them your DM number. I'm calling anyway to request E+ seating. My US number and status has always been on the BP - right out of the kiosk.

Arrzee

And it prints out the BP on gold colored ticket stock (as opposed to the blue one used for the mere peons) ...

Alysia

Cool! Wouldn't want to be considered a mere peon!

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