Motion122

Dear Mr Motion122,

With two United roundtrips, you earn one free* companion ticket to your choice of popular nonstop destinations.

It just takes two—two roundtrips on United to earn a free companion ticket so you can take along someone special on your next paid trip.

Register now and fly by November 15th.

Just register and fly two paid, qualifying roundtrips on United nonstop flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK), Boston (BOS) or Washington, D.C. (IAD) between June 9 and November 15, 2004. You’ll earn a free companion ticket valid for future travel in United Economy® on United, United Express® or Ted(SM) between LAX and these popular nonstop destinations**.

Register now and then complete two paid, qualifying roundtrips by November 15, 2004, to earn a free companion ticket.






** Nonstop destinations as of June 8, 2004, and are subject to change without notice.

I'll skip the T&C so I don't take up too much space here.

Promo is MPDB84 and here is the link..

united.com/offer/mpdb84

Pat89339

I received this offer by email as well...but I live in San Francisco, so it's a bit of a drive to the airport at LAX.

Motion122

Purchase a ticket(SFO-LAX, LAX-FJK/BOS/IAD) on a seperate PNR and you can qualify for the promo! If you are going to IAD, there is earn a trip around the world and 15k mile promo also.

flyhawaii

Is this offer targeted and not combineable with other offers? I think America West is having a similar promotion. I may do a mileage run just to get this companion certificate if it allowed a trip from HNL-Somewhere and a HNL-LAX-JFK flight would not count for this promotion. Is a saturday night stay not allowed?

WindFlyer

Everybody please note:

The companion ticket is ex-LAX.

As best as I can tell, the offer is not targeted, but you must register prior to qualifying flight activity.

Edited to add that the offer is not combineable.

daslax

Can someone who received the offer please enter the T&C's? They're not accessible via the registration page and this frequent LAX-JFK flyer has yet to receive the offer

kcvt750

Maybe the offer is designed to clear up the blockage in LAX. Or else they're expecting some runs at the ticket counter...

PremEx

Funny guy!

GoDucks

Here you go. I was surprised that the email listed YYZ as a nonstop destination- does that mean that the free ticket could be used on an AC codeshare?

Terms and Conditions of Offer: Passenger must fly two paid, qualifying roundtrip flights to earn a free* roundtrip companion ticket valid for travel on United, United Express and Ted in the 48 contiguous United States or Canada. A roundtrip is defined as travel from an origin city to a destination city with return travel beginning in the outbound destination city back to the first origin city with all segments on United. Open jaw or circle trip itineraries do not qualify. Any individual may earn a maximum of two free certificates. Companion certificate distribution will begin mid-August, and after that time certificates will arrive 4–6 weeks from completion of your last qualifying trip. Qualifying Travel Dates: To qualify for this offer, ticketing and travel must be completed between June 9 and November 15, 2004. Valid Routing: Passenger must fly two paid, qualifying roundtrips on United between any of the following origins and destinations (nonstop only): LAX–IAD, LAX–BOS or LAX–JFK. Qualifying Booking Classes: Qualifying travel may be booked in any published fare in United First® (F, A, P), United Business® (C, D, Z) or United Economy® (Y, B, E, M, U, H, Q, V, W, S, T). The fare purchased must be a valid, published fare. This promotion is not valid on government fares. Minimum Fare: None. Min/Max Stay Requirements: Per published fare rule. United Mileage Plus Membership Requirement: Passenger must be a member of United’s Mileage Plus frequent flyer program for travel to qualify for this offer. Flights must be credited to the Mileage Plus account to qualify. Ticketing: E-Ticket(SM) purchase is required where available. Registration Requirement: Passenger must register for this offer prior to travel during the valid travel period of this offer in order to qualify for the program. To register for the offer, go to united.com/offer/mpdb84. Additional: Offer is restricted to residents of the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Travel on flights operated by other airlines, such as United-marketed code-share and Star Alliance® flights, does not qualify for this offer. Offer is not combinable with other offers.

LAX Free* Companion Certificate Terms and Conditions: Valid Carrier: This offer is valid for travel on routes operated by United, United Express and Ted and is not valid for travel on flights operated by other airlines, such as United-marketed code-share and Star Alliance flights. Valid Routing: The free companion ticket is valid for roundtrip travel on any nonstop route originating in Los Angeles and terminating in the 48 contiguous United States or Canada where United publishes fares. Stopovers, open jaws or circle trips are not permitted. Valid Travel Dates: The free companion ticket will be valid for travel September 7, 2004 through February 16, 2005, except on the dates noted below. Valid Ticketing Dates: Ticketing must occur by February 12, 2005. Advance Booking Requirement for Free Companion Ticket: Advance purchase on the free companion ticket is per the rule of the fare purchased by the paying passenger. Min/Max Stay Requirement for Free Companion Ticket: A Saturday night minimum stay is required. Blackout Dates for Travel on Free Companion Ticket: The free companion ticket will not be valid for travel from November 24 through November 29, 2004, and December 16, 2004 through January 5, 2005. Booking Class for Free Companion Ticket: The free companion ticket will be booked in United Economy in the same class of service as the fare purchased by the paying passenger. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or on all days of the week when you travel. Transferability of Free Companion Ticket: Free companion ticket is transferable, but may not be bartered or sold. Mileage Plus Accrual: Passenger traveling on this free companion ticket may not accrue Mileage Plus miles or earn miles toward Mileage Plus elite status. Upgradeability: The free companion ticket is not upgradeable. Reservations and Ticketing: Please contact your local United Airlines representative to make a reservation for both the fare-paying passenger and companion. Ticket-by-mail is allowed (where available). All tickets will be issued electronically unless customer requests otherwise (paper ticket fee will apply). Both paid and companion tickets must be booked at the same time by United Airlines. Refer to the profile name on the front of this certificate. Companion ticket is only valid for travel when accompanied by the fare-paying passenger. Limited to one companion per fare-paying passenger traveling. Travel must be roundtrip on United, United Express or Ted with both passengers traveling together on the same itinerary. Both passengers must confirm reservations, purchase tickets and travel together on the same flights, on the same dates and in the same cabin of service. No further discounts may be used toward the fare-paying passenger’s ticket. Ticketing must occur per rule of fare or within 24 hours of making reservation, whichever is sooner. Certificate may not be used with tickets purchased via the Internet.

100K

Doesn't seem particularly fair that one can accrue for the companion ticket with flights going TO LAX but the companion ticket itself can only originate in LA.

This promo is evidently has America West in the crosshairs.

sactoroy

Taken from the text of the email I received:

Just register and fly two paid, qualifying roundtrips on United nonstop flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK), Boston (BOS) or Washington, D.C. (IAD) between June 9 and November 15, 2004. You’ll earn a free companion ticket valid for future travel in United Economy® on United, United Express® or Ted(SM) between LAX and these popular nonstop destinations**.

Bakersfield, CA
Baltimore
Boston (Logan)
Calgary
Carlsbad, CA
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Denver
El Centro/Imperial, CA
Fresno, CA Inyokern, CA
Las Vegas
Miami, FL
Monterey/Carmel, CA
Montreal
Newark, NJ
New Orleans
New York City (JFK)
New York City (LGA)
Oakland, CA
Ontario, CA Orange County, CA
Orlando, FL
Oxnard, CA
Palm Springs, CA
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland, OR
Reno/Tahoe
Sacramento, CA <---- this one I can understand!
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose, CA
San Luis Obispo, CA
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria, CA
Seattle, WA
Toronto
Tucson, AZ
Vancouver
Washington, D.C. (IAD)
Yuma, AZ

Motion122

I wonder a routing of LAX-SFO-JFK then JFK-LAX would qualify for this promo. Anyone?