Something New at United's website - fares quoted in Foreign (Pesos, Pounds) Currency
Jul 17, 2012, 2:57 pm
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Something New at United's website - fares quoted in Foreign (Pesos, Pounds) Currency
I was just searching for a one way flight, CLT to SFO, for this coming weekend.
When I got the schedule page, the prices were listed in Argentine pesos.
First time for a random pricing in non-USD. Have others seen this? Is this an infection from HKG and/or the down website?
Strange...
When I got the schedule page, the prices were listed in Argentine pesos.
First time for a random pricing in non-USD. Have others seen this? Is this an infection from HKG and/or the down website?
Strange...
Jul 17, 2012, 2:58 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Buggy i had same problem a few times
Buggy i had same problem a few times
Jul 17, 2012, 3:52 pm
#6
Join Date: Mar 2012
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Something New at United's website - fares quoted in Argentinean Pesos
I'm just waiting for the United website to start pricing my tickets in Deutsche Marks. If it can price it randomly in any actively traded currency, I'm sure the website will somehow figure out to do so with the defunct.
Jul 17, 2012, 4:41 pm
#9
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: ORD
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Posts: 583
I was just searching for a one way flight, CLT to SFO, for this coming weekend.
When I got the schedule page, the prices were listed in Argentine pesos.
First time for a random pricing in non-USD. Have others seen this? Is this an infection from HKG and/or the down website?
Strange...
When I got the schedule page, the prices were listed in Argentine pesos.
First time for a random pricing in non-USD. Have others seen this? Is this an infection from HKG and/or the down website?
Strange...
Jul 17, 2012, 4:42 pm
#10
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Central California
Programs: Former UA Premex, now dirt
Posts: 6,531
I've noticed that if I search an itinerary which originates in a non-US locale, the system quotes the fare in the local currency of the origin. The other day I searched NRT-HNL and got it in yen.
Jul 17, 2012, 5:15 pm
#11
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Jul 18, 2012, 2:22 pm
#12
Join Date: Apr 2003
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A friend purchased a UA ticket for travel within the US. He purchased it in Dubai and the website quoted everything in Emirati Dirhams. His credit card was charged the same figure but it was in dollars. Who can one contact at UA to resolve the issue as the receipt says 750 AED but he was billed 750 USD? He sent an e-mail to customer service but of course has gotten no response and tried the general reservations line but has gotten nowhere.
Jul 18, 2012, 8:32 pm
#13
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SFO
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I saw the ARS bug too: I am in San Francisco California, and was booking a ticket from San Francisco California to San Diego California. This is a US Domestic ticket purchased within the US. Yet the web site showed me the fare in Argentine Pesos even though I searched and re-searched a few times. In finally quit my browser and re-started it again to clear any session-related cookies, and I got the prices in US Dollars again.
Jul 18, 2012, 8:40 pm
#14
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFO
Programs: UA MMGold, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 1,263
Got the bug once in a while too. Recall got British Pound (multiple times) and Japanese Yen recently. Learned to click the "country" (upper right corner of the browser) to get things back.
Jul 20, 2012, 11:09 am
#15
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 386
Search Function on United.com is Showing GBP instead of USD
Search Function on United.com is Showing GBP instead of USD - just noticed while I was doing regular roundtrip / oneway domestic US itinerary searches. I think there is a thread to track all of this but can't find it.
