WrLdTrvLnIndian

1/18/2015

So i am on a 3 leg journey to PDX-DEN-NRT-GUM. As we were just about at the gate ready to board, commotion, no one knows why and what, except that it is delayed.

Well found out that they over fueled the plane, this was a plane that came in the night before, they had all night to get it right lol i guess low fuel prices got them pump happy, so busy siphoning gas now.

Anyhow, now to my question and help on options.

GPU waitlisted on the DEN-NRT, PDX-DEN and NRT-GUM is cleared. If everything goes well I land in DEN at 11:58, make a dash for the gate (no checked luggage) and still make the DEN-NRT, hopefully if luck has it my GPU would have cleared and the day is saved.

NOW, IF NOT? Option 1: overnight DEN and do it again the following day, DEN-NRT-GUM, can i request that they confirm me in J due to the inconvenience?
Option 2: Try and get other airlines, routes, *A....etc, will they still be courteous enough to grant my request for a J accommodation due to all the chaos, missing meetings and lost business day.

Appreciate all the help, insight i can get, haven't had this happen in a really long time.

Bonehead

There are some good Y seats on the 6:10 PM SFO-HND flight today (UA875). It's J0, but F4 so some J seats may free up. I might just get my butt to SFO if I were to miss the connections (the gates are close if you do in fact arrive at B25 as scheduled, so you might make it). Oh, and 33K is available on that flight, for what it's worth.

UA277 gets you to SFO from DEN at 4:42 PM.

You wouldn't miss your Tuesday meetings...

ETA: Oops, you're going to GUM. Never mind the HND suggestion.

CALMSP

a few different scenarios, the plane may have come in with more fuel than what was needed for the PDX-DEN flight. Fuelers will often fill to a minimum based on a/c type prior to getting the fuel load from the airline.

mduell

1) They'll confirm you in R if there's R space.

2) They're not going to put you in J on a partner for missing a UA segment in Y.

Reroute X/HNL to get to GUM for your meeting.

Kacee

They do it sometimes. It's not common, but they do it.

Bonehead

Your flight has been further delayed, so forget about making the connection in DEN. Can't see an easy way to get to GUM on time at this point...will keep looking. I assume that at this point you're working with Reservations...

NoLaGent

As noted, Denver is out. It depends what your priorities are at this point. If it's getting to Guam, I'd get to SFO and take the 1:25pm flight via Hong Kong.

cosflyer

if getting there the quickest is the priority, have them booked you via SEA to NRT and you can still make the 5:20pm flight from NRT, this is a UA controllable delay and they need to accom you as such

spin88

agree, have them put you on DL or AS to SEA, then connect (on DL or ANA) to NRT - BOTH LEAVE AT NOON. Absent your GPU clearing (yeh right) it will be a much better experience.

If you are *G. UA must reroute you on the ANA flight per *A rules, and that flight has seats for sale.

good luck.

Bonehead

I thought that ANA in Y was tantamount to torture...

fastair

I'd say 9 times out of 10 it wasn't overfueled, rather they changed routings on the plane. It was likely fueled for a longer haul, then they substituted 1 aircraft for a different routing resulting in too much for the new routing.

NoLaGent

^ definitely the quickest. If you do this, you can also get ORC on UA which will net you more miles.

spin88

Its unfortunately airplane specific. Two versions on the 787 (you have to check the seat maps) which is what flies SEA-NRT. One has 18.6" seats in Y, with 33-34" of leg room. Better than the 17" seat, even in E+ on the CO 7-narrow-7, and the services is about 10 notches better. But if you get the version with 17" seats and 31" pitch, ouch, unless you get an exit row (in which case its just like E+ on United.

You can tell as the "ouch" version has a premium economy section on it.

MrAndy1369

Why not just overnight at DEN (you should get a hotel voucher, as it's apparently UA's fault) and try again tomorrow?

WrLdTrvLnIndian

UPDATE:

I let the PDX-DEN GO. I got on the PDX-NRT DL flight which would still get in on time to make my connection NRT-GUM.

However since they put me on DL with a Y booking class, i got my wife PLAT MED to use 25K of her DL miles and put me on a upgrade waitlist.

i think you are right, i have a feeling it was fueled for PDX-ORD.