Jan 4, 2016, 10:43 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Welcome to this thread to ask your basic, simple questions about United Airlines, its operations, or the MileagePlus program. We know that the airline is complex and we’ve created this thread for new and veteran members to ask those basic questions about United Airlines that you think must have an easy answer but just can’t find it or aren’t sure where to look.
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Have a Simple Question About United Airlines/MileagePlus? Ask Here [2016 Part I]
Feb 5, 2016, 4:22 pm
#361
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Los Angeles, USA
Programs: UA Plat-2MM, Marriott Life Titanium, Hyatt something
Posts: 1,888
Why? Because they can, I guess.
They are included in award mileage calculations just like the base fare. Government-imposed taxes and fees (which fuel surcharges are not) are not included.
Feb 5, 2016, 5:28 pm
#362
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 15
Status Challenge without Existing Status?
Does united allow for a status challenge if I don't currently have status on an existing competitor. I have enough upcoming travel to early challenge to gold, but the page says I also need some status on another airline.
Do they ever waive that rule?
Do they ever waive that rule?
Feb 5, 2016, 5:39 pm
#363
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,854
There are never absolute answers, absolute nos, absolute yes ... in the airline world. But believe you would have to find the person that can make the waiver and then present a case that could not be presented by hundreds of others (out of the ten's of millions that travel annually).
If you are willing to commit $25K or $50K up front, UA will then show some interest.
Feb 5, 2016, 5:40 pm
#364
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 15
Fair enough - I doubt I can show them what they'd want to see, and corporate travel rules would prevent me from doing PassPlus.
Thanks - guess I gotta earn it the old fashioned way.
Thanks - guess I gotta earn it the old fashioned way.
Feb 6, 2016, 1:58 pm
#365
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: NYC (Primarily EWR)
Programs: UA 1K / *G, Marriott Bonvoy Gold; Avis PC
Posts: 9,005
Is there any meaningful difference at all for booking *A flights with a UA codeshare v. *A flights with no codeshare if the booking is done on the UA website? I don't think there is, but just curious.
Feb 6, 2016, 3:05 pm
#366
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,854
If upgrades on the partner flights are under consideration, then they need to be native flights.
In a few cases seat assignments are easier if native flights.
There are those that feel during irrops native flight booking are better.
A couple of related posts
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ht-number.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...e-dilemma.html
Feb 7, 2016, 6:10 am
#367
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: AVL
Posts: 216
Currently booked lax-mel with return syd-icn-lax in business class. I am highly interested in changing the return to a nonstop from Australia to North America. I have been checking multiple times daily for a while now with no luck in finding anything. I am not married to coming back via lax. I have been looking at SFO, YVR, IAH....you get the picture. Currently returning on Apr24 but can do +/-1 day there. Any suggestions on how to proceed, or just tell me I am stuck checking and rechecking to see if something pops up.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Feb 7, 2016, 8:53 am
#368
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 7
Is it really worth it to get silver status? I don't see any real benefit to it except that you get 150% miles and easier to get gold status. Even with that, we are looking at 3 long haul flights a year to get it (South Africa to US, we live in South Africa). I actually hate United as an airline and rarely fly it. It also looks like I have to actually fly United (4 segments per year) to even get it. We prefer to fly Lufthansa/KLM/Emirates. Right now, I have 10,000
Are we better off joining another mileage program?
PS Right now I have 10,000 PQM and around 40K of ununsed miles.
Are we better off joining another mileage program?
PS Right now I have 10,000 PQM and around 40K of ununsed miles.
Feb 7, 2016, 9:56 am
#369
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,140
Welcome to FT, snowbeavers!
Silver only gets you 140% when booked on or through UA, and it should be 125% if booked elsewhere on a partner. The only other real benefit is the availability of E+ at check-in, but if you're not flying United metal, that doesn't mean anything. I'd say it's usually best to go for status in the airline you fly the most, as that's where you'll reap the most benefits.
Silver only gets you 140% when booked on or through UA, and it should be 125% if booked elsewhere on a partner. The only other real benefit is the availability of E+ at check-in, but if you're not flying United metal, that doesn't mean anything. I'd say it's usually best to go for status in the airline you fly the most, as that's where you'll reap the most benefits.
Feb 7, 2016, 12:29 pm
#370
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, UA Gold, WN, Global Entry; +others wherever miles/points are found
Posts: 14,414
Did you see the space yourself, or were there helpful agents involved?
Feb 8, 2016, 8:37 am
#371
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NYC suburbs
Programs: UA LT Gold (BIS), AA LT Plat (CC SUBs & BD), Hilton Dia (CC), Hyatt Glob (BIB), et. al.
Posts: 3,290
Travel Waiver Rebooking?
In the past, weather waiver rebooking could be done by phone or on line, in any fare class (Y or B for example) at no additional cost. This year, it didn’t work on line and by phone, for my one weather waivered itinerary. I was not able to rebook at no cost on line at all. I was able to rebook by phone at no cost but not in Y or B. There were several reports on other threads here of others who experienced the inability to make changes on line. Do we think on line rebooking and rebooking in Y or B are temporary glitches or designed system change(s)? Thanks.
Feb 8, 2016, 8:39 am
#372
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: EWR
Programs: UA Silver
Posts: 35
Flying May 1 EWR-FLL, 1 silver and 2 GM. If I split PNR to be added to upgrade list, do the GM keep the elite benefits? Mainly care about the free checked bags.
Feb 8, 2016, 10:36 am
#373
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,854
In the past, weather waiver rebooking could be done by phone or on line, in any fare class (Y or B for example) at no additional cost. This year, it didn’t work on line and by phone, for my one weather waivered itinerary. I was not able to rebook at no cost on line at all. I was able to rebook by phone at no cost but not in Y or B. There were several reports on other threads here of others who experienced the inability to make changes on line. Do we think on line rebooking and rebooking in Y or B are temporary glitches or designed system change(s)? Thanks.
yes but it may take manual intervention -- the agent is able to see the PNR history and usually will honor it.
Feb 8, 2016, 6:15 pm
#374
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SLC
Programs: DL FO, KM, & 1.7MM; UA nothing; HH♦; National EE
Posts: 6,344
Feb 8, 2016, 6:40 pm
#375
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,854