Re-route to new termination city possible?
Nov 15, 2011, 3:55 pm
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Re-route to new termination city possible?
Flying PEK-SFO-SEA and then renting a car and driving back up from SEA to YVR on Sunday November 27, 2011
My SFO-SEA leg is all 0'ed out
Need to be back in YVR Sunday afternoon, so taking a bump is not an option, but was wondering whether in the event the SFO-SEA is overbooked, if it is possible for United to re-route me SFO-YVR
Checked United and the SFO-YVR flight on UA metal is wide open
If this is possible, this would need to be done at the gate, and at the gate agent's discretion? I assume to increase my chances of being re-routed in this fashion I should probably not check-in any bags?
My SFO-SEA leg is all 0'ed out
Need to be back in YVR Sunday afternoon, so taking a bump is not an option, but was wondering whether in the event the SFO-SEA is overbooked, if it is possible for United to re-route me SFO-YVR
Checked United and the SFO-YVR flight on UA metal is wide open
If this is possible, this would need to be done at the gate, and at the gate agent's discretion? I assume to increase my chances of being re-routed in this fashion I should probably not check-in any bags?
Nov 15, 2011, 4:19 pm
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Flying PEK-SFO-SEA and then renting a car and driving back up from SEA to YVR on Sunday November 27, 2011
My SFO-SEA leg is all 0'ed out
Need to be back in YVR Sunday afternoon, so taking a bump is not an option, but was wondering whether in the event the SFO-SEA is overbooked, if it is possible for United to re-route me SFO-YVR
Checked United and the SFO-YVR flight on UA metal is wide open
If this is possible, this would need to be done at the gate, and at the gate agent's discretion? I assume to increase my chances of being re-routed in this fashion I should probably not check-in any bags?
My SFO-SEA leg is all 0'ed out
Need to be back in YVR Sunday afternoon, so taking a bump is not an option, but was wondering whether in the event the SFO-SEA is overbooked, if it is possible for United to re-route me SFO-YVR
Checked United and the SFO-YVR flight on UA metal is wide open
If this is possible, this would need to be done at the gate, and at the gate agent's discretion? I assume to increase my chances of being re-routed in this fashion I should probably not check-in any bags?
You definitely should not check any bags if you want to try.
Nov 15, 2011, 5:00 pm
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Nov 15, 2011, 5:04 pm
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Nov 15, 2011, 5:08 pm
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It'll be tight but I'm only in PEK for 7 days, and I can probably cram everything into a carry-on bag.
Nov 15, 2011, 5:42 pm
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it's possible, but clearly at the discretion of the GA. if you checked bags, well, then you probably have no shot.
i was supposed to do BWI-DEN-OAK back in june. BWI-DEN was oversold, so i had her to BWI-LAX-SFO instead since that was easier for me.
i was supposed to do BWI-DEN-OAK back in june. BWI-DEN was oversold, so i had her to BWI-LAX-SFO instead since that was easier for me.
Nov 15, 2011, 5:48 pm
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If they need volunteers, they'll pretty much give you whatever you want. I had a SEA-EWR-ABE (on CO) flight and took a bumb and got them to reroute me to SEA-PHL direct on US (which saved me from skipping a segment and taking the train from EWR-Philly 
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Nov 15, 2011, 7:18 pm
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+1, I was on a trip with mrs_1780 a few years back, our ORD-DTW segment was oversold (apparently becase of 2 mechanics who had to get to DTW NRPS. They rerouted mrs_1780 to MBS, and put me on a flight to LAN.
Nov 15, 2011, 7:22 pm
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I suppose it is possible, but it is a labor-intensive transaction, especially on a partially-used ticket, where new int'l taxes are coming into play.
Nov 15, 2011, 8:25 pm
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Would UA even reissue the ticket? They typically don't reissue a ticket on a reroute, even to a different final destination.
Nov 15, 2011, 9:09 pm
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Yes, not having a checked bag increases your chance, but it'll be unlikely to find an agent willing to take a volunteer that will honor your request. co-terminal, yes. Different city/country? Probability is very low unless they are desperate.
Nov 15, 2011, 9:58 pm
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The tricky thing here is that you are trying to reroute to a different country. No, YVR is not in USA despite what some may say.
Co-terminals, such as SFO/OAK, are no problem. But there are some complications with routing to a new country, in addition to higher taxes (real taxes, not YQ) and fare.
Co-terminals, such as SFO/OAK, are no problem. But there are some complications with routing to a new country, in addition to higher taxes (real taxes, not YQ) and fare.
Nov 15, 2011, 9:59 pm
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Nov 16, 2011, 7:05 am
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Yes, there are legal requirements for crossing the border, but will they even be an issue for the OP in this specific situation, who is already flying internationally on this ticket and presumably a Canadian passport holder?