United R/T Award + free one way
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United R/T Award + free one way
I have a US - Asia trip that I have ticketed as one-way using miles. I wanted to book the R/T but due to lack of miles I was not able to do it. I recently understood the "free one way" on united awards.
I am planning to book the other one-way now (with miles) and wanted to utilize the free one way with UA. Not sure how to proceed.
Should I reserve the one-way & then call UA for combining these?
Will I have to cancel the one-way & then book the entire trip again?
Any other options?
I am planning to book the other one-way now (with miles) and wanted to utilize the free one way with UA. Not sure how to proceed.
Should I reserve the one-way & then call UA for combining these?
Will I have to cancel the one-way & then book the entire trip again?
Any other options?
#3
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UA R/T award has one feature for Open jaw & stopovers. Eg - LAX - DOH & DXB - LAX. In this case I can add one free one-way from LAX - SFO with the same miles as R/T award. (http://milevalue.com/how-to-book-fre...ited-airlines/) So my question is related to this.
#4
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I haven't encountered your situation-- having a oneway booked, but wanting it to be a roundtrip to unlock the open jaws and stopover that are necessary for the free oneway.
I don't have an answer about whether United will let you book another oneway, then combine them into a roundtrip, then let you add a free oneway. I would think they would make you cancel your oneway at a cost of $150. Probably not worth it for a oneway LAX-SFO.
For anyone who missed my post in this forum about free oneways. It is apparently now post #7 in this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ard-miles.html
I don't have an answer about whether United will let you book another oneway, then combine them into a roundtrip, then let you add a free oneway. I would think they would make you cancel your oneway at a cost of $150. Probably not worth it for a oneway LAX-SFO.
For anyone who missed my post in this forum about free oneways. It is apparently now post #7 in this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ard-miles.html
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There's no stopovers allowed on one-way awards, only on returns, so there's no way to book it as a one-way.
Remember, this isn't a "free one way" - it's an open-jaw return trip with a stopover. Start calling it a "free one way" to United and you're going to lose them very quickly.
Sure. But how about SFO-JFK in p.s. business like my upcoming "free" trip...
#6
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Yeah SFO-JFK in p.s. biz is a great use, as is a oneway to Hawaii for only 2,500 extra miles on a European award! I was just commenting that OP should probably wait until next trip to take advantage of a free oneway, since cancelling for $150 is not worth it to add LAX-SFO.
By the way, I made a youtube video of how to book these free oneways in case anyone is unaware: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aj4k4AF5x4
And I agree that there's no point in calling them free oneways when talking to agents. Though I also wouldn't say open jaw with a stopover. I just name my flight numbers and dates without using jargon.
By the way, I made a youtube video of how to book these free oneways in case anyone is unaware: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aj4k4AF5x4
And I agree that there's no point in calling them free oneways when talking to agents. Though I also wouldn't say open jaw with a stopover. I just name my flight numbers and dates without using jargon.
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It's catchy. It's also a little worrying, as whenever "great deals" start getting mainstream they start vanishing (e.g. Yapta price decrease alerts).
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Does not realize his 15 minutes of fame is gonna cost permanent damage.
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That's the OP - snatching at something, since he just read it and wanted to exploit it quickly.
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