Originally Posted by
drwhoopee
I called and was told that the B fare on the flight I wanted was $1000 more expensive than the one I originally bought, and if I wanted it, I'd have to pay the upcharge. I declined. B fares aren't just swappable without paying the fare difference right?
No generally not.
But only a minority of the B fare are seasonal, so in all likelyhood the agent was wrong, misguided from the too complex system.
I found a really good all year (hence the departure date does not matter) B fare from CDG to SYD early this year - I tried everything: TA, UA 1K desk, Sydney Desk, even UA France ... they all could book me into B but none of them could get that fare.
We checked all the rules against the itinerary and never found any violation ... still at no avail.
UA's fare are complex to a degree that it hurts the sales of the company and many fares are mere phantoms which cannot be booked under any circumstances.