Originally Posted by
gleff
Truly a shady practice, since UA then informs customers that "nothing is available" rather than "we won't let you book the seats that [*A carrier] is showing as available."
So you walk into a store looking for Coke. They say "nothing is available" because they've already sold their inventory. The store next door has plenty of Coke. You're saying the first store is shady?
Originally Posted by
WindFlyer
...and a deceptive one as well, as UA/MP marketing materials (look at any Hemispheres mag) tout the ability to redeem awards on all *A partners.
And you can. Nowhere do they say you can redeem for any flight you want at any time.
I don't like the filtering they apply, but I can't go as far as saying anything they're doing is shady or deceptive.