FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - April 10 - United Revises Several Travel Policies and Fees (Standby/Baggage/Pets)
Old Apr 10, 2010 | 3:08 am
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Originally Posted by okrogius
Comparing this with others:

CO - 50 to change within 24 hours (e.g. 1pm flight, you can change at 1pm day before)
US - 50 to change any point same day (e.g. 1pm flight, you can change at 6am, but only at the airport)
AA - 50 to change within 12 hours (e.g. 1pm flight, you can change at 1am)
DL - 50 to change within 3 hours (e.g. 1pm flight, you can change at 10am)
UA - 75 to change within 3 hours, 50 to change 15 minutes prior...

(AA/DL free for all elites. CO offers a 25 discount for golds. Only UA and US charge full price for low/mid elites.)

UA just went from the best standby, to having the worst of all legacies. I wonder if I can get this on a napkin, along with the #1 on-time message.
Good analysis. As 1K for a few years now, I hadn't really paid attention to these fees, but it is unfortunate that United has given away another area in which it was better than the others. Inevitable, I suppose.
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