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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 10:33 am
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Originally Posted by DELee
Were the tickets booked on UA or DL? Was it a web purchase or phone or in person?
Booked on .bomb.

Originally Posted by Often1
Have never had this experience with UA or any other carrier. On occasion, some carriers, not UA, will send through a $1.00 hold to confirm validity of the card. But, that hold disappears within a day or two. This sounds to be on your bank's end.
Except that somehow 2 different transactions, one for the total, and one with 3 separate tickets, hit the account. How would my card company know to do that? Only United could send through such transactions.
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