Yup, you are right Seawolf. If you had taken UA over the water we would have booked the whole itin. However, if UA does not take you over the water, then we refer you to the other carrier. This is for a few reasons. Whoever takes you over the water on your first segment has control over the tkt. Ua would not be able to guarantee the air fare since it's not our fare. And if you called back a few days later and that fare was now USD2000.00 more i'm sure you would be unhappy. The *A is for seamless travel, but you have to remember we are all seperate companies. We do not have the same rules for fares and also we do not share profits from each other. If UA tkts a SQ res, the money goes to SQ and not ua. ALso, if you are traveling on SQ metal, then SQ can offer you the lowest fare, UA would offer you basically regualr to full fare tkts. We do not have access to their low fares. Hope this helps.