Originally Posted by
ijgordon
1) You don't have to book "blindly" for an instrument upgrade. AFAIK the "request upgrade" check box is still there and it will show you if a flight is available for confirmed upgrade or not. Instead of being shown the # of seats, you'll get a "yes" or "no" answer.
3) Yes, this somewhat closes the loophole/bug for when a wait list doesn't clear despite there being "R" inventory. That's probably a good thing - at least it's a fair thing. But you can still check for availability per #1 above, and you can still call in. So it's not completely closed.
1) I'm on UA.COM now and I cannot find any way to search for flights that have R space available. Now, the only option I've got is to choose a flight blindly, even if the flight leaving a few hours later has R space, I can't see it.
2) As has been stated many times before here, anyone who books a ticket or calls to inquire will jump the queue while the 1K is sitting on the waitlist that never clears.
Originally Posted by
MrChu
Why don't you take away the ability to book online too?! so we don't see the cheapest fares!
This is a horrible change...
In this race to the bottom, I expect them to cut the web, cut the phones, cut travel agents, and force everyone to drive to the airport to book tickets in cash. Just watch. That's where we'll end up in 12 months.