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Old Feb 5, 2013, 4:38 pm
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The Consolidated "Is United 1K Status Worth It? - 2013/14 Edition

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Originally Posted by StingWest
Me too! UA has been great to this 1K when things go wrong. One example of many:

Last May, flying on a Z fare SFO-CDG-SFO (via IAD). Woke up early in Paris to check flight status for the IAD flight back to the USA, and saw "flight cancelled" in red letters. After a moment or two in shock, followed by the realization that there were no later flights to IAD, I hopped on Skype and called the US 1K line (heart beating rapidly). Less than 5 minutes later, rebooked in C on Lufthansa to FRA and then on the non-stop in 747 F (a very nice experience!) to SFO. Got there earlier than I would have on the original flights.

Thanks UA!

(Also reinforced the need to always get up early to check on return flights to the USA, and also to carry my headset for Skype calls!)
Does everyone think 1K still worth it after quite a year! Thanks

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