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Old Feb 13, 2015 | 12:54 pm
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gcashin
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Originally Posted by nmenaker
So, getting the AC booking number on the UA site is really not a problem, it's listed right under the reservation listing on ual.com,

but, I can't find any way to see any inventory of seats on the ac.com site, and am currently just waiting on the phone to try and get some sort of reserved/preferred seat, even would PAY for it at this point.

But, it really does seem that even though it books out and lists as a FLEX fare, that one doesn't get any of the FLEX fare perks?

When I called the United PremEx reservation number to inquire, well they actually just LAUGHED and said "good luck with that" and said if you want a better seat, probably try a different airline.!
A number of reward tickets show as "Flex" fares when you pull them up on ac.com (AirMiles comes to mind), but you generally don't get Flex fare benefits unless you actually book a revenue Flex fare.

If you do a new dummy booking for the same flights as you're on, you should be able to preview the available seats to see what preferred seats are still available.
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