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Old Jun 22, 2016 | 1:58 pm
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
Glad it worked out (caution -- the ETC is limited to UA/UX operated flights, there is a sight involved workaround of purchasing a fully flex ticket and then changing to your desired flights)

Thanks for closing the loop.
While technically, Travelbank funds are not limited by the terms to UA/UAX flights, in practice it is - it is part of the "United Payment Options" that won't be available online if you have a partner segment. I was able to get UA to apply them once for me with an ANA segment, however, it took me multiple calls and almost a week - so in many cases, probably not worth it.

Also, beware there is a thread somewhere about ETCs not being able to be applied properly on the Canadian site. I don't know if its still the case....but possible you might have to call Web support to get it used.
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