Originally Posted by
malmostoso
Ok much clearer now. The light/classic/flex fares are purely short-haul, so you can forget all the discussion above.
On a basic fare you have one piece of 23kg included, and full *G perks.
Originally Posted by
noname83
but no UA miles on k-fare, even on long-haul.... (just for completeness)
Originally Posted by
Tyrolean
You could ask a travel agent to put you into a higher booking class to earn miles. If you know the price difference, you can evaluate if it is worth doing it.
Thanks all, totally understand now ^
Glad to hear full *A Gold perks apply. As Tyrolean said, might as well identify price difference so I can see whether it's worth it to "buy" miles. Highly unlikely as I checked online for different days where K Class is sold out and it costs ~$180 USD more. It's only a 3,860 miles making the purchase >4 cents per mile. One can buy United miles directly for 2.5. Hard to imagine why this particular flight would sell T class much lower than the other days.