Originally Posted by
Mary2e
I think P is actually a coach upgrade fare, though it appears on the UA website as a first class fare. When I searched for an F seat on Chase's site there were none to be had, since all that UA was showing was P. I ended up booking via UA directly because it was the only place I could get the ticket, which was priced quite reasonably.
UA P booking class is NOT a coach upgrade. It is the cheapest First (domestic) or business (international) fare class and usually has significant advance purchase and minimum stay restrictions.. The thread referred to above contains information that I believe is incorrect.
Ëxtract from a typical UA P fare rules: "RULE APPLICATION AND OTHER CONDITIONS NOTE - THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS INFORMATIONAL AND NOT
VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
NON REFUNDABLE FIRST/BUSINESS CLASS FARES WITHIN
WESTERN
HEMISPHERE
APPLICATION
AREA
THESE FARES APPLY WITHIN AREA 1.
CLASS OF SERVICE
THESE FARES APPLY FOR FIRST/BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE.
NO TRAVEL DATE RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
SALES RESTRICTIONS EXTENSION OF TICKET VALIDITY IS NOT PERMITTED.
TICKETS MAY NOT BE SOLD IN ANGOLA/SOUTH SUDAN/NIGERIA/
VENEZUELA/EGYPT/SUDAN.
TICKETS MAY ONLY BE SOLD IN AREA 1/AREA 2/AREA 3.