Originally Posted by
spin88
It is an interesting case who is at fault. UA publishes the fares and allows them to be sold, but prohibits their sale outside the US. If a third party - which UA allows to sell tickets and takes your $$$ from - books you in N against UA's rules, I would think you have a good argument that given (a) no disclosure of fare rules, and (b) POS outside US that they have to give you regular Y.
Argument to who? Ctrip will take you money and laugh. They won't care.
Originally Posted by
jsloan
If you can't justify paying a $40 premium -- and I don't blame you -- and you still want to take a trip, then book with ctrip. In the worst case, you get what you're expecting, and what United would offer you -- BE. In the best case, you get a bonus.
What routes/dates are you looking at where the pricing matches BE?
One I was looking is IAH-ORD
December 4, 5:15am. Ctrip = 569 RMB
BE = $80 USD (roughly 530 RMB)
K fare = $100 USD
If I'm gonna end up in BE, then I'll just fly a different airline so I'd really like to know.