Originally Posted by
Kacee
I’ve never tried, but added myself to waitlist on a SFO-IAD Flight with miles. I asked, and agent said they won’t charge the redeposit fee if there are no segments that have cleared. Like I said, didn’t try, so YMMV.
Technically, fee is for having mileage out back into your account, though personally, I’d say if nothing has cleared, you haven’t really used the award anyway. Not sure if UA sees it that way, but like I said, agent I spoke to seemed to agree.