Originally Posted by
risenmyth
This is really interesting! Maybe this would have been a better choice considering I had status with United, but the times that were cheap for United was terrible.
It would have been a cheaper alternative considering I had to pay $10 for a standard seat with Air Canada.
As I wrote above
Originally Posted by
24left
........(BTW, UA is not necessarily cheaper, but they were giving away this one particular routing for $100)
You can see with this example that UA has a lower Base Fare.......
So, you would only know if you compared the total cost and if you were able to get the lower fare and routing you want on UA.
Also I have no idea which fare you chose for AC, but you did choose to pay for a seat. And then of course the question is, do earnings matter and will you earn more UA points in the new program with the AC flights or the UA flights. I am not an expert on UA so I can't answer those questions or offer you an opinion.
But as you noted, the UA flight times were not convenient for you.