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Old May 26, 2022 | 12:47 pm
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Originally Posted by P__Squared
Does United penalize you for booking a backup award itinerary? ....
Originally Posted by P__Squared
.... This makes me wonder, will UA penalize for booking that I clearly don't intend to take? ...
If UA detects a second "impossible" booking, it will cancel one.

Double booking distorts inventory numbers and could discourage a different passenger from booking as lower cost inventory is consumed by the backup booking.

The only question is will UA detect your backup booking?
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