Originally Posted by
IAH-OIL-TRASH
I don’t have a problem w/ UA doing this. What is SFO-EWR was an economy ticket or cheap P fare to circumvent a higher SIN-SFO-EWR fare? UA probably doesn’t want to reward such cleverness.
But a one-size-fits-all approach would also capture scenarios where SFO-EWR on a separate PNR could well be additive to UA's revenue.
In any event, it seems to me that if access is to be denied on the basis of a separate PNR, then UA could just as easily deny access at SFO on the basis that the Polaris-eligible same-day PNR terminates at SFO with no onward airside access. But there are no reports (yet) of UA doing this. Personally, I don't see a very principled distinction between allowing access at SFO based on a different PNR, but not at EWR.