Originally Posted by
cfischer
I/IN is not dynamic and rates are 'known'. I have successfully gotten the difference back from MP after changing from partner to UA metal ... there was no pushback on that.
What is the
known I/IN mileage requirement from California to Taipei on UA or BR, would you be able to share?
Originally Posted by
MahiMahi524
The reason I'd want to know if the agent is right/wrong is for future reference so I can push back if a reasonable agent or HUCA if not a reasonable agent. This particular itinerary is already reticketed on UA metal, though I'd prefer to stay on BR metal in case this occurs again in the future.
If you only spent 88K on UA metal to Asia, probably not a bad rate. 100K seems to be the minimal on UA metal. These days BR award business seats are hard to find. However, if you see BR award seats are released on United.com, most likely near departure date, you can exchange or cancel your current award ticket for the BR flight. Just note that phantom inventory is not uncommon.
For partner flight booking, if you go to partner's website and see "waitlisted", it is never a good sign. UA can only confirm their own metal. I have seen some Flyertalk postings that UA called partners to release seats. Not sure if every agent will do so.