Originally Posted by
757Forever
We'll be flying SNA-SFO, SFO-PPT, PPT-SFO, and then back using SFO-SNA. We'd like the two short legs from SNA-SFO and back to be in Basic Economy to save money, with the two SFO-PPT and back legs to be in Premium Economy for the longer haul comfort and to be able to (hopefully) sleep. However, the United app and website both won't allow this, saying that they won't combine different fare classes on an itinerary like this, certainly not Basic Economy.
Multi-city search might allow you to book the lowest combinable economy fare on SNA-SFO, but definitely not BE. However, airfare doesn’t work like you seem to think; it’s not priced point-to-point. If you’ve already priced out SFO-PPT vs SNA-PPT, so be it, but in general SNA-PPT will not be priced as SNA-SFO plus SFO-PPT.
Originally Posted by
757Forever
Just curious if this is accurate?
Yes.
Originally Posted by
757Forever
Is this United's policy now?
It’s been the policy since BE was introduced.
Originally Posted by
JimInOhio
Wasn’t it posted UA will NOT through-check bags when combining Basic Economy and any other ticket? Makes sense as it then negates the whole BE limitation.
Yes, there are multiple reports of this. It’s a policy thing, not anything inherent in the system.