Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
Are you sure that wasn't "marketed" as opposed to "operated"? UA issues a ton of codeshare tickets where they are not the operator.
It's marketed, but operated, but also it doesn't really matter. That resolution is directed at travel agents.
If there are no plating restrictions on the fare, UA can book it -- but they may still choose not to do so. (Note that award tickets are frequently issued with no UA-operated or UA-coded flights).