Originally Posted by
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Do they usually take 2 days to ticket a flight on UA? Been 28 hours and counting now, though they do say it could take up to 48 hours, which is bizarre and I don't think it's ever taken them this long before. Regular Y domestic flight in the US.
If you catch either them or the airline on at a time when they aren't fully staffed (i.e. a holiday weekend, for example!), it can take close to 48 hours. They don't simply forget about tickets booked through them (I.e. good follow up to the extent that it's a little annoying).