Originally Posted by
Kacee
Originally Posted by
david22
If changing it results in a United credit for the full amount that is far better for me than having one AS credit and one UA credit.
Pretty big if.
Yes, that's exactly why I'm asking about how to interpret the fare rules.
Originally Posted by
Kacee
Why? If these are the flights you want, I'd suggest buying two one-ways, one ticketed by AS, one by UA.
Originally Posted by
Kacee
There are other potential downsides to having an AS operated segment on a UA ticket, including potential issues making voluntary changes and what happens in the event of IRROPS. Just sounds like an unnecessary headache to me.
Sure, it seems odd... I guess to elaborate a bit more on what I'm actually doing...
There are a variety of flights on AS and UA (5 per day each on the route). I'm pretty indifferent to which carrier I take, but the good flight times I'd prefer for my dates are overpriced. I bet the prices will drop. However, I'd like to lock in a RT at slightly worse times and then if the price drops for the good times, I can just change the ticket online possibly getting a residual credit or paying no more than I paid earlier. If the prices never drop, I'm locked in with a better price. Sometimes I book refundable fares when I do this but in this case the refundable fares are so much more expensive it doesn't make sense.
Right now AS / UA looks good, but I might want to switch that to UA / UA if some of the outbound UA flights drop a bit (or any combo). If UA can ticket on both AS and UA and the FFC will work for any future flight on united.com, it's strictly
more flexible than buying AS via AS. I'm all about optionality when it doesn't cost anything. :-)
So I guess technically they aren't the flights I
want, just flights I could live with at a price I could live with.