Originally Posted by
cfischer
The biggest problem with this continues to be the TA exclusions. Supposed to by via corporate TA and consistently paying more than J would using the same corporate pricing on united.com - UA will always book into the lower (continuous pricing) class compared to the TA
Originally Posted by
jsloan
I’d expect they’d be available to agents who have NDC, no?
Correct, this is exactly the issue. It isn’t a TA exclusion by UA, but the agency choosing to not subscribe or serve up UA’s NDC content, instead usng the existing GDS.
I have this same frustration with credit card reward portals where some will have NDC enabled agencies supporting their platform (US Bank in this case) and others still rely on a GDS only provider (Wells Fargo) thus getting worse ticket prices than if I went to the airline direct. Tangentially related,, the former lets me have a same day redemption and can then be managed direct with United whereas the latter requires 48 hours for ticket issuance/changes require going through their TA
