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Old May 24, 2026 | 12:06 pm
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Originally Posted by sfo3388
As a Chase Quest card holder, I see many 12.7K saver one-way options from coast to coast. United only offers up to two segments each way during booking. For example, SFO-IAH-IAD and SFO-IAD cost same 12.7K. If I do multi-segment award booking such as SFO-LAX-IAH-IAD, United asks double and it is like booking two saver tickets.
I continue to see the 12.7k one-way awards offered for up to three segments, but I only see them when the routing does not have a non-stop option.

Originally Posted by sfo3388
If I book SFO-DEN-IAD, once I am onboard SFO-DEN flight, would United app offer me DEN-xxx-IAD options to do SDC for flights with XN open? I guess is yes but I have never tried to add one segment on purpose.
I don't check all the time, but I haven't seen the option to add another segment at the connecting point in several years.
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