Originally Posted by DragonBoy
Since I haven't used Expedia forever, I wonder if someone may help me out here. I want to sponsor an upgrade for a friend who booked a trip on Expedia. In the confirmation e-mail he received, however, he seems to have an Expedia.com itinerary number and an Expedia.com booking ID, which united.com didn't recognize. (His trip involves a leg on Alaska, FWIW.) So how can he retrieve the UA record locator for his UA segments? Call Expedia to ask?
Ask your friend to view the itinerary online. The emailed itinerary doesn't contain the confirmation number from the airline because it takes some time for ticketing to be completed, but it will appear online within a minute or two after purchase. If there are UA and AS flights, there will be separate confirmation numbers for each.