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Mar 22, 2007 | 6:11 pm

#34

hindukid

Join Date: Jul 2001

Location: Chicago

Posts: 2,682

Quote:

Originally Posted by observer

The OP report was very much at odds with my experience on UA availability.

I checked a number of dates in July for two passengers nonstop ORD-SEA.

Among the 10 or so dates I checked, I did get availability every day.

But, the only flight on which Saver seats were available was the 10:25 pm departure, arriving SEA at 12:42 am (or nearly 3 am Chicago/biological time).

Yes, UA does have the availability on that flight. I'm not surprised. How many paying passengers would opt for a flight with those timings?

It may not be the optimal flight, but it is a flight. For someone who is extremely flexible it is not that bad. Since the SEA-ANC flight is available, I'd be OK with an overnight. Still a great deal to go to Alaska for 25K miles.