Originally Posted by
milepig
It sounds like you're OK. If you log back into the UA system under "my itineraries" does it still show as booked?
I would also suggest a proactive phone call to your credit card company to ensure that they put the charge through. Sometimes something like a bad postal code will cause them to reject the transaction since the address doesn't match the one on file, but that usually happens immediately. In any case, it doesn't hurt to call.
Yeah, I think things will turn out OK.
It's not actually my ticket... it's for friends coming to visit me. I have their confirmation number, and I was able to see their reservation on united.com. Everything looks good, it all says confirmed, they have ticket numebrs, and seats have been assigned. On the e-receipt page, it shows the fare in GBP and the taxes in USD, along with the credit card information and their UK address. I'll call them and tell them to check that the charge appears on their credit card statement.
Just for information, for two people, the price was $1550 on the US site, and (the equivalent of) $2200 on the UK site for the same flights.
Thanks for all the replies.