arcticbull

Generally I don't even bring up other airlines award availability -- it just confuses agents and they will 100% of the time reply with "each airline offers different inventory to different partners and ours is gone now, thanks for calling" -- which we know to be incorrect. I think it's probably because most of the kettles think available paid seats = available award seats half the time.

So, I generally say that a different agent told me what to do. Something along the lines of "I was speaking to someone earlier, but I had to run so I couldn't complete the booking. They told me the seat was available but sometimes it doesn't show up and when I called back, to ask the next agent to do something called a 'long sell' or a 'direct sell' or something. Do you think you'd be able to help me out?"

Pseudo Nim

No worries! Glad it was useful.

flyCsG

Thanks! Will keep that in mind for next time!

krayZpaving

Please excuse a stupid question from someone who should know the answer...

Can I open jaw at my destination between two zones and still have two stopovers?

Route would be YYZ-TPE (stop)-BKK-KTM (o/j) BKK-LHR (stop)-YYZ

I think the answer is no on both points (inter-zone and two stops with o/j), but just wanted to check with the Hive Mind.

Pseudo Nim

It seems that the answer is yes and no, respectively (based on prior posts); however, I was just reading up on this, and the T&C at Aeroplan state "you can replace one stopover with an openjaw", so in THEORY, the answer SHOULD be "yes" for the latter.

krayZpaving

Thanks

Pseudo Nim

I'm really confused. Does United BusinessFirst show up as First or Business or what on AC?

I am trying to book EWR-ZRH, and it shows up for 1 seat on United BusinessFirst Standard award when searched on United - but doesn't show up at all on Aeroplan, in no class whatsoever. Any idea if I can ask to direct sell this, or what's up?

lowside67

Only flights showing the blue SAVER awards are available to Aeroplan members, nothing under the yellow STANDARD column, ever. Also, international flights on United are not BusinessFirst. United operates 2 classes within North America, Economy and BusinessFirst. United operates 3 on most international routes, Economy, Business, and First.

Sample Photo:
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Pseudo Nim

Aaaah that explains it. Thanks

rankourabu

United First = I class domestic seats
United Business = I class transborder/shorthaul domestic aircraft
United BusinessFirst = I class longhaul flat beds
United Global First = O class longhaul suites

just as stupid nameology as AC Executive First, which doesnt resemble first class in any shape or form and is just mediocre business class (I class)

And as mentioned, you need the blue SAVER awards.
At the moment United.com doesnt display LO, SN space as well as ET J space.

Pseudo Nim

Wait a second! I just realised something. Last year, I booked my father into YUL-PHL-ZRH-DXB, stop, DXB-PEK-NRT-OKJ, destination, ITM-NRT-IST-VKO, stop, DME-ZRH-YUL. So I *did* have an open jaw AND two stops!

Got it. Yeah ..... I've avoided it successfully for many years, and I will keep trying to, but at least I understand the difference now

rankourabu

Nothing wrong with the pairs of seats on the 747 upper deck

Beats flying AC, and paying $1000 in scamcharges to do so!

1Newflyer

Question regarding a change in booking of a reward trip. Why not just cancel the trip and book the new one with changes required even if its one or few changes. It would cost $30 plus compared to $90+ . Am I misunderstanding the difference in this process?

rankourabu

Once you cancel a trip, the seats will NOT go back to award inventory. You will not got the same flights if you wanted to keep some.

Cancelling and redepositing miles also costs $100+, just like changing.

1Newflyer

Thanks, now I understand: will be changing not canceling and re-booking if the need arises.