CO and UA flight changes (no code share)
Jan 27, 2011 | 7:28 pm
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CO and UA flight changes (no code share)
I think the merger is playing havoc with schedules already. This week and tomorrow it is really messing me up. On Monday only flights showing from YYZ to IAH was a 7:58 am flight, but on UA there is a 6am flight. Try to book YYZ to LBB on CO, earliest flight 7:58 AM, try it on UA, no flights to LBB.
Now on the return tomorrow morning, trying to change to an earlier flight from IAH to YYZ but all are now operated by UA/Skywest express and they are not available for CO flight changes. At least they could have offered all of these flight changes as code shares instead of one or the other. My original flight was 1pm with a connection in IAH and get to YYZ at 9pm, only option for standby or changes is a double connection IAH and CLE that gets in at 5pm with a 40 minute connection in IAH.
Call the elite line to see if they would let me switch to the UA 10am direct flight from IAH to YYZ but they said it is not offered as a code share. Just stupid merging schedule caos if you ask me. They have to offer these routes on both websites until the merge is complete, just only makes common sense. But none of it does to them I guess I should be used to that from going through the NWA/Delta merger, just don't remember having these weird of flight changes.
Now on the return tomorrow morning, trying to change to an earlier flight from IAH to YYZ but all are now operated by UA/Skywest express and they are not available for CO flight changes. At least they could have offered all of these flight changes as code shares instead of one or the other. My original flight was 1pm with a connection in IAH and get to YYZ at 9pm, only option for standby or changes is a double connection IAH and CLE that gets in at 5pm with a 40 minute connection in IAH.
Call the elite line to see if they would let me switch to the UA 10am direct flight from IAH to YYZ but they said it is not offered as a code share. Just stupid merging schedule caos if you ask me. They have to offer these routes on both websites until the merge is complete, just only makes common sense. But none of it does to them I guess I should be used to that from going through the NWA/Delta merger, just don't remember having these weird of flight changes.
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Jan 27, 2011 | 7:56 pm
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This thread is havoc on my brain.
Jan 27, 2011 | 8:37 pm
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Jan 28, 2011 | 8:38 am
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I think the merger is playing havoc with schedules already. This week and tomorrow it is really messing me up. On Monday only flights showing from YYZ to IAH was a 7:58 am flight, but on UA there is a 6am flight. Try to book YYZ to LBB on CO, earliest flight 7:58 AM, try it on UA, no flights to LBB.
Now on the return tomorrow morning, trying to change to an earlier flight from IAH to YYZ but all are now operated by UA/Skywest express and they are not available for CO flight changes. At least they could have offered all of these flight changes as code shares instead of one or the other. My original flight was 1pm with a connection in IAH and get to YYZ at 9pm, only option for standby or changes is a double connection IAH and CLE that gets in at 5pm with a 40 minute connection in IAH.
Call the elite line to see if they would let me switch to the UA 10am direct flight from IAH to YYZ but they said it is not offered as a code share. Just stupid merging schedule caos if you ask me. They have to offer these routes on both websites until the merge is complete, just only makes common sense. But none of it does to them I guess I should be used to that from going through the NWA/Delta merger, just don't remember having these weird of flight changes.
Now on the return tomorrow morning, trying to change to an earlier flight from IAH to YYZ but all are now operated by UA/Skywest express and they are not available for CO flight changes. At least they could have offered all of these flight changes as code shares instead of one or the other. My original flight was 1pm with a connection in IAH and get to YYZ at 9pm, only option for standby or changes is a double connection IAH and CLE that gets in at 5pm with a 40 minute connection in IAH.
Call the elite line to see if they would let me switch to the UA 10am direct flight from IAH to YYZ but they said it is not offered as a code share. Just stupid merging schedule caos if you ask me. They have to offer these routes on both websites until the merge is complete, just only makes common sense. But none of it does to them I guess I should be used to that from going through the NWA/Delta merger, just don't remember having these weird of flight changes.
Jan 29, 2011 | 7:53 pm
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I am sure it is and like two weeks in a row burnt by the q400 who is always last in the departure line and ended up getting into Toronto after 7pm. If freaking UA and CO would have fixed there code share I would been here by 2pm. Just unbelievable same results two weeks in a row when all should have been avoided if they would fix the flights they have given to united and not offering them back as a codeshare option.