Originally Posted by saad (Post 13612294)

i did....a number of times....the end result was that i got a free ticket in première for the del-jfk sector....

Originally Posted by d3vski (Post 13612092)

We need more information because what you have stated goes against everything that Jet Airways is known for.

were you:

1) late inbound on the United?
2) Did you have a boarding card issued on Jet sector?
3) Were you one through ticket?

and also from what i gather from your post:

1) it seems that Jet gave away seats 40 mins before departure, this is normal for most airlines around the world. Check in closes t-60mins and any spare seats go to standby pax.

2) A refundable ticket with Jet does not mean it is endorsable to other carriers just because your late. it probably said VALID 9W ONLY. This is normal unless you buy the full whack published fare as per IATA which is endorsable to any airline. You would have been better off asking for a refund rather than being endorsed over to another carrier.

Originally Posted by Mr. Bean (Post 13614290)

And actually, from what the OP wrote, it is 9W who issued his ticket, not UA... so 9W should have rerouted him instead of making him wait 24 hours. 9W has lots of restrictions on fares being sold on OAL stock, except for very high buckets.

Originally Posted by saad (Post 13614563)

if the op was flying out from india then i guess jet may have had some other options to put him on another flight....maybe in dubai they couldn't have done this....

infact, a lot of airlines won't put you on another airline if you miss your flight or one of their flights get cancelled....last summer i was flying from dc to ny on aa....my flight to india was later that day from jfk....aa cancelled their dc-ny flight & would not reroute me on any other airline....they gave me 2 options, either take a full refund or wait for their next flight that was leaving in the evening....i took the refund & flew another airline to get to jfk on time to catch my international flight....

Originally Posted by ung1 (Post 13616604)

They would only do so if it was on the same ticket/ airline. They aren't responsible for your other flights that aren't with them. And afaik AA doesn't fly from JFK to India.

Originally Posted by ung1 (Post 13616604)

And afaik AA doesn't fly from JFK to India.

Originally Posted by Mr. Bean (Post 13614290)

And actually, from what the OP wrote, it is 9W who issued his ticket, not UA... so 9W should have rerouted him instead of making him wait 24 hours. 9W has lots of restrictions on fares being sold on OAL stock, except for very high buckets.

Originally Posted by ung1 (Post 13616604)

They would only do so if it was on the same ticket/ airline. They aren't responsible for your other flights that aren't with them. And afaik AA doesn't fly from JFK to India.

Originally Posted by sleeplessinNL (Post 13616614)

I dont think our fellow FT'er meant AA flight from JFK to India. He only hints at AA flight from DC to JFK, to make his other international connection

Originally Posted by ung1 (Post 13837418)

Hopefully more competition on the route should bring down EK's fares.

Originally Posted by saad (Post 13838656)

i don't know how that would work....the ek flights flying between del-dxb are far more comfotable than 9w & it....ek operates their long haul service on this route while 9w & it use the same planes as their short haul domestic routes....

Originally Posted by Colts_01 (Post 13612844)

I agree with the above comments, it is the responsibility of United which issued the ticket.

Originally Posted by zakami (Post 13841494)

I don't think very many people take into account the type of aircraft when purchasing tickets. Fare is key. Outside of FT, there are very few people who care about the aircraft type - quality of food seems to be more important to people in the sub-continent.

Originally Posted by zakami (Post 13841494)

I don't think very many people take into account the type of aircraft when purchasing tickets. Fare is key. Outside of FT, there are very few people who care about the aircraft type - quality of food seems to be more important to people in the sub-continent.