CO/UA/NH: SEA/SFO/LAX-NRT/GUM - MANILA rt.from $682 a.i.
May 17, 2012, 11:41 pm
#76
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Re customs/immigration, never had any questions about trip, purpose, stay etc. so my guess is they'll just stamp and send you on your way. But my shortest trip there was just under 24 hours and others have all been longer.
May 18, 2012, 9:45 am
#77
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Answer is No
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...e/default.aspx
Interesting fare, found some in late August, my only concern is typhoon season during that period.
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...e/default.aspx
Interesting fare, found some in late August, my only concern is typhoon season during that period.
The trick was, *all* segments had to be upgradeable, or the u/g wouldn't clear. The odds of that were practically non-existent.
I've flown the route twice, as an NW plat back then, and wistfully looked at empty F seats on some of the segs, that I couldn't get on because the following segments were occupied.
Awesome flight tho'. ^ ^
May 18, 2012, 11:47 am
#78
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Non-stop HNL-GUM is not eligible for CPU.
But the island hopper version IS. However, if you book the through flight, you can only be upgraded when through flight opens R space. On the other hand, if you book them seperately, you will have more chances to be upgraded, at least on some of them. But you need to pay more taxes in this case.
But the island hopper version IS. However, if you book the through flight, you can only be upgraded when through flight opens R space. On the other hand, if you book them seperately, you will have more chances to be upgraded, at least on some of them. But you need to pay more taxes in this case.
Look forward to enjoying the hopping though
! I see that the stopover on each island is only about 45 minutes. Can passengers get off to snap a few pictures?
May 21, 2012, 6:00 pm
#80
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May 21, 2012, 8:01 pm
#81
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So you mean the only leg that are not upgradable (on K fare) is hnl-gum right? (if gum-mnl is really upgradable?)
I don't quite understand why hnl-gum is not upgradable since they use the domestic version of 777-200 and the Business (Domestic F) class is nothing special.
I don't quite understand why hnl-gum is not upgradable since they use the domestic version of 777-200 and the Business (Domestic F) class is nothing special.
May 21, 2012, 8:46 pm
#82
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[QUOTE=concorde02;18618739]So you mean the only leg that are not upgradable (on K fare) is hnl-gum right? (if gum-mnl is really upgradable?)
We flew UA NRT-GUM, GUM-MNL post merger and upgraded on both flights.
We flew UA NRT-GUM, GUM-MNL post merger and upgraded on both flights.
May 21, 2012, 9:36 pm
#83
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[QUOTE=mtndave47;18618935]Would it be better to use RPU for better chance to get upgraded?
May 22, 2012, 12:03 am
#84
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Should be able to get off for photos
I got off at every stop except the somewhat restrictive Kwajalein. In fact they made 1/2 the passengers get off at each stop and anyone else who wanted to could also get off for the brief time we were at each island. At least that was how it was in 2007. Fun routing! The islands are really beautiful.
May 22, 2012, 2:49 pm
#85
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So you mean the only leg that are not upgradable (on K fare) is hnl-gum right? (if gum-mnl is really upgradable?)
I don't quite understand why hnl-gum is not upgradable since they use the domestic version of 777-200 and the Business (Domestic F) class is nothing special.
I don't quite understand why hnl-gum is not upgradable since they use the domestic version of 777-200 and the Business (Domestic F) class is nothing special.
May 27, 2012, 5:58 pm
#86
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May 27, 2012, 6:33 pm
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May 28, 2012, 4:07 am
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Huh? I just got off UA 200, and while I was in Y, I could not identify anything about the product that would make it remotely close to BF. It's a domestic first class product. Nothing more.
May 31, 2012, 7:35 pm
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Tried pre Thanksgiving week and its still available on NH from SEA, mostly 1 stop at NRT, for $769. Not MR material but a decent fare to MNL with possible UA codeshare flights thru SFO. We enjoyed flying NH, great overall product.