Oct 16, 2017, 3:50 pm
Last edit by: rbAA
Looking To Meetup?
If you are interested in meeting up or wondering if anyone else is traveling on a certain date, look here.
Date - Segment - Handle
11/1 - LAX - SIN - westleyl
11/1 - LAX - SIN - bsdstone
11/2 - LAX - SIN - irelayer
11/2 - LAX - SIN - EbonyTatas
11/2 - LAX - SIN - Asknorm
11/2 - LAX - SIN - UnitedHeavy
11/2 - LAX - SIN - cocktailsfirst
11/2 - LAX - SIN - UAL
11/2 - LAX - SIN - UA Mike
11/3 - SIN - LAX - westleyl
11/3 - SIN - LAX - bsdstone
11/4 - LAX - SIN - pscabrea
11/4 - SIN - LAX - UAL
11/5 - LAX - SIN - paagal
11/5 - SIN - LAX - irelayer
11/5 - SIN - LAX - EbonyTatas
11/5 - SIN - LAX - Asknorm
11/5 - SIN - LAX - UnitedHeavy
11/5 - SIN - LAX - cocktails first
11/5 - SIN - LAX - UA Mike
11/6 - SIN - LAX - pscabrea
11/7 - SFO - SIN - rbAA
11/8 - SIN - LAX - paagal12
11/8 - LAX - SIN - kmcarter
11/8 - SIN - LAX - paagal12
11/9 - LAX - SIN - SeanTek
11/10 - LAX - SIN - bthumme
11/10 - SIN - LAX - kmcarter
11/12 - SIN - SFO - bthumme
11/12 - SIN - LAX - paagal12
11/19 - SIN - LAX - SeanTek
11/20 - SFO - SIN - jqlx
11/20 - LAX-SIN - GDL
11/22 - LAX - SIN - 985X
11/22 - LAX - SIN - colinary
11/23 - SIN - LAX - jqlx
11/23 SIN-LAX - GDL
11/24 - SIN - LAX - 985X
11/28 - LAX - SIN - capreppie
11/28 LAX-SIN - GDL
11/29 EWR - LAX - SIN - dnpierson1
11/30 SIN-LAX - GDL
12/4 - SIN-LAX - colinary
12/4 - SIN - LAX - EWR
12/5 - SIN - LAX - capreppie
12/5 - LAX - SIN - rojo
12/7 - SFO - SIN - jjmoore
12/10 - SIN - LAX - jjmoore
12/11 - SIN - LAX - rojo
1/23 SIN-LAX-rbAA
If you are interested in meeting up or wondering if anyone else is traveling on a certain date, look here.
Date - Segment - Handle
11/1 - LAX - SIN - westleyl
11/1 - LAX - SIN - bsdstone
11/2 - LAX - SIN - irelayer
11/2 - LAX - SIN - EbonyTatas
11/2 - LAX - SIN - Asknorm
11/2 - LAX - SIN - UnitedHeavy
11/2 - LAX - SIN - cocktailsfirst
11/2 - LAX - SIN - UAL
11/2 - LAX - SIN - UA Mike
11/3 - SIN - LAX - westleyl
11/3 - SIN - LAX - bsdstone
11/4 - LAX - SIN - pscabrea
11/4 - SIN - LAX - UAL
11/5 - LAX - SIN - paagal
11/5 - SIN - LAX - irelayer
11/5 - SIN - LAX - EbonyTatas
11/5 - SIN - LAX - Asknorm
11/5 - SIN - LAX - UnitedHeavy
11/5 - SIN - LAX - cocktails first
11/5 - SIN - LAX - UA Mike
11/6 - SIN - LAX - pscabrea
11/7 - SFO - SIN - rbAA
11/8 - SIN - LAX - paagal12
11/8 - LAX - SIN - kmcarter
11/8 - SIN - LAX - paagal12
11/9 - LAX - SIN - SeanTek
11/10 - LAX - SIN - bthumme
11/10 - SIN - LAX - kmcarter
11/12 - SIN - SFO - bthumme
11/12 - SIN - LAX - paagal12
11/19 - SIN - LAX - SeanTek
11/20 - SFO - SIN - jqlx
11/20 - LAX-SIN - GDL
11/22 - LAX - SIN - 985X
11/22 - LAX - SIN - colinary
11/23 - SIN - LAX - jqlx
11/23 SIN-LAX - GDL
11/24 - SIN - LAX - 985X
11/28 - LAX - SIN - capreppie
11/28 LAX-SIN - GDL
11/29 EWR - LAX - SIN - dnpierson1
11/30 SIN-LAX - GDL
12/4 - SIN-LAX - colinary
12/4 - SIN - LAX - EWR
12/5 - SIN - LAX - capreppie
12/5 - LAX - SIN - rojo
12/7 - SFO - SIN - jjmoore
12/10 - SIN - LAX - jjmoore
12/11 - SIN - LAX - rojo
1/23 SIN-LAX-rbAA
UA: LAX-SIN $384 RT (17520mi, 2.2cpm)
Oct 21, 2017, 10:35 am
#62
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Oct 21, 2017, 10:36 am
#63
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Woohoo: I got the low fare! 
LAX-SIN r/t 11/9 - 11/19, if anyone wants to meet up. Thanks for the great thread, thanks to 985X for the tip (I booked through Canada), and thanks to Flying Machine for all of the offline advice!
The current US price is $896.66. S fare class LAX-SIN, L fare class SIN-LAX.
LAX-SIN r/t 11/9 - 11/19, if anyone wants to meet up. Thanks for the great thread, thanks to 985X for the tip (I booked through Canada), and thanks to Flying Machine for all of the offline advice!The current US price is $896.66. S fare class LAX-SIN, L fare class SIN-LAX.
Oct 22, 2017, 10:48 am
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Oct 22, 2017, 11:01 am
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I live in Singapore. So if anyone wants some help when you get there or to meet up for a drink/coffee/etc. and share travel stores just PM me.
And good luck with the 18 hour flight in coach. UGH.
-RM
And good luck with the 18 hour flight in coach. UGH.
-RM
Oct 22, 2017, 2:56 pm
#68
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You bought the window/aisle and not the middle? You know someone can be seated in the middle seat, or worse, get into a fight with you over trying to take the aisle seat you bought. Am I missing something? Not sure I understand - or you mean to say you bought 3 seats across? If so, be prepared to guard them very carefully from both the GA, FA and other passengers, especially if the flight is full - you'll need to sit in the aisle and physically block access to the window/middle. That will be a potentially stressful flight given you could find 1 or more of your seats gone while you visit the lav - so be prepared to get pretty loud or even potentially physical to guard your purchased space.
Oct 22, 2017, 3:19 pm
#69
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You bought the window/aisle and not the middle? You know someone can be seated in the middle seat, or worse, get into a fight with you over trying to take the aisle seat you bought. Am I missing something? Not sure I understand - or you mean to say you bought 3 seats across? If so, be prepared to guard them very carefully from both the GA, FA and other passengers, especially if the flight is full - you'll need to sit in the aisle and physically block access to the window/middle. That will be a potentially stressful flight given you could find 1 or more of your seats gone while you visit the lav - so be prepared to get pretty loud or even potentially physical to guard your purchased space.
Oct 22, 2017, 3:45 pm
#70
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You bought the window/aisle and not the middle? You know someone can be seated in the middle seat, or worse, get into a fight with you over trying to take the aisle seat you bought. Am I missing something? Not sure I understand - or you mean to say you bought 3 seats across? If so, be prepared to guard them very carefully from both the GA, FA and other passengers, especially if the flight is full - you'll need to sit in the aisle and physically block access to the window/middle. That will be a potentially stressful flight given you could find 1 or more of your seats gone while you visit the lav - so be prepared to get pretty loud or even potentially physical to guard your purchased space.
Thanks for warning about the GA/FA but I was assured by the agent on the phone that my “extra” seats are protected for this sort of thing. If I do have some over-zealous passengers I have no problem getting confrontational; I paid for those seats and expect that to be honored.
Oct 22, 2017, 4:14 pm
#71
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 35
I actually purchased three seats in total (sort of on accident). Originally my gf was going to join me so I purchased an extra middle seat so it could be the two of us in a row. She ended up not being able to go due to work and I was beyond the cancellation period for my extra ticket. Then last week, an Outlook reminder popped up that I had a $350 travel certificate on United that was going to expire in December. I figured I’d spend the extra $35 and purchase the whole row.
Thanks for warning about the GA/FA but I was assured by the agent on the phone that my “extra” seats are protected for this sort of thing. If I do have some over-zealous passengers I have no problem getting confrontational; I paid for those seats and expect that to be honored.
Thanks for warning about the GA/FA but I was assured by the agent on the phone that my “extra” seats are protected for this sort of thing. If I do have some over-zealous passengers I have no problem getting confrontational; I paid for those seats and expect that to be honored.
I just had my Germany work trip cancelled; that's going to leave me 12k short of Premier 1K. Even bumping up a trip this year (and I'm NOT looking forward to that, I'm so sick of my life being screwed up for flying), I'd be about 1200 miles short. Picking this up from Rochester would be awesome, but...
And now that you mention it, I too have about 300$ in credits expiring sometime. I've always found those... useless- because I never get to travel 'for fun' and there's not really much I can do with them. If anyone has suggestions, I'd be interested.
-now if I could fly in First .... heh heh...
Oct 22, 2017, 6:08 pm
#72
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I promise I won't be overzealous
I just had my Germany work trip cancelled; that's going to leave me 12k short of Premier 1K. Even bumping up a trip this year (and I'm NOT looking forward to that, I'm so sick of my life being screwed up for flying), I'd be about 1200 miles short. Picking this up from Rochester would be awesome, but...
And now that you mention it, I too have about 300$ in credits expiring sometime. I've always found those... useless- because I never get to travel 'for fun' and there's not really much I can do with them. If anyone has suggestions, I'd be interested.
-now if I could fly in First .... heh heh...
I just had my Germany work trip cancelled; that's going to leave me 12k short of Premier 1K. Even bumping up a trip this year (and I'm NOT looking forward to that, I'm so sick of my life being screwed up for flying), I'd be about 1200 miles short. Picking this up from Rochester would be awesome, but...
And now that you mention it, I too have about 300$ in credits expiring sometime. I've always found those... useless- because I never get to travel 'for fun' and there's not really much I can do with them. If anyone has suggestions, I'd be interested.
-now if I could fly in First .... heh heh...
Oct 23, 2017, 9:27 am
#73
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I actually purchased three seats in total (sort of on accident). Originally my gf was going to join me so I purchased an extra middle seat so it could be the two of us in a row. She ended up not being able to go due to work and I was beyond the cancellation period for my extra ticket. Then last week, an Outlook reminder popped up that I had a $350 travel certificate on United that was going to expire in December. I figured I’d spend the extra $35 and purchase the whole row.
Thanks for warning about the GA/FA but I was assured by the agent on the phone that my “extra” seats are protected for this sort of thing. If I do have some over-zealous passengers I have no problem getting confrontational; I paid for those seats and expect that to be honored.
Thanks for warning about the GA/FA but I was assured by the agent on the phone that my “extra” seats are protected for this sort of thing. If I do have some over-zealous passengers I have no problem getting confrontational; I paid for those seats and expect that to be honored.
Oct 23, 2017, 9:52 am
#75
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Not to be that guy, but if your gf no shows, the seat can be reassigned or given to a standby, even though you paid for it. It's no different then any other no show. You didn't buy the seat as an extra seat - you bought it for another passenger, and UA will ultimately tell you that. Maybe you have a case for it to be assigned last if you explain your situation to the gate agent. I suppose you could always try scanning her boarding pass if you check her in, but that's probably not a smart move either.
Agree 100% that, at T-10 or whatever, missing passenger is going to be off-loaded and seat becomes available to anyone on standby or a non-rev. If OP hasn't already done so, I'd move missing passenger to middle (if not already there) and purchase the aisle or window as the extra seat. Seems less likely they'd fill a middle than an aisle or window, but that's passenger thinking, not gate agent.