UA - EWR -> TPE - 18068 - 3.24cpm
Sep 7, 2018, 2:08 pm
#16
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Hiding under the trees in Denver, CO
Programs: UA 1K 2.5MM, Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 4,306
Well, it sort of is, to those of us desperate for big-mileage trips. I will have to do long-haul MRs to get to 1K this year, and it's hard to find anything upgradeable for less than $1200 r/t. The Taipei fare appears to be around $1100 for a lot of miles, and it might be a nice alternative to the EWR-HKG route I'm considering.
I miss the days in the early 2000s when I was doing SIN and Europe runs with Systemwides for $300-700 r/t. Although I understand United's business POV, I feel resentment about the upgradeable fares being so much higher than the lowest-cost fares.
I miss the days in the early 2000s when I was doing SIN and Europe runs with Systemwides for $300-700 r/t. Although I understand United's business POV, I feel resentment about the upgradeable fares being so much higher than the lowest-cost fares.
Sep 7, 2018, 2:59 pm
#17
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
Well, it sort of is, to those of us desperate for big-mileage trips. I will have to do long-haul MRs to get to 1K this year, and it's hard to find anything upgradeable for less than $1200 r/t. The Taipei fare appears to be around $1100 for a lot of miles, and it might be a nice alternative to the EWR-HKG route I'm considering.
I miss the days in the early 2000s when I was doing SIN and Europe runs with Systemwides for $300-700 r/t. Although I understand United's business POV, I feel resentment about the upgradeable fares being so much higher than the lowest-cost fares.
I miss the days in the early 2000s when I was doing SIN and Europe runs with Systemwides for $300-700 r/t. Although I understand United's business POV, I feel resentment about the upgradeable fares being so much higher than the lowest-cost fares.
Sep 7, 2018, 3:21 pm
#18
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold
Posts: 2,707
Sep 7, 2018, 3:40 pm
#19
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
Sep 7, 2018, 3:41 pm
#20
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,369
Sep 7, 2018, 5:14 pm
#22
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP, AS MVPG
Posts: 226
$530 for EWR-SFO-TPE-SFO-EWR-YYZ.
Departing as soon as tomorrow.
Debating the SWU question myself. Not available on the outbound, about $250 extra plus GPU for the return. There will probably be whole rows in coach to be had on a pretty empty flight, which can be sufficiently comfortable. Would you take it?
Departing as soon as tomorrow.
Debating the SWU question myself. Not available on the outbound, about $250 extra plus GPU for the return. There will probably be whole rows in coach to be had on a pretty empty flight, which can be sufficiently comfortable. Would you take it?
Sep 7, 2018, 5:19 pm
#23
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold
Posts: 2,707
$530 for EWR-SFO-TPE-SFO-EWR-YYZ.
Departing as soon as tomorrow.
Debating the SWU question myself. Not available on the outbound, about $250 extra plus GPU for the return. There will probably be whole rows in coach to be had on a pretty empty flight, which can be sufficiently comfortable. Would you take it?
Departing as soon as tomorrow.
Debating the SWU question myself. Not available on the outbound, about $250 extra plus GPU for the return. There will probably be whole rows in coach to be had on a pretty empty flight, which can be sufficiently comfortable. Would you take it?
What dates are you looking at?
Sep 8, 2018, 9:44 pm
#24
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: UA 1K 3MM Lifetime, AA PlatPro,Marriott Titanium Elite Lifetime, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 741
$530 for EWR-SFO-TPE-SFO-EWR-YYZ.
Departing as soon as tomorrow.
Debating the SWU question myself. Not available on the outbound, about $250 extra plus GPU for the return. There will probably be whole rows in coach to be had on a pretty empty flight, which can be sufficiently comfortable. Would you take it?
Departing as soon as tomorrow.
Debating the SWU question myself. Not available on the outbound, about $250 extra plus GPU for the return. There will probably be whole rows in coach to be had on a pretty empty flight, which can be sufficiently comfortable. Would you take it?
Update SFO-EWR Upgrade: It didn't clear, even with a higher fare class and 40+ hours advanced check-in I was 5th from the top.
Last edited by edsh; Sep 12, 2018 at 8:43 pm
Sep 9, 2018, 6:26 pm
#25
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP, AS MVPG
Posts: 226
I'm halfway through this run at the moment. I paid the fare difference on the return seeing there was a guaranteed upgrade from TPE - SFO after applying the GPU. I thought that the upgraded seat plus the ability to access the Polaris lounge in SFO were worth the money. I'm wait listed for the SFO-EWR upgrade and I don't expect it to clear.
Sep 9, 2018, 10:03 pm
#26
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold
Posts: 2,707
Sep 10, 2018, 3:13 pm
#27
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP, AS MVPG
Posts: 226
Sep 10, 2018, 3:14 pm
#28
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold
Posts: 2,707
Sep 12, 2018, 12:31 am
#29
formerly skyccord
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: United Premier Platinum, Hertz President Circle, Marriott/SPG Premier Plat Elite, Avis Preferred
Posts: 269
$530 for EWR-SFO-TPE-SFO-EWR-YYZ.
Departing as soon as tomorrow.
Debating the SWU question myself. Not available on the outbound, about $250 extra plus GPU for the return. There will probably be whole rows in coach to be had on a pretty empty flight, which can be sufficiently comfortable. Would you take it?
Departing as soon as tomorrow.
Debating the SWU question myself. Not available on the outbound, about $250 extra plus GPU for the return. There will probably be whole rows in coach to be had on a pretty empty flight, which can be sufficiently comfortable. Would you take it?
I did EWR-SFO-TPE and TPE-NRT-EWR
The long legs are SFO-TPE and NRT-EWR.
I had the whole row in PE to myself in both. In fact plenty of other people did as well. Slept no problem, plenty of pillows and blankets. Lay flat seating without the price. There were Polaris seats empty on both those legs too. I'm Platinum not 1K so no GPUs. But this was an extended MR so i was good either way.
Sep 12, 2018, 9:39 am
#30
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold
Posts: 2,707
I left in Thursday and just got back yesterday, Tuesday. Y tickrt in PE.
I did EWR-SFO-TPE and TPE-NRT-EWR
The long legs are SFO-TPE and NRT-EWR.
I had the whole row in PE to myself in both. In fact plenty of other people did as well. Slept no problem, plenty of pillows and blankets. Lay flat seating without the price. There were Polaris seats empty on both those legs too. I'm Platinum not 1K so no GPUs. But this was an extended MR so i was good either way.
I did EWR-SFO-TPE and TPE-NRT-EWR
The long legs are SFO-TPE and NRT-EWR.
I had the whole row in PE to myself in both. In fact plenty of other people did as well. Slept no problem, plenty of pillows and blankets. Lay flat seating without the price. There were Polaris seats empty on both those legs too. I'm Platinum not 1K so no GPUs. But this was an extended MR so i was good either way.