[FARE GONE] TK in C class One-Way !! JNB - ZRH / GVA - 470 $
Jun 20, 2013, 9:38 am
#76
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sydney
Programs: NH AMC, EY Guest Silver,MPC GO
Posts: 210
my ticket comes in 31hours37mins after i place my booking while stucking in MH golden lounge in KUL...
things goes much smoother then i though...wondering why fares still flying around
things goes much smoother then i though...wondering why fares still flying around
Jun 20, 2013, 10:35 am
#77
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: United 1kMM; AA EX Plat, Hilton Diamond and SPG Plat
Posts: 2,013
Jun 20, 2013, 11:10 am
#78
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: EWR, NJ
Programs: UA 2 MM, UA 1K
Posts: 663
I just got off the phone with UA to get it ticketed. 25 hours had gone by and it hadn't ticketed. They had just gotten the TK approval. She reviewed the whole itinerary including price and I had to give CC info again. She gave met the TK confirmation number, which you need to get seats. No problems. Email just received.
Jun 20, 2013, 11:13 am
#79
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2003
Programs: BA Silver, EY Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 12,210
I just got off the phone with UA to get it ticketed. 25 hours had gone by and it hadn't ticketed. They had just gotten the TK approval. She reviewed the whole itinerary including price and I had to give CC info again. She gave met the TK confirmation number, which you need to get seats. No problems. Email just received.
Jun 20, 2013, 11:31 am
#80
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: EWR, NJ
Programs: UA 2 MM, UA 1K
Posts: 663
Look, if we have to call to get it ticketed, we have to call. No one wants to have their reservation cancel like happened to other poster. UA could care less - it is a TK fare. When UA contacts TK to get the OK, that is the call to worry about. And that is out of our hands and is probably done electronically.
Jun 20, 2013, 11:47 am
#81
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 1,589
Look, if we have to call to get it ticketed, we have to call. No one wants to have their reservation cancel like happened to other poster. UA could care less - it is a TK fare. When UA contacts TK to get the OK, that is the call to worry about. And that is out of our hands and is probably done electronically.
Jun 20, 2013, 1:01 pm
#82
Join Date: May 2004
Location: 7th planet on your right
Programs: BA[G], SQ[G], TK[G], DL[PM], EY[G], AF[S], IC[Amb], HH[G]
Posts: 1,641
As others said, I don't see the need to call the airline (UA) to get ticketed until the fare is alive (except if u're flying soon - e.g. 5 days). Calling the airline has to be considered as an extrema ratio to use only for real - and I mean real - need.
In this case I don't see any need to call the airline. Being part of flyertalk community means to co-operate all together to give others the same opportunities I (we) got. And frankly many FTers in these days seem to behave in a very inexpert way (sorry, don't take it personally).
I enjoyed some Mistake fares and I learned that there's nothing you can do at this stage. Now you have to roll your dice (booking the fare), and try your luck (hoping to get ticketed).
Then we'll wait for the airline (TK-UA)... will they honour it? will they cancel it? who knows... but it's not calling UA and pushing them to ticket your booking that will improve your chances....
If you want my suggestion, sit back, relax and enjoy your day...
just my 0.02$
Cheers
Jun 20, 2013, 8:10 pm
#83
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: The Castro, San Francisco, California
Programs: UA, DL, AA, Aegean Air, Cal Alumni (go Bears!)
Posts: 594
Jun 21, 2013, 1:17 am
#85
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: EWR Ionosphere Club, LAX Clipper Club, Still Traveling Global, yearly BIS miles
Programs: EAL Silver Wings, I-Club, Flying Colonels DL, WorldPass PLat from the olde Meatball and PE SMARTbank
Posts: 1,987
With the South African deal, the day I want JNB-IST-GVA is available in J but the CPT-JNB is not...has anyone figured out how to put oneself in coach for that wee segment? On ua, if I try to break it (with the cpt-jnb specified in economy)it will not even bring up the flights...Argh--this is what an agent is good for!--just kidding!
Jun 21, 2013, 2:31 am
#86
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Norwich, UK
Programs: IHG Gold
Posts: 309
With the South African deal, the day I want JNB-IST-GVA is available in J but the CPT-JNB is not...has anyone figured out how to put oneself in coach for that wee segment? On ua, if I try to break it (with the cpt-jnb specified in economy)it will not even bring up the flights...Argh--this is what an agent is good for!--just kidding!
signol
Jun 21, 2013, 3:26 am
#89
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
Couldn't find anything. Then broke down the journey to have a 30 hour stopover in Istanbul where I can get a flight back to my hometown with a different carrier.
Glad to avoid Switzerland! Now, shall I, shan't I?
Glad to avoid Switzerland! Now, shall I, shan't I?