Nov 23, 2013, 2:43 pm

FlyerTalk Forums Expert How-Tos and Guides

Last edit by: boxo

As indicated in the thread title, this deal is now dead.

How do I manage my itinerary/check my booking/select seats?

Go to http://www.wideroe.no/en/my-trips or https://wftc2-wideroe.e-travel.com/p...E_REQUEST=true
Enter PNR/email address/last name

Note that the displayed receipt will be incorrect ($5 higher than actual) owing to a programming error. The taxes/fees shown includes the original $5 WF booking fee. Do not worry about this; it does not change the amount you are actually billed.

How many miles will I earn on United from my flight?

Here's the UA master page listing airline partners. If you click on a partner logo, you'll see a page containing a chart showing the yield for flights taken on partner metal. (It even says explicitly that it's the metal that counts: "The award miles accrued on codeshare flights are based on the operating carrier and their equivalent fare class.")

MileagePlus (UA) earning charts for

Lufthansa (LH) (K fares earn 0%!)
SWISS (LX) (K fares earn 0%!)
Air Canada (AC)

Will I do better if I credit to another *A carrier instead?

Maybe.

Miles&More (LH, LX,...) earning charts for

United Airlines (UA) (K, L, T fares earn 50%, 25% for flights in 2014)
Lufthansa (LH) (K, L, T fares earn 50% for TATL flights in 2013, 25% for TATL flights in 2014)
Swiss (LX) (K, L, T fares earn 50% for TATL flights in 2013, 25% for TATL flights in 2014)
Air Canada (AC) (K, L, T fares earn 50% for TATL flights in 2013, 25% for TATL flights in 2014)

Here's the master list of partner earning charts for Aegean (A3) and here's the list for Turkish Airlines (TK).

Are there other FlyerTalk members flying when I am?

Quite possibly! There is a meetup thread on the CommunityBuzz forum. Post if you would like to participate.

Travel reports

Booking/ticketing reports, now largely academic, may be viewed in the wiki history.

Please report below any completed flights and/or difficulties encountered (checking in, boarding, etc.) that appear related to the booking circumstances.

Post #2428 reported arriving in STR on 11/28/13 with no problems.
Post #2670 reported arriving in MXP on 12/1/13 with no problems.
Post #2680 reported traveling EWR-MXP on 12/1/13 with no problems.

[FARE GONE] UA: EWR-Europe from $370 return

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Nov 24, 2013, 9:10 am

#1321

rankourabu

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Quote:

Originally Posted by himavant

Pity their losses, don't envy their revenue.

Well they did charge 30 NOK per ticket in a booking fee... lets say 10,000 tickets .. hmm. $50k made in booking fees!

Nov 24, 2013, 9:10 am

#1322

a330300

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2 new data points:

(16 hours) Booked 14:49 ET SFO-ARN, Ticketed @ 07:10 ET
(11 hours) Booked 16:05 ET LAX/OSL,CPH/LAX, Ticketed @ 02:52 ET

Good luck to all!

Nov 24, 2013, 9:11 am

#1323

luffy971

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Quote:

Originally Posted by meehgz

Looking at this+dates around as well as various dates in Dec as mentioned a few posts prior and none have anything less than 5054 NOK - using flexible dates feature so scanning the whole matrix, not just looking at select dates

You're wrong !

New York to Milan
Monday, March 24, 2014

Departure: 15:35 New York, USA - La Guardia, terminal B
Arrival: 17:06 Montreal, Canada - Pierre E. Trudeau International
Airline: Air Canada AC7459
Aircraft: Embraer 175
Fare type: Economy Restricted
Baggage: 1 piece(s) per traveller

Change of plane required. Time between flights : 1:44.
Monday, March 24, 2014

Departure: 18:50 Montreal, Canada - Pierre E. Trudeau International
Arrival: 07:00 +1 day(s) Frankfurt, Germany - Frankfurt International, terminal 1
Airline: Air Canada AC874
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
Fare type: Economy Restricted
Baggage: 1 piece(s) per traveller

Change of plane required. Time between flights : 6:10.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Departure: 13:10 Frankfurt, Germany - Frankfurt International, terminal 1
Arrival: 14:20 Milan, Italy - Malpensa, terminal 1
Airline: Air Canada AC9308
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A320-100/200
Operated by Lufthansa
Fare type: Economy Restricted
Baggage: 1 piece(s) per traveller
Milan to New York
Monday, March 31, 2014

Departure: 06:50 Milan, Italy - Malpensa, terminal 1
Arrival: 08:15 Frankfurt, Germany - Frankfurt International, terminal 1
Airline: Air Canada AC9157
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A321
Operated by Lufthansa
Fare type: Economy Restricted
Baggage: 1 piece(s) per traveller

Change of plane required. Time between flights : 4:45.
Monday, March 31, 2014

Departure: 13:00 Frankfurt, Germany - Frankfurt International, terminal 1
Arrival: 15:10 Ottawa, Canada - Macdonald-Cartier International
Airline: Air Canada AC839
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300/300ER
Fare type: Economy Restricted
Baggage: 1 piece(s) per traveller

Change of plane required. Time between flights : 3:10.
Monday, March 31, 2014

Departure: 18:20 Ottawa, Canada - Macdonald-Cartier International
Arrival: 19:37 New York, USA - La Guardia, terminal B
Airline: Air Canada AC7734
Aircraft: Canadair Regional Jet
Fare type: Economy Restricted
Baggage: 1 piece(s) per traveller
Legend:
EUR = Euro

Price
Passengers Flights Taxes Booking fee
1 adult(s) x (26.00 + 161.78 + 4.00) = 191.78 EUR
Total for all passengers 191.78 EUR

Nov 24, 2013, 9:11 am

#1324

PrivatePilot

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Quote:

Originally Posted by medichill

I'm with you! 3:32pm. Did get a PM from someone else with similar booking advising to "be patient" as his ticketed with similar circumstances. Easier said than done!

Agreed! My buddy and I were on the phone with each other coordinating buying the tickets. Both of us bought the same tix for the same dates at the same time. His ticketed this morning, mine didnt. I also had another one booked at 2pm yesterday, still not ticketed.

So not sure what the pattern is for ticketing these? Last name, single passenger vs multiple, etc.. but as long as people still getting confirmations, thats a good sign. We are probably just in line.

The funny thing is that he is not from FT so just went on once, bought the tix and assumed everything was fine (and it was for him). Meanwhile, we are re-checking the site, re-submitting our cards, etc. Perhaps the saying is right - watch the water and it will never boil. I am going out to get some brunch!

Nov 24, 2013, 9:11 am

#1325

rankourabu

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankFlyer

Can someone point me to finding the Fare Rules. I don't see it on UA website or the E-ticket.

Thanks

The fare rules will depend on what you bought.
On checkmytrip.com you can see the fare you bought and the letter that corresponds to it (most likely Kxxxxxxx).

Alternatively, go look up the ticket you just bought on ITA - the fare rules are the same as the lowest price ticket without the YQ missing.

Nov 24, 2013, 9:12 am

#1326

danpeake

Join Date: Mar 2009

Posts: 2,295

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lurker1999

The 016 stock is only true for Star Alliance flights. Not true for UA metal. So depending on your operating carrier you may earn PQD for these itineraries.

This is my understanding, too. If it's a United flight, it always counts for PQDs no matter the ticket stock: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ification.html

"Eligible flight segments operated by United, United Express and Copa Airlines count toward PQD even if on non-016 tickets."

Nov 24, 2013, 9:12 am

#1327

himavant

Join Date: Jun 2008

Posts: 58

Here is the list of airline codes for anyone wondering what 701 means:

http://www.kovrik.com/sib/travel/airline-codes.txt

Quote:

...
UA UNITED AIRLINES 016
...
WF WIDEROE'S FLYVESELSKAP 701
...

Nov 24, 2013, 9:13 am

#1328

jesslonguf

Join Date: May 2010

Posts: 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by zebranz

Got screwed by Chase-
Told Chase I had 4 charges coming through- they only processed the first and refused other 3!
Have emails from Wideroe 2 reservations canceled, 1 confirmed, 1 still shows as not ticketed.

This happened to me too. I notified Chase of the company name, amount, and country the company was based in. They still denied the charge. Wideroe sent me the text and e-mail at 3:39am, when I was sleeping, so I missed out on the 2 hour window. Chase sent me fraud alert e-mails around 7am. Wow, so helpful.

I still have two separate trips that are not ticketed yet, so fingers crossed! When I called Chase to whine, they said any future charges from Wideroe should now go through.

Nov 24, 2013, 9:13 am

#1329

brettmkaufman

Join Date: Jun 2012

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where you seeing this?

Quote:

Originally Posted by dogloverjb

Mid-month March LGA-MXP still available for $512 for 2 people - AC and some AC operated by LF flights.

And $1153 in May.

where you seeing this?

Nov 24, 2013, 9:14 am

#1330

TheBOSman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rankourabu

Why not? You could have booked anytime. Just base fares would have been higher.

Why are people still thinking this was a mistake fare? Simple case of YQ missing systemwide - it has happened before (*cough* LAN.com)

Well, that is technically a mistake

. The fares aren't the mistake though as you note, the fares were all fine. I'm sure it worked on biz and F fares too, just not much of a deal when those have a much lower percentage of YQ in terms of total ticket price.

Nov 24, 2013, 9:15 am

#1331

jesslonguf

Join Date: May 2010

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Quote:

Originally Posted by luffy971

I just bought this, except on the way back, I go through Zurich. All Air Canada. Came out to $260 USD. I did have to play around with the dates a lot, though.

Nov 24, 2013, 9:17 am

#1332

rankourabu

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBOSman

Well, that is technically a mistake

Actually, it worked great on biz fares. Some have $960 of YQ attached to them. $3000 UA# on LH metal, J fares were had for $2000

Nov 24, 2013, 9:18 am

#1333

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DVNO

So is it safe to assume that as soon as we get charged and confirmed, we are good to go?

As in these tickets have to/ are going to be honored?

I'd say it is 99.99% likely that these are honored. I still wouldn't book non-refundable plans for a few days, but I expect that any issued tickets will be honored.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkc715

Yes, but never seen base fares this low for long haul flights. My round trip NYC to dxb base air shows as only $180. For 30 hours of flying, you have seen that?

Absolutely. There are TATL base fares as low as $10 from time to time. With the advent of YQ the airlines opened themselves up to this sort of scenario.

Nov 24, 2013, 9:18 am

#1334

brettmkaufman

Join Date: Jun 2012

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jesslonguf

I just bought this, except on the way back, I go through Zurich. All Air Canada. Came out to $260 USD. I did have to play around with the dates a lot, though.

What dates did you wind up with working?

Nov 24, 2013, 9:18 am

#1335

slocouple

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Quote:

Originally Posted by danpeake

Trust me - it's not an issue. If the last name didn't match you might want to do something, but the name isn't WRONG.

Great! Thanks to all.