Apr 4, 2014, 10:50 am
Last edit by: cesco.g
There are two categories of US cities involved, DL hubs and other, generally secondary, airports.
From some DL Hubs, UA P fares are valid to a much wider range of cities in Europe:
SLC/MSP/DTW/ATL/CVG/MEM-AMS/MXP/FCO/CDG/MLA/VCE/TRN/FLR/NAP/PMO/CTA/BUD/PRG/CPH/IST/WAW/ARN/OSL/KRK/PRG/TLL/RIX/etc
(but not JFK nor LAX?)
Other airports are valid to a smaller set of cities in Europe:
BOS/SJC/SMF/MOD/BWI/BUR/ONT/SNA/PSP/HNL/SEA/PDX/AUS/PIT/TUS/TPA/ALB/etc/etc-AMS/MXP/FCO/CDG/MLA/VCE/TRN/FLR/NAP/PMO/CTA/etc
Most UA hubs don't have the fare filed (not SFO for sure), but apparently EWR has at least EWR-VCE/NCE (but not EWR-MXP/PMO/FCO/CDG)
Some destinations in Europe have a slightly higher base fare:
MRS/LYS
(please add more cities to either origin or destination side that are valid)
Be careful in your airline selection - there are PQM/RDM implications to this. For example, for the UA program, UA P earns 150% PQM/RDM, LH P earns 100% PQM/RDM, and it appears that OS P earns nothing.
Similarly it looks like UA P class credited to Aegean (A3) earns nothing. Visit this United webpage then click on the Star Alliance partner to determine mileage earnings.
From some DL Hubs, UA P fares are valid to a much wider range of cities in Europe:
SLC/MSP/DTW/ATL/CVG/MEM-AMS/MXP/FCO/CDG/MLA/VCE/TRN/FLR/NAP/PMO/CTA/BUD/PRG/CPH/IST/WAW/ARN/OSL/KRK/PRG/TLL/RIX/etc
(but not JFK nor LAX?)
Other airports are valid to a smaller set of cities in Europe:
BOS/SJC/SMF/MOD/BWI/BUR/ONT/SNA/PSP/HNL/SEA/PDX/AUS/PIT/TUS/TPA/ALB/etc/etc-AMS/MXP/FCO/CDG/MLA/VCE/TRN/FLR/NAP/PMO/CTA/etc
Most UA hubs don't have the fare filed (not SFO for sure), but apparently EWR has at least EWR-VCE/NCE (but not EWR-MXP/PMO/FCO/CDG)
Some destinations in Europe have a slightly higher base fare:
MRS/LYS
(please add more cities to either origin or destination side that are valid)
Be careful in your airline selection - there are PQM/RDM implications to this. For example, for the UA program, UA P earns 150% PQM/RDM, LH P earns 100% PQM/RDM, and it appears that OS P earns nothing.
Similarly it looks like UA P class credited to Aegean (A3) earns nothing. Visit this United webpage then click on the Star Alliance partner to determine mileage earnings.
[FARE GONE] Lots of UA ATL-AMS (and other cities) Z fares; less than $2k for July
Apr 4, 2014, 9:05 pm
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Yeah it's a hot mess. Most of my flights over the summer dropped seat assignments. They better come back. Would be a nice bonus if my wait listed RPUs also cleared.
Apr 4, 2014, 9:42 pm
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When the alternative is to be otherwise stuck overnight away from home, be late for work, and/or when HAM is the airport they are using to get to some parts of southern Denmark, some consider that alternative better than being stuck at CPH for the night or being sent bouncing around Europe and ending up overnighting elsewhere too. I too was surprised to see that happen the first couple of times I saw that happen.
Apr 4, 2014, 9:45 pm
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Apr 5, 2014, 12:24 am
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Apr 5, 2014, 12:38 am
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Same here. I missed the boat. At one point it was as low as $1100 ORD-IST. Would have really loved to try AF/AZ/KL business class because I just don't fly with SkyTeam that often, let alone in business class.
Now $1100 is not even enough for coach. But I already booked an extensive trip to Europe taking advantage of the Star Alliance deal. How many business class trips to Europe can one take in one summer?
Now $1100 is not even enough for coach. But I already booked an extensive trip to Europe taking advantage of the Star Alliance deal. How many business class trips to Europe can one take in one summer?
Apr 5, 2014, 5:53 am
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Anyway, if you have never been to IST, then you really did miss the boat. IST is one of the most fascinating cities in the world—and has been since XYZZY graduated from high school there. Class of 500 A.D.
I explored IST for a week (between riots) last May—for < $900 (coach+miles upgrade to BF) when UA was failing on the route. Grand adventure!Anyway, the upshot of this post is to keep looking for deals. If this deal is/was a fare war, it may flare up again. If not then there's always the next boat to catch, as it were.
RNE, opining that only losers fly in coach.
Apr 5, 2014, 6:59 am
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I'm hoping this is just a fluke this morning but when I go to LH's website and try to check my booking:
"We are unable to find this confirmation number. Please validate your entry and try again or contact us for further information. (8104)"
It worked yesterday. I can still pull it up on United though...
"We are unable to find this confirmation number. Please validate your entry and try again or contact us for further information. (8104)"
It worked yesterday. I can still pull it up on United though...
Apr 5, 2014, 7:50 am
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Im in the same boat. Shows up fine on checkmytrip and occasionally on lot.com
I'm hoping this is just a fluke this morning but when I go to LH's website and try to check my booking:
"We are unable to find this confirmation number. Please validate your entry and try again or contact us for further information. (8104)"
It worked yesterday. I can still pull it up on United though...
"We are unable to find this confirmation number. Please validate your entry and try again or contact us for further information. (8104)"
It worked yesterday. I can still pull it up on United though...