United-Amtrak Codeshare FAQ - Including ZFV (Philadelphia) {Archive}
Nov 23, 2004 | 11:17 am
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United-Amtrak Codeshare FAQ - Including ZFV (Philadelphia) {Archive}
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With the recent plethora of questions regarding ZFV / Amtrak travel I thought it time to write a FAQ.
I welcome any comments and will revise the FAQ accordingly based upon feedback.
martig4
With the recent plethora of questions regarding ZFV / Amtrak travel I thought it time to write a FAQ.
I welcome any comments and will revise the FAQ accordingly based upon feedback.
martig4
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Nov 23, 2004 | 11:23 am
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Originally Posted by martig4
With the recent plethora of questions regarding ZFV / Amtrak travel I thought it time to write a FAQ.
I welcome any comments and will revise the FAQ accordingly based upon feedback.
martig4
I welcome any comments and will revise the FAQ accordingly based upon feedback.
martig4
Nov 23, 2004 | 11:27 am
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Originally Posted by martig4
With the recent plethora of questions regarding ZFV / Amtrak travel I thought it time to write a FAQ.
I welcome any comments and will revise the FAQ accordingly based upon feedback.
martig4
I welcome any comments and will revise the FAQ accordingly based upon feedback.
martig4
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Nov 23, 2004 | 11:33 am
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Thanks for the time and effort put into this. Much appreciated!
Nov 23, 2004 | 12:22 pm
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[QUOTE=martig4ZFV New Haven, CT [/QUOTE]
Excellent post! Only 1 correction - code for New Haven should be ZVE
Excellent post! Only 1 correction - code for New Haven should be ZVE
Nov 23, 2004 | 12:27 pm
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[QUOTE=Magic Pickles]
Excellent post! Only 1 correction - code for New Haven should be ZVE
Corrected.
Thanks.
Originally Posted by martig4ZFV New Haven, CT [/QUOTE
Excellent post! Only 1 correction - code for New Haven should be ZVE
Thanks.
Nov 23, 2004 | 12:42 pm
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Originally Posted by martig4
I want to drive/taxi/walk to the airport, do I actually have to obtain my ticket in Philadelphia and ride the train?
Technically, you are supposed to ride the train. Members here regularly ticket themselves from ZFV and simply find their own way to the airport. No member has reported cancelled flight segments for not using or even obtaining the Amtrak tickets.
Technically, you are supposed to ride the train. Members here regularly ticket themselves from ZFV and simply find their own way to the airport. No member has reported cancelled flight segments for not using or even obtaining the Amtrak tickets.
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Nov 23, 2004 | 12:59 pm
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Any info on ballpark times when miles will post both on CO/Amtrak segments and from Acela/Metroliner segments?
Nov 23, 2004 | 1:24 pm
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Originally Posted by HobokenFlyer
Any info on ballpark times when miles will post both on CO/Amtrak segments and from Acela/Metroliner segments?
Nov 23, 2004 | 2:00 pm
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Originally Posted by xyzzy
Beware -- I know of two different FT people who have had problems with cancelled CO segments, due to CO thinking that they missed Amtrak segments!
Nov 23, 2004 | 2:04 pm
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Originally Posted by martig4
With the recent plethora of questions regarding ZFV / Amtrak travel I thought it time to write a FAQ.
I welcome any comments and will revise the FAQ accordingly based upon feedback.
martig4
I welcome any comments and will revise the FAQ accordingly based upon feedback.
martig4
Nov 23, 2004 | 2:33 pm
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Originally Posted by sapman986
I'm going to take a shot in the dark here and guess that they did not use online check in before the scheduled departure of the trains. I doubt CO would cancel the air segments if you had already checked in.
Nov 23, 2004 | 2:42 pm
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Originally Posted by xyzzy
Online checkin doesn't check you in for the Amtrak segments. I know for a fact that one of the people with problems used online checkin. The problem wasn't with the immediately following Amtrak segment, it was with the return.
How did either of them get the problem resolved? Did CO reinstate their segments?
Nov 23, 2004 | 3:19 pm
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Originally Posted by xyzzy
Beware -- I know of two different FT people who have had problems with cancelled CO segments, due to CO thinking that they missed Amtrak segments!
die thread, please die.
if not, the CO beancounters might put investigate all ZFV tickets which could lead to some unpleasant surprises at the airport.
Nov 23, 2004 | 3:41 pm
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Originally Posted by cerealmarketer
Great job. And just in time for my first try of the ZFV routing tomorrow. I am actually a NW member, and am curious to see if Amtrak segments will post at all.