Status of US Airways
Sep 26, 2013, 4:02 pm
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Status of US Airways
I'm looking at booking a United award for next year that includes a US Airways flight to CLT. What would happen to this booking when US leaves Star at the end of the year? Should I just totally avoid this booking? Thanks.
Sep 26, 2013, 5:50 pm
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With the merger you are at a higher risk routes are being cut or consolidated. If your flight being dropped you are at risk for your other segments being mis-connect, they won't be 100% protect you since you are on a UA ticket not US.
Sep 26, 2013, 8:33 pm
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Sep 27, 2013, 11:48 pm
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UA wouldn't know if US or any *A partner flight have any cancellation or schedule changes, so they won't email or call to notify you neither.
Oct 6, 2013, 11:01 am
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No they are not, not unless all the other segments are on UA metal, and only if you asked for it. The responsibility is on the airline who cancel your segment, not the thrid party.
UA wouldn't know if US or any *A partner flight have any cancellation or schedule changes, so they won't email or call to notify you neither.
UA wouldn't know if US or any *A partner flight have any cancellation or schedule changes, so they won't email or call to notify you neither.
And they do know when OAL flights in the itinerary change. Whether they notify you or not is a different story. But they absolutely know. The GDS works pretty well that way.