tim034

Hello to the experts,

I have book a TATL flight for 5/19 (this friday) and would like to use a GPU to upgrade it. The flight ticketed early in the afternoon yesterday and when i go to the "view reservation" page on the website the "upgrade reservation" button does not show up.

Is it normal that it take a while to show up or is something wrong (also, checkmytrip does not recognize the confirmation number)?

Thanks for your answers

williamsmj

Hi all,

I am waiting on a visa, and I am likely to have to push back an United award booking (MUC-JFK, booked through UA, but the flight happens to by operated by LH). My original booking is a Saver Award, which costed me 30k miles and $103 in taxes. I may have to push back more than once, but I will only be changing the date of the flight, not the departure/origin. I'm Premier Silver.

I'm looking at http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ticketing.aspx, and I just want to double check I've understood it.

I understand from that link that the dividing line for change fees is whether the NEW flight is in more/less than 21 days. So am I right in thinking that it makes no difference when the OLD flight, the original booking, is. I.e. I could change a flight that leaves in, say, 72 hours to a flight more than 21 days and there would be no change fee? And I can do this many times?

(I understand that there may be non change fee charges of taxes and extra miles if my booking class or layover changes. This question is just about change fees.)

Many thanks in advance for any help.

Mike

awu25

Flying out internationally with a 3 hour layover in SFO. There's 2 United lounges and a SQ lounge available. I'm assuming the SQ lounge will be better?

kaiotes

Do you get the 75% bonus miles for flying on AC flights as a member with status say (Premier Platinum)??

jackal

I think the SFO lounges are some of the nicest UCs in the system (which isn't saying much) except that they lack showers, but I'd assume the SQ lounge is superior just because the UCs set the bar so low.

If you have access to the SQ lounge, it's probably a better bet.

According to http://www.united.com/web/en-us/cont...r/bonuses.aspx, yes:

aacharya

Your interpretation is correct. As for many times - up to a year from original ticketing (ignoring the exceptions sometimes granted).

Does expert mode show space available?

tim034

I am not sure how to check that (which fare bucket should show availability?)

As far as I remember, even when there is no space available for upgrade the upgrade reservation button should be present, am I wrong?

Dieuwer

I noticed a discrepancy (or outright lie) on the United website using the Mileage Calculator:
selecting one way ORD-LAN in discounted economy as Premier Silver/Gold/Plat only earns 179 miles + a bonus. No 500 mile minimum whatsoever.

WineCountryUA

SQ lounge is small but may have better food -- the difference between the UC & SQ is smaller than you might expect. Additionally the SFO SQ lounge does not follow the standard *A lounge access rules and at times restrists access to their pasagners only

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-domestic.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...er-access.html

http://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mark...spx?ItemId=313

Assuming the ticket has been issued, the use of an e-cert and other special cases can cause the online upgrade request not to show (the lack of upgrade space is not a cause). In these cases the best solution is to call -- the phone agent should have no problem.

The fare bucket for upgrades from economy to business is R/RN.

best to assuming the Mileage Calculator is non-functional (not a lie -- just does not work in many cases).

sbm12

The "filler" to 500 minimums has not properly been reflected on the calculator in years. Up to you if you consider that a willful lie or just incompetence (or if there is a difference).

love_to_travel

I'm on a Q fare HNL-ORD later this month. The flight is CPU eligible so I was wondering how far down from a full Y fare a Q fare would be.

Is there a list somewhere that ranks the fares in the same order that the CPU algorithm would use to upgrade passengers?

WineCountryUA

Complimentary Premier Upgrades

Upgrades overview

Q is the upper-middle third of fares.

BenSDQ

Flying 19. of June SDQ-EWR in Business, which seat is best for someone traveling alone? I'm an aisle-person and love the extra legroom.
Thanks!

sundinkc

Hello. Thinking of using some miles to book HNL-IAD. After I book into economy, will there be a way to buy, using $$$, into E+? If so, will that option be available immediately? Thanks!

aacharya

It's a normal 739, so any of the "Business" seats will do you fine. Some like Row 1, but check seat-guru as well.