Apr 3, 2019, 8:38 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
This is an archive thread, the master thread is UA MP Saver Award/Upgrade Inventory (& partners) -when is it released?
United Saver Award/Upgrade Inventory (& partners) - when is it released? [Archive]
Dec 30, 2020, 1:55 pm
#3931
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All I can book are connecting flights for next Fall. Thats ok as I do not want yo pay 155k for one way.
1. why am I forced to go coach from sfo-ewr and then business to lhr? Plane is 777-200 with business?
2. am I allowed to upgrade from coach to PE or E+ with cash?
Have no status but do have united chase card.
i have done the Lufthansa connection before but dont want to do that this time.
travel dates are Oct 18 or 19 going. Back around Nov 15.
1. why am I forced to go coach from sfo-ewr and then business to lhr? Plane is 777-200 with business?
2. am I allowed to upgrade from coach to PE or E+ with cash?
Have no status but do have united chase card.
i have done the Lufthansa connection before but dont want to do that this time.
travel dates are Oct 18 or 19 going. Back around Nov 15.
It is hard to predict when UA will open the nonstops from SFO for the fka “saver” award price. I would check periodically as I expect the advance bookings will be slim.
Dec 30, 2020, 2:06 pm
#3932
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I booked one seat but was not charged anything. I thought there was a $300 charge on award tickets out of Lhr.
Dec 30, 2020, 2:10 pm
#3933
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Worst case, you don't go and may have a redeposit fee for one ticket. But in the meantime, you have 1 ticket
Dec 30, 2020, 3:18 pm
#3934
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If you weren't charged anything, it's unlikely that you have a ticket. You'd need to pay $5.60 on the outbound and, as you suggest, at least $200 or so on the return (UK Air Passenger Duty plus US customs + immigration fees).
Dec 30, 2020, 3:44 pm
#3935
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Actually I checked my credit card and there is a pending charge for $318.00. Got my wife a ticket flying the day before. We were both able to fly back on the same flight. If a seat opens up on the outgoing flights, I will change one so we can fly together. 50 seats, none reserved and they only allow 1 saver seat. I guess We were lucky to grab those.
Dec 30, 2020, 5:38 pm
#3936
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Actually I checked my credit card and there is a pending charge for $318.00. Got my wife a ticket flying the day before. We were both able to fly back on the same flight. If a seat opens up on the outgoing flights, I will change one so we can fly together. 50 seats, none reserved and they only allow 1 saver seat. I guess We were lucky to grab those.
Dec 30, 2020, 8:06 pm
#3937
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If i try to change the day of the outgoing flight
Would I lose the return? Would calling save the return?
Dec 30, 2020, 8:17 pm
#3938
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Mar 7, 2021, 8:09 pm
#3939
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United Award Biz to Maldives
With all of United's partners, why on earth does UAL not have a legitimate business class award from the US to the Maldives? Am I missing something, or does the only "business class" award seat include a 8+ hour flight in Turkish Airlines economy from Istanbul to the Maldives?
Mar 7, 2021, 8:14 pm
#3940
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1. Partners determine award availability on their flights, UA does not.
2. Flights to the Maldives have been significantly decreased by those partners
2. Flights to the Maldives have been significantly decreased by those partners
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Mar 8, 2021 at 12:48 am Reason: cleanup after merge
Mar 7, 2021, 8:43 pm
#3941
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There are plenty of options. You just need some patience and skills.
Mar 7, 2021, 9:00 pm
#3942
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Hmmmm. Okay. I was looking for any date in the future and the only thing I ever saw from the US to MLE was business awards through IST or FRA which had you sitting in economy for the IST/FRA to MLE leg in the dreaded "mixed cabin" award. I would be nice to be able to filter those out. I'm not interested in a biz class award in which one of the legs is in economy for 8 hours. :-/
If anyone has seen a biz award in a biz class seat all the way from the US to MLE I would certainly love to hear what the routing and airline was. I will keep looking and try to refine my skills!
Edit: I did find some options in the very near future, the next couple weeks, as airlines release unsold inventory--and that was through next month but with Air India via Delhi. So there ARE options if I can fly last with little notice and go to India. :-)
If anyone has seen a biz award in a biz class seat all the way from the US to MLE I would certainly love to hear what the routing and airline was. I will keep looking and try to refine my skills!
Edit: I did find some options in the very near future, the next couple weeks, as airlines release unsold inventory--and that was through next month but with Air India via Delhi. So there ARE options if I can fly last with little notice and go to India. :-)
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Mar 7, 2021, 9:10 pm
#3943
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Pre-COVID folks connected thru DEL/BOM/SIN/CMB -- many of those (shorter) flights onward to MLE are greatly reduced
Mar 8, 2021, 11:20 am
#3944
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With all of United's partners, why on earth does UAL not have a legitimate business class award from the US to the Maldives? Am I missing something, or does the only "business class" award seat include a 8+ hour flight in Turkish Airlines economy from Istanbul to the Maldives?
Last edited by mh3265a; Mar 8, 2021 at 11:30 am
Mar 8, 2021, 6:25 pm
#3945
Join Date: Jan 2019
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EWR-SEA Business/First Saver for End of March/early April was relatively plentiful when I checked last Friday (MAR05) but ever since the day after (MAR06) I can't find any good 25k UA Biz/First Saver awards checking daily morning/night. My question is if the saver awards just happened to be batch released at the beginning of some predetermined period that I just happened to look, and were immediately snatched up by the day after? Or, does availability continuously phase in and out? I'm trying to decide if I should just splurge for the Biz/First Everyday Award. Thank you for reading!