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United Saver Award/Upgrade Inventory (& partners) - when is it released? [Archive]
Aug 22, 2011, 11:39 pm
#46
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: YVR SFO
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Posts: 4,866
CO must really want to collect those damn close-in fees... that CO so nicely reintroduced after UA killed them a few years back. Thanks a lot, CO.
Aug 23, 2011, 9:41 am
#47
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 109
Looks like I have a new hobby! Thanks.
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Aug 23, 2011, 3:10 pm
#49
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,607
I booked 4 saver award tickets for early Aug. 2011 back in Feb. At the time, XY/NY was wide open. Back in Nov, 2010, I booked 4 saver award tickets for Feb, 2011, but later cancelled.
The key for me is to be flexible, and look daily, if not twice a day.
Edit: Both of the above were for DEN-OGG direct flights.
The key for me is to be flexible, and look daily, if not twice a day.
Edit: Both of the above were for DEN-OGG direct flights.
I think you're going to find saver flights (40K for your route) to be hard to find in 2012 although I did find some searching in May 2012. So now I can get a flight from Denver to Hawaii for 40K but it's 50K for ANY flight from Minneapolis to Connecticut ? That doesn't make any sense. Hopefully after the merger it will straighten out.
Aug 23, 2011, 7:57 pm
#50
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Aug 23, 2011, 9:34 pm
#51
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: YVR SFO
Programs: UA G
Posts: 4,866
Hmph, now having trouble finding XC on SFO-JFK routes, too. What the heck, CO?
Aug 24, 2011, 1:09 am
#52
Join Date: May 2008
Location: 39°51'31"N 104°40'23"W
Programs: UA 1.5K MM/SPG Plat/Various Random Golds lol
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yeah, availability is ABSOLUTE GARBAGE right now. Im hoping it's part of a merger holdback which they will sort and make more consistent, although I don't hold out hope for as good as UA was.
For me, this is the last straw. Not to say I'll never fly UACO again- I will for sure. But now we see as channa has often forewarned- UA was a great airline and flies no more. CO by any other name is still CO. Best bet is for $misek to get some kind of cash out and get a real airline exec into his role with a long term vision for building a great airline.
For me, this is the last straw. Not to say I'll never fly UACO again- I will for sure. But now we see as channa has often forewarned- UA was a great airline and flies no more. CO by any other name is still CO. Best bet is for $misek to get some kind of cash out and get a real airline exec into his role with a long term vision for building a great airline.
Aug 24, 2011, 6:07 am
#53
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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Not sure what I'll do, but I will say this: I love to use my miles for award travel, and unlike some here, I don't mind just getting decent value for miles from domestic saver awards, I do it quite often. UA's far superior award availability for this purpose was a major factor in my starting to fly UACO again last year. Now that advantage is gone.
Aug 24, 2011, 2:54 pm
#54
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,607
One thing I did notice is I can get a hotel that is $300 + a night on the beach outside Clearwater Florida for 23,400 UA Miles. If the saver flights don't come back I'll use my miles this way rather than use 50K miles for a 3 hour flight
Aug 24, 2011, 10:36 pm
#55
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,439
Or use 100K miles for a partner transatlantic J flight- which still has some really good availability (some tatl flights are showing 8 award seats open in J)
Aug 28, 2011, 9:51 pm
#56
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Houston
Programs: AA EXP; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, UA 1.56MM (fmr UA1K)
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Aug 28, 2011, 10:41 pm
#57
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,439
No, three seats for the SAME flight on one given day 
. There are probably more dates/flights available throughout the month.
. There are probably more dates/flights available throughout the month.
Aug 29, 2011, 7:00 am
#58
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Aug 29, 2011, 9:59 am
#59
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: MR Lifetime Platinum, 1k, mm united, Hyatt Diamond
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United not releasing saver awards to Hawaii?
I am a 1K on United and was trying to book 4 saver awards from ORD to LIH. I was looking to book two one ways, the fist was on 7/25/12. I started calling in at 12:01 am cst 331 days in advance and checking the internet site. Stayed up until 3am, then started again at 7am. Only 40,000 option for one way, was available online.. I have called into the 1k desk and they said it appeared there was a two month lag on the saver awards???? So it is not 331 days it is closer to 270 days from departure. Has anybody else had luck in booking saver awards to Hawaii? What was your strategy?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Aug 29, 2011, 10:04 am
#60
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You probably wouldn't have had an issue doing so a year or two ago. No shortage of success stories redeeming to HI. But times have changed with the new regime...
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