UA MileagePlus 2012 Changes Dissected
#1
 
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Upcountry Maui, HI
Posts: 13,299
UA MileagePlus 2012 Changes Dissected
All the answers are here ... if you know the questions.
United MileagePlus 2012 Changes Dissected
-David
United MileagePlus 2012 Changes Dissected
-David
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: body: A stone's throw from SFO, mind: SE Asia
Programs: Some of this 'n some of that
Posts: 17,263
#10
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, Kailua-Kona, Cairns
Programs: UA 1K >2MM, IC Plat, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 740
I for one prefer UA to be managed properly, tailoring capacity to demand and making a profit.
#11
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 243
Comments like these always give me a laugh. The days of "trophy flying" empty planes to a destination are long since over. I fail to see any difference - same seat, same speed, same everything except one less aisle.
I for one prefer UA to be managed properly, tailoring capacity to demand and making a profit.
I for one prefer UA to be managed properly, tailoring capacity to demand and making a profit.
But well, I guess changing a smaller plane and cutting elite benefits are the best UA could do to make it.
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,165
Well - there are just a few differences between a 737 and 777/747. Domestic F isn't quite the same seatwise as IPTE C/F or BF. Also, if marketed as regular Int'l Biz or regular F, you're not going to get the catering you would on an int'l bird.
#13
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Floating around
Programs: UA 1K (1MM), DL Gold (1MM), Marriott LTT
Posts: 10,327
You're all failing to see the positive....free upgrades (hahaha) on SIN-HKG once the 738 starts
I flew HKG-SIN the other day on the 747. The plane was less than 1/4 full. UA is simply right-sizing the market. SQ can continue to operate A330's and B777's all day and probably have those flights full. But most O/D HKG-SIN traffic won't look to UA, the big American carrier, for seats. Of course, when I was looking at random UA was $199 while the other airlines were over $600.
-RM
I flew HKG-SIN the other day on the 747. The plane was less than 1/4 full. UA is simply right-sizing the market. SQ can continue to operate A330's and B777's all day and probably have those flights full. But most O/D HKG-SIN traffic won't look to UA, the big American carrier, for seats. Of course, when I was looking at random UA was $199 while the other airlines were over $600.
-RM
#14
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Southern California, GVA, SIN, LHR, BRU, CDG
Programs: UA LT GS 4.12MM (4.08MM BIS), AA EXP 1.86MM ,DL DM 1.1MM, HH LT Diamond, SPG Platinum
Posts: 1,182
#15
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: United Premier 1K 1MM; AA Plat Pro; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Platinum; Avis President's Club
Posts: 2,527
Lots of inaccuracies in this silly video.
1 - GUM to other Asian destinations are CPU eligible - UA Insider and the chart online indicate as such
2 - GUM-HNL is only GPU eligible but that could change - again this can be found online.
1 - GUM to other Asian destinations are CPU eligible - UA Insider and the chart online indicate as such
2 - GUM-HNL is only GPU eligible but that could change - again this can be found online.