Mileage Between Some City Pairs is Different After System Integration-Resolved by UA.
Mar 5, 2012, 9:09 am
#61
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SAT-IAH and vice versa is down one mile from 191 before the merger to 190 after. For what it's worth, Great Circle Mapper has the distance at 191 miles.
Of course, with 500-mile elite minimums, this particular "shrinkage" won't really impact my bottom line. But, given all the other before vs. after discrepancies, I think UA owes us an explanation.
Of course, with 500-mile elite minimums, this particular "shrinkage" won't really impact my bottom line. But, given all the other before vs. after discrepancies, I think UA owes us an explanation.
Mar 5, 2012, 9:12 am
#62
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Maybe I missed something and this is old news but I just went into the mileage calculator in the new site to check my miles to MKE from SNA via ORD... it is giving me 250 miles for the segment from ORD to MKE, each way.... did this happen recently? I booked this flight fully expecting 500 miles for each segment...
Not 100% related to the thread, but I can't find where this might be addressed. At PMUA, as a 1K flyer I earned 500 EQMs, as well as 500 FF miles + a 500 mile FF bonus for flights between SFO and LAX. Will that still be the case at the new United? The website indicates that I will only receive 338 miles.
https://pss.united.com/web/en-US/con...r/bonuses.aspx
"Premier® members will earn a minimum of 500 award miles and 500 Premier qualifying miles on all paid United and Copa flights, as well as eligible flights on select partner carriers."
The actual miles you earn are not shown running flight searches or viewing a purchased itinerary. Only the base mileage is shown.
Last edited by iluv2fly; Mar 5, 2012 at 12:02 pm Reason: merge
Mar 5, 2012, 9:22 am
#63
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London has floated 14 miles closer to Newark over the weekend. I can't believe it wasn't on the cover of every newspaper.
Mar 5, 2012, 9:33 am
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LAX is now closer to ORD as well. Continental must employ "new math". Most 3rd party sources for "flight distance" confirm the legacy UA number.
Whatever, just one more tiny thing with this merger-of-equals that sums to me being very happy I managed some status with DL in addition to UA last year.
I'll await the HBS case study on this one. Not the fame SMI/J was aiming for, I would guess.
Whatever, just one more tiny thing with this merger-of-equals that sums to me being very happy I managed some status with DL in addition to UA last year.
I'll await the HBS case study on this one. Not the fame SMI/J was aiming for, I would guess.
Mar 5, 2012, 9:35 am
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Again, stressing this as much as I can for those who are unaware... Continental *never* had these lower figures as their website does now. It was always 2,565 miles from SFO-EWR, etc. Now even that's lower. Something's up in the system.
Mar 5, 2012, 9:38 am
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Using the integration as an excuse to introduce the lower distances. Someone watched office-space before a corporate retreat... "what we do is take the fraction of pennies from each transaction and..."
Mar 5, 2012, 9:41 am
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Mar 5, 2012, 9:45 am
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Two more:
sCO's BOS-CLE that was previously 563 is now showing 560
sUA's ORD-BOS that was previously 867 is now showing 863
sCO's BOS-CLE that was previously 563 is now showing 560
sUA's ORD-BOS that was previously 867 is now showing 863
Mar 5, 2012, 9:57 am
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One of my more common routes these days: DCA-ORD-HKG lost 15 miles over the weekend.
DCA-ORD: 612 - 3 = 609
ORD-HKG: 7787 - 12 = 7775
Also checked IAD-PDX, which declined 9 miles, from 2327 to 2318. Nothing else in my itineraries at the moment to compare, and I can't be bothered to scour records and timetables.
DCA-ORD: 612 - 3 = 609
ORD-HKG: 7787 - 12 = 7775
Also checked IAD-PDX, which declined 9 miles, from 2327 to 2318. Nothing else in my itineraries at the moment to compare, and I can't be bothered to scour records and timetables.
Mar 5, 2012, 9:58 am
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LHR routes too
ORD -> LHR 3953 to 3937 = -16
LAX -> LHR 5456 to 5437 = -19
Other routes I fly alot:
ORD -> LAS 1514 to 1509 = -6
ORD -> BOS 867 to 863 = -4
ORD -> LGA 733 to 730 = -3
LAX -> LHR 5456 to 5437 = -19
Other routes I fly alot:
ORD -> LAS 1514 to 1509 = -6
ORD -> BOS 867 to 863 = -4
ORD -> LGA 733 to 730 = -3
Mar 5, 2012, 10:00 am
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Maybe they've decided that mileage flown isn't counted below 10,000 ft. 
Mar 5, 2012, 10:07 am
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Mar 5, 2012, 10:09 am
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Hopefully they rectify this. It does add up (of course in UAs favor).
Mar 5, 2012, 10:14 am
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LAX is now closer to ORD as well. Continental must employ "new math". Most 3rd party sources for "flight distance" confirm the legacy UA number.
Whatever, just one more tiny thing with this merger-of-equals that sums to me being very happy I managed some status with DL in addition to UA last year.
I'll await the HBS case study on this one. Not the fame SMI/J was aiming for, I would guess.
Whatever, just one more tiny thing with this merger-of-equals that sums to me being very happy I managed some status with DL in addition to UA last year.
I'll await the HBS case study on this one. Not the fame SMI/J was aiming for, I would guess.
Mar 5, 2012, 10:17 am
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Right. That's why I tend to think it's a system glitch. The issue, however, is if the EQM/RDM we are credited corresponds to the less mileage. I sent a PM over to UA Insider about this, and hopefully we'll have some more info later on.