Why does UAL.com now offer *A awards at the STANDARD level?
Mar 10, 2012, 11:11 pm
#16
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According to the quote I posted from the (new) website, standard awards are for UA metal (and COPA) only.
And your scenarios don't make much sense either. This thread is about booking "standard" awards on Star Alliance flights. If someone were to book at the saver level and want to make a change at a later date, it would be impossible for there to be "standard" space without "saver".
And your scenarios don't make much sense either. This thread is about booking "standard" awards on Star Alliance flights. If someone were to book at the saver level and want to make a change at a later date, it would be impossible for there to be "standard" space without "saver".
The last sentence about Standard Awards on the page says "Standard Awards on some partner airlines may have capacity controls and/or date restrictions."
My scenario covers booking a standard award where the only flight is a *A flight. Assume the initial booking has only *A flights and the change you make has a United flight that's only available at the standard level. If you book a saver award ticket initially you have to redeposit and pay fees to achieve this change, if you book a standard award ticket initially you don't have to redeposit or pay fees.
Mar 10, 2012, 11:17 pm
#17
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The last sentence about Standard Awards on the page says "Standard Awards on some partner airlines may have capacity controls and/or date restrictions."
My scenario covers booking a standard award where the only flight is a *A flight. Assume the initial booking has only *A flights and the change you make has a United flight that's only available at the standard level. If you book a saver award ticket initially you have to redeposit and pay fees to achieve this change, if you book a standard award ticket initially you don't have to redeposit or pay fees.
My scenario covers booking a standard award where the only flight is a *A flight. Assume the initial booking has only *A flights and the change you make has a United flight that's only available at the standard level. If you book a saver award ticket initially you have to redeposit and pay fees to achieve this change, if you book a standard award ticket initially you don't have to redeposit or pay fees.
I'm thinking this is a website glitch (or maybe they will replace Starnet Blocking with controlling its capacity saver vs standard)
