XN fare class question
Apr 4, 2012, 9:40 pm
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XN fare class question
I have a question about award availability for elites with the new system:
With CO, there were certain economy award seats open only to elites, listed as XN fare class.
With the new system, all my award searches are showing as XN - even when using a non-elite UA account. Shows as "United Economy (XN)"
How do I tell if a certain seat is an elite only available seat? (other than checking availability with two accounts). I'm trying to book award seats using multiple family member accounts - would be very helpful.
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With CO, there were certain economy award seats open only to elites, listed as XN fare class.
With the new system, all my award searches are showing as XN - even when using a non-elite UA account. Shows as "United Economy (XN)"
How do I tell if a certain seat is an elite only available seat? (other than checking availability with two accounts). I'm trying to book award seats using multiple family member accounts - would be very helpful.
thanks
Apr 4, 2012, 9:47 pm
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I have done a couple of award searches, and it has appeared that 1K status opens up more flight options.
That said, it does seem like all of the flights show as XN -- which certainly seemed strange.
That said, it does seem like all of the flights show as XN -- which certainly seemed strange.
Apr 4, 2012, 9:57 pm
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Also, I remember CO gave silver elites the XN better award availability -- is there an official word if United kept that for silvers or raised the level?
Apr 4, 2012, 10:53 pm
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I believe the fare buckets for award tickets are:
XN = elite (Silver,Gold,Plat,1K,GS) coach award
X = general member coach award
IN = upper elite (Plat,1K,GS) businessfirst award
I = general member,Silver,Gold businessfirst award
ON = upper elite global first award
O = general member,Silver,Gold global first award
Prior to 3/3, the old United NY space was a 1K,GS coach award. There were no other fare classes designating elite award space in the old United.
XN = elite (Silver,Gold,Plat,1K,GS) coach award
X = general member coach award
IN = upper elite (Plat,1K,GS) businessfirst award
I = general member,Silver,Gold businessfirst award
ON = upper elite global first award
O = general member,Silver,Gold global first award
Prior to 3/3, the old United NY space was a 1K,GS coach award. There were no other fare classes designating elite award space in the old United.
Apr 4, 2012, 11:55 pm
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Thanks for the replies. However, I still don't understand why when logging in with a non-elite UA account, all economy award seats are showing as XN (every date/route)?
I've tried different accounts and browsers, but getting the same thing. Isn't XN supposed to be elite only availability?
I've tried different accounts and browsers, but getting the same thing. Isn't XN supposed to be elite only availability?
Apr 5, 2012, 12:08 am
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Thanks for the replies. However, I still don't understand why when logging in with a non-elite UA account, all economy award seats are showing as XN (every date/route)?
I've tried different accounts and browsers, but getting the same thing. Isn't XN supposed to be elite only availability?
I've tried different accounts and browsers, but getting the same thing. Isn't XN supposed to be elite only availability?
Apr 5, 2012, 12:23 am
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Oh well, I guess it doesn't matter that much -- probably just a system problem from the merger that still hasn't been fixed, getting plenty of XN fare classes with non-elite accounts.
Apr 5, 2012, 3:31 am
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I have no status with UA right now. All tickets booked from my account are showing XN while those booked from my partners account book in X. It made it hard to book us on the same flights when XN availability was different than X. I just hope they don't do some sort of sweep and take back the XN booked tickets.
Apr 5, 2012, 9:44 am
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I have no status with UA right now. All tickets booked from my account are showing XN while those booked from my partners account book in X. It made it hard to book us on the same flights when XN availability was different than X. I just hope they don't do some sort of sweep and take back the XN booked tickets.
Apr 5, 2012, 10:41 am
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Apr 5, 2012, 1:09 pm
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Do United Explorer card holders get the XN inventory access? That would explain it. I didn't see that in the card description anywhere - if so, where does it state that? All the non-elite accounts I've been searching with and finding xn results for have the United MP Explorer card.
Apr 5, 2012, 1:09 pm
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Actually, that's quite confusing. So IN and ON are upper elites only, but XN is all elites? How strange. Luckily XN > X where X has often been 0 on the flights I've been booking, so it's helped.
Apr 5, 2012, 2:02 pm
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Do United Explorer card holders get the XN inventory access? That would explain it. I didn't see that in the card description anywhere - if so, where does it state that? All the non-elite accounts I've been searching with and finding xn results for have the United MP Explorer card.
Correct. Higher level elites get more benefits than lower level elites. :-: