n198ua

I know I'm in the minority here (and if I'd been around a computer I'd of jumped on this myself) but those of you who actually got in on this . . . did you actually think UA would honor the ticket ? 4 miles ? For a ticket that costs (ORD-HKG just throwing in some random dates in OCT) $10244.80

Over-entitled ? You-betcha.

FriendlySkies

I highly doubt it.

cdegt

lol this is true good one

JC1120

I'd bet yes. And we need to think about the long term ramifications of taking this all the way down the road. My bet if the outcome including legal fees is in the hundreds of thousands or few million dollars, all airlines are going to rethink what they provide for FF benefits.

CDKing

You wait for them to contact you to demand to be reimbursed. I'm not sure what would happen. Its one of the risks for making a too good to be true reservation. This is why many people recommend not to book non-refundable so soon.

This is uncharted territory with the new DOT rules so don't give up yet.

Sykes

It's a good thing I kept my demand letter and DOT complaint from the ex-RGN deal handy ... that should save me some time. Anyone that thinks this is over now is sorely mistaken.

It should be fun watching United's DOT complaint rate rise in July too ... who thought that they could beat their recent achievements in that area?

MSYnola

my plan exactly. i was looking forward to seeing taipei and hopefully some resort in china as well. and maybe, if we're lucky, we will. something tells me this will take a while to be resolved and will end up not being as cut and dried as others might think right now. you know, i'd be content to let them downgrade me to coach (well, maybe keep me in business on for the long haul flight over )

bmvaughn

This is the right move, thanks for correcting the error and canceling the tickets so that those willing to pay the correct amount can find space.

And to those claiming that the DoT should get involved - not in this case. Even if that CFR applied to these tickets (which it doesn't), it only prevented them from raising the price, not canceling.

harry0233

ROFL!!!

Regardless of the result, this has been a fun game to play. Now let's start round 2 with 2 lives left

Yammer

[Comment removed by moderator.]United flies people in F/J/whatever all the time for less than we all just paid for our tickets. When the reservation was ticketed and confirmed not only on United but partner airlines and seats can be picked/confirmed, you bet I expect the ticket to be honored.

FlyWorld

I can't resist ...

Hi UA, over the weekend, I discovered a mental error that caused me to book flights with UA for the last 10 years, usually overpaying and often choosing inconvenient schedules to get 1K benefits that have turned out to be substantially below published levels, which I am disclosing to you. I have since corrected the error and will be in contact with you to adjust how much I've paid for those tickets. You will be given the choice to charge me what I should have paid or to provide me with the benefits you promised to provide before you were taken over by crazy guys from Texas. I regret any inconvenience this has caused you, and appreciate your understanding.

RenHoek

Who changed the title of this thread... a little premature...I just checked my MileagePlus account and the res is still there. Maybe someone hacked that UA reps flyertalk account. I'm certainly not taking a posting on flyertalk as the official position of United just yet.

N1120A

Shannon and the rest of United:

I have flown United exactly once, one way LAX-DEN, in the last 3 months. The reason for this is the extreme downgrades in service quality since the PSS conversion combined with the shift, almost exclusively, to Continental's way of doing things.

I have shifted my business to American Airlines, who not only matched my status, but offer higher service levels and a better frequent flyer program. They have welcomed me with open arms.

United, the one with the stylized U on the airplane, was my favorite airline from the time I was a small child. I've held elite status on United since 2005 and have been a 1K since 2009. That United honored every, single contract I ever entered into with it. That United bent over backwards to take care of me when things went wrong and I rewarded United with thousands upon thousands of dollars in business every year.

This United has apparently decided it will not honor the contract I entered into with it. Beyond the fact that I view such a stance as absolutely illegal, I view it as completely immoral and unethical. Whether or not this was a "mistake fare" makes no difference. I bought a ticket that United issued. That should be honored. I don't think either United or Continental would have done such a thing before the merger.

When American did their status match, my plan was to requalify on both airlines and see what I wanted to do from the start of next year. I don't see a point in that anymore. This United, which (short of some really excellent sUA front line staff who you have tortured with this merger) is not really United, has given me every reason to leave - and I control every single penny of where my travel dollar goes.

CDKing

I doubt it will make much of a difference. You cant go any lower than having the most complaints

iahphx

Well, I am not going to get all hot and bothered about UA cancelling my 4-mile int'l award ticket. I mean, obviously, it was a mistake.

That said, I do think this incident DEMANDS action by the DOT to level the playing field on non-refundable airline fees. If an airline can take more than 24 hours to cancel my reservation (and, remember, nobody has been individually notified yet, so the clock is still running), I should be able to take more than 24 hours to cancel. Should both sides have 3 days to cancel? Or 5? I don't know what the precise time frame should be, and I'm not sure that one number is necessarily better than another. I'd even let the airline industry decide what cancellation window they need. But it should be equal to both sides. This would be fair. And it would make a lot of customers happier with their air transportation purchases.