Farelock remorse
Oct 26, 2012, 10:08 am
#31
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I just used the fare lock for the first time. Did the 7 day hold. There was one really good E+ seat I would love to buy for my companion. But it seems that I can't pick that last good E+ seat unless I buy the ticket now and loose out on the 7 day fare lock?? That seems silly.
Oct 26, 2012, 10:49 am
#32
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I just used the fare lock for the first time. Did the 7 day hold. There was one really good E+ seat I would love to buy for my companion. But it seems that I can't pick that last good E+ seat unless I buy the ticket now and loose out on the 7 day fare lock?? That seems silly.
That is what seems silly.
Oct 26, 2012, 10:51 am
#33
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Lol. That is a very good question. It's becasuse I'm almost 100% certain my travel companion will be taking that flight at this point. But I still want to get "my money's worth" on the farelock. Make any sense?
Oct 26, 2012, 10:54 am
#34
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It does - otherwise you're thinking "i paid for farelock for nothing".
Oct 26, 2012, 7:04 pm
#35
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I have twice used a 7-day farelock. In fact, I have one active right now, with three days to go. In the previous instance, circumstances drove me to let the farelock expire. Circumstances again will probably lead to my letting this one expire. But I don't mind; I like the option.
Oct 26, 2012, 10:25 pm
#37
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Oct 27, 2012, 7:47 am
#38
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OK, OK, you got me! It didn't really matter that I could still buy the reservation after the FareLock expired because I could just buy a new reservation outright.
Interestingly, the same booking's 7-day FareLock is now $14, whereas the one I had was only $10. A 40% increase seems inexplicable given that my travel isn't until way off in late January/early February.
RNE, tidely letting the FareLock expire because of the timing of Israeli Parliamentary elections; better to book a little later, methinks.
Interestingly, the same booking's 7-day FareLock is now $14, whereas the one I had was only $10. A 40% increase seems inexplicable given that my travel isn't until way off in late January/early February.
RNE, tidely letting the FareLock expire because of the timing of Israeli Parliamentary elections; better to book a little later, methinks.
Oct 27, 2012, 10:08 am
#39
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FareLock is great: just don't expect that it will actually purchase your res automatically for you!
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...r-res-you.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...r-res-you.html
Oct 27, 2012, 10:24 am
#40
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24 hours after you ticket, though, I believe. Thus, you can fare lock for 3 days, decide to book on day 3, and assuming ticketing happens promptly (within a few minutes of booking), have until day 4 to cancel without penalty. You can't get back the FareLock fee itself even within 24 hours, but you should have 24 hours after you decide to buy a FareLocked booking to refund without penalty.
EDIT: Based upon the post above...it looks like I really misunderstood how farelock operates.
Last edited by DCEsquire; Oct 27, 2012 at 10:31 am
Nov 21, 2013, 5:03 pm
#41
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BTW, make sure you don't click the link "Check prices again" in the farelock expiration email!!!
I did that, and my price was $272 on a ONT-SFO flight up from $135 that was farelocked. I just happened to double-check Kayak and found that united still had the $135 fare available for the exact same flight.
Maybe it was a fare class thing, but still tricky tricky!
I did that, and my price was $272 on a ONT-SFO flight up from $135 that was farelocked. I just happened to double-check Kayak and found that united still had the $135 fare available for the exact same flight.
Maybe it was a fare class thing, but still tricky tricky!
Nov 21, 2013, 5:37 pm
#42
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