Is my MCO-EWR Flight Sold-Out or why doesn't it show up for purchase now?
Mar 29, 2013, 3:34 pm
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Is my MCO-EWR Flight Sold-Out or why doesn't it show up for purchase now?
So I'm flying from MCO-EWR on 4/12 on the 759pm flight.
When I pull up the flights on those days, none of the evening flights are available at all for purchase. The last flight that day available is at 326pm.
When I look at the seat map for my flight all 12 seats in 1st are open and 23 are open in Economy - just not selected yet maybe...
When I try the apply for an upgrade, it says "Online upgrade not available" and gives no options for Buying Up to First or Using miles/Regional.
So is my flight oversold or something else?
When I pull up the flights on those days, none of the evening flights are available at all for purchase. The last flight that day available is at 326pm.
When I look at the seat map for my flight all 12 seats in 1st are open and 23 are open in Economy - just not selected yet maybe...
When I try the apply for an upgrade, it says "Online upgrade not available" and gives no options for Buying Up to First or Using miles/Regional.
So is my flight oversold or something else?
Mar 29, 2013, 3:42 pm
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Yup ... almost every flight that day (except for the early morning ones) is either completely sold out or close to it ...
Code:
1UA 1060 F0 A0 Z0 P0*MCOEWR N 715P 1010P 738 S 0 XJS DCA /E
Y0 B0 M0 E0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 *A
2UA 1593 F0 A0 Z0 P0*MCOEWR N 759P 1044P 73G S 0 XTJ DCA /E
Y0 B0 M0 E0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 *A
3UA 1425 F0 A0 Z0 P0*MCOEWR 8 326P 615P 752 S 0 XJS DCA /E
Y1 B0 M0 E0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 *A
4UA 575 F1 A1 Z0 P0*MCOEWR N 234P 530P 320 L 0 XJ DCA /E
Y0 B0 M0 E0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 *A
5UA 1219 F3 A3 Z0 P0*MCOEWR N 127P 425P 738 S 0 TF DCA /E
Y3 B1 M0 E0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 *A
6UA 1627 F1 A1 Z0 P0*MCOEWR N 1205P 300P 738 L 0 XTJS DCA /E
Y1 B0 M0 E0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 *A
UA 1144 F1 A0 Z0*MCOEWR N 1024A 111P 73G S 0 DCA /E
P0 Y0 B0 M0 E0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 *A
2UA 1670 F4 A4 Z3*MCOEWR 9 800A 1037A 752 B 0 XWJS DCA /E
P0 Y2 B1 M1 E0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 *A
3UA 264 F9 A9 Z9*MCOEWR N 604A 833A 752 B 0 XWJS DCA /E
P9 Y9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 Q9 V8 W7 S0 *A
Mar 29, 2013, 6:15 pm
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*gate agents like it if you come prepared as it makes their job easier
Mar 29, 2013, 9:13 pm
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I'm missing something here. Why would he need an alternative routing? He is confirmed on the flight already. Are you implying he wants to VDB? Based on the OP, I thought he was looking to UG, not VDB.
Mar 30, 2013, 4:28 pm
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but if my flight is oversold (u/g cleared or not), I'll look to VDB but part of my VDB negotiations is to see if I can get up front on the new flight (and as to alternative routings, you know f/t'ers, we can come up with some pretty creative routings to get to the original destination
Mar 31, 2013, 10:05 pm
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What's the chance of the agent putting me on Delta, Jet Blue or American non-stop up to NYC area?? There is one more non-stop flight to EWR after mine and its sold out too...all the United options leavign at 5pm or after are connections, some which get me to NYC sooner than the original flight.
I cant be to airport till 430pm...FYI
thanks
I cant be to airport till 430pm...FYI
thanks