sannmann

Indeed, no UA metal flights or codeshares but all *A. Found it on the UA website. If it doesn't automatically ticket, who do I call to get it ticketed?

Kacee

That's a function of booking on certain carriers (particularly SK or OS) rather than a no UA segment itinerary. When I've booked TG or AV itineraries on UA stock, they've ticketed virtually instantly.

If it doesn't ticket w/in 24 hours, call. They may or may not be able to fix it for you; but it's better than doing nothing.

sannmann

After 14 hours, it ticketed. Includes flights on LH, LX, and SA.

German Expat

Had a ticket on 016 ticket stock flying Swiss (one way) ZRH -> PRG but the miles posted were now based on W and I got a lot less award miles and no PDQ showing up.
Is the only way to get this fixed to call or can I submit a missing mileage credit (it actually is not missing, just wrong)?
Thanks

WineCountryUA

Call or email. Missing credit will see that something credited and reject the request.

lushwave

Is there a way to buy an itinerary of *A partner flights through UA so that you can still earn PQDs? I would like to buy a round trip EWR-ARN operated by SAS through United, but I can't find it online. Worth a call to the 1k desk? Would I even be able to get it in the same fare class?

Thanks!

WineCountryUA

There could be a couple of issues here -- it is difficult to purchases on UA.com an all non-UA ticket (difficult but not necessarily impossible for some partners -- this thread is about that) and

Secondly SAS / SK flights have been problematic -- http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-searches.html

And thirdly, except for Joint Venture (JV) partners, UA will give preference to its own operated flights.

findark

You can call, however, and book with an agent. This will generally work for partner flights, but depending on the fare rules forcing an 016 ticket may or may not give the same price.

Kacee

Quoting myself, because I spoke to soon.

Now at 7 hours waiting for a TG revenue booking to ticket. Called UA to see what was going on, got an absolutely clueless rep who kept insisting the ticket hadn't issued because I hadn't paid for it - despite e-mail confirm that says "You will not be charged until your ticket is issued."

May just cancel and buy super cheap nonaccruing TG ticket ($62 vs $177 for C ticket on 016 stock).

Mike Jacoubowsky

Not that long ago, when you purchased an award ticket with miles, it would give you the option to book it with cash... even when not on UA. Is that option entirely gone now? It was very useful when traveling in Peru (LIM to CUZ tickets). That option no longer seems to come up.

Kacee

Update on my TG ticket.

First reservation simply disappeared overnight. Could have been vindictive agent who insisted I hadn't paid yet. I made another booking. Didn't even receive a confirmation e-mail from UA this time, and after about 12 hours, still no ticket issued, so I went ahead and booked direct with TG. Then a few hours after that received an e-mail from UA confirming the second reservation had ticketed

Twenty minutes on the phone with TG Bangkok ticket office to cancel the TG ticket.

So end of story, I will get my PQD and RDM, but it sure wasn't easy.

sjefenole

Noting that the cheapest tickets on Air Canada sorted from least expensive are:
K, A, L, T, S

I tried booking a round trip LAX-YVR on straight AC metal where AC shows no K availability but A available in both directions, 1K desk was unable to price the A fare but able to do the L fare, however there was a about $40 difference in each direction.

They said A is problematic because on UA, A is a premium fare so it doesn't give them the option. Do you know any workaround for this?

Thanks

nerdbirdsjc

Do the fare rules for the AC A fare permit plating on NON-AC stock?

jsloan

I pulled up a sample A roundtrip fare from LAX/YVR and it doesn't show a plating restriction.

This doesn't make any sense and sounds like a MOLA (Mistaken or Lying Agent). Fare classes are not standardized across airlines, except for F, C, and Y. If they're trying to book AC flight numbers using an AC fare, their system should be able to pull up A the same as it would pull up any other class -- it shouldn't try to match it to a UA class. The display on the website may be weird -- it may try to tell you that you're in first class -- but they should be able to book it for you.

It's possible that there was another fare restriction that was being violated (advance purchase, minimum stay, etc.). Try the search on matrix.itasoftware.com . If you're able to find the fare there, it will provide the fare basis code on the confirmation screen. When you call UA, if they're still giving you the runaround, ask them to try the fare basis that you got from ITA. (If you're not able to find the fare on ITA, that's probably an indication that the fare doesn't apply for one of the reasons I listed).

emcampbe

Not sure, but it's been gone for tickets involving UA metal for a while - replaced with the economy plus essentials, etc. upsell.