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Old Nov 16, 2019, 11:01 am
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Normal economy "saver" award inventory is X
All UA elites have access XN inventory for economy awards

Normal business / domestic first award "saver" inventory is I
1K / Plat have access to IN inventory
GS have access to PN inventory (and some ability to convert cash inventory space to award space)

PremiumPlus "saver" award inventory is RN
There is not additional inventory for elites
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Old Sep 12, 2013, 10:17 pm
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Originally Posted by bseller
I'm sorry, but I know of NO ONE having EVER reported RN>R at any time, particularly outside of T-24.
I believe you're mistaken.
I just dug through my notes and I don't think we've seen RN>R since at least April 2012. Not quite "at any time", but I'll concede the point.
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Old Sep 13, 2013, 12:57 am
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Originally Posted by GregMM
XN is also available to MP cardholders.
Oh, interesting, I didn't know that. Is that a listed benefit of the card?
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Old Sep 14, 2013, 5:33 pm
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Originally Posted by jcain
Oh, interesting, I didn't know that. Is that a listed benefit of the card?
I haven't found it listed specifically anywhere, but they do mention that you can book any open seat on the flight as an award.
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Old Sep 14, 2013, 5:41 pm
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Originally Posted by GregMM
I haven't found it listed specifically anywhere, but they do mention that you can book any open seat on the flight as an award.
That's not much of a deal. The "any open seat" price is very expensive. Only a benefit in case you're forced to make a last minute flight and the cash price of that flight is even higher than the value of the miles required to purchase it at non-saver level.
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Old Sep 14, 2013, 6:56 pm
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Originally Posted by mitchmu
That's not much of a deal. The "any open seat" price is very expensive.
Yeah, it basically means that the capacity controls on standard awards don't apply.
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Old Sep 15, 2013, 6:43 am
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Originally Posted by Sykes
If I recall correctly, UA Insider said in the past (a long while ago) that RN is not used at all--all instrument-supported upgrades come out of R. The R-class waitlist is prioritized by elite status, but all confirmable inventory is available to anyone. IMO, any significance attributed to RN is a myth.
If I recall, RN always equalling R was supposed to be temporary and would be fixed down the road...
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Old Sep 15, 2013, 6:47 am
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Originally Posted by paulyras
If I recall, RN always equalling R was supposed to be temporary and would be fixed down the road...
It doesn't benefit UA (at least in the short term, all that matters now) to have RN actually be greater than R, so of course it's not going to get "fixed"
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Old Sep 15, 2013, 7:30 am
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It doesn't benefit UA (at least in the short term, all that matters now) to have RN actually be greater than R, so of course it's not going to get "fixed"
Contrast this with the recent $0 fare debacle, which was "fixed" within minutes.

Just goes to show that CO IT is capable of doing work if it affects intake of revenue on the front end but somehow completely unable to complete tasks that involve delivery of promised benefits to frequent flyers in exchange for that revenue.
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Old Sep 15, 2013, 11:05 am
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Originally Posted by UA-NYC
It doesn't benefit UA (at least in the short term, all that matters now) to have RN actually be greater than R, so of course it's not going to get "fixed"
Well they just changed the rules so that GS clear out of PN rather than R, and that is a very elite friendly change that doesn't "benefit" UA in the way I think you mean.

I wish they would do something similarly beneficial for us mere 1K's.
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Old Sep 15, 2013, 12:40 pm
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Originally Posted by Kacee
Well they just changed the rules so that GS clear out of PN rather than R, and that is a very elite friendly change that doesn't "benefit" UA in the way I think you mean.

I wish they would do something similarly beneficial for us mere 1K's.
Agreed - I've said all along UA was foolish for not upping the ante to GS. With the mediocre financials, they need all the HVF spend they can get

Fat chance for anything similar for us bottom feeding 1Ks tho!
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Old Sep 15, 2013, 3:12 pm
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Originally Posted by paulyras
If I recall, RN always equalling R was supposed to be temporary and would be fixed down the road...
It doesn't matter if RN > R if all upgrades regardless of status come from R.
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Old Sep 15, 2013, 3:49 pm
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Originally Posted by GregMM
I haven't found it listed specifically anywhere, but they do mention that you can book any open seat on the flight as an award.
That's YN not XN.
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Old Sep 16, 2013, 7:53 pm
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Originally Posted by mduell
That's YN not XN.
I know. I was just pointing out that they did mention some additional availability over a GM, but not specifically XN.
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Old Jan 14, 2014, 2:08 pm
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Originally Posted by UA-NYC
If you do see such magical occurences again, please do post them, as no one can ever re-produce them for future dates.
Not much to go on (and it's only two days out).....UA 944, ORD-FRA on 1/16/14 - IN5, I4 - first one I've ever seen


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Old May 14, 2014, 4:59 pm
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Ah, now, see, I saw ON>O on some SYD flights today and tried to book them as awards. After some effort to book it, the agent reminded me that ON is not award inventory, but upgrade inventory now (more like R/RN than I/IN).

Alas.
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