T-20, waitlisted and don't want to check-in - will I clear?
Oct 13, 2013, 4:25 am
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T-20, waitlisted and don't want to check-in - will I clear?
I'm waitlisted in Z on an international flight this evening, and confirmed on a flight tomorrow. BF is booked full. The web offers me check-in now.
I will only find out later if I have another meeting tomorrow morning. Also I will have to pay for hotel if I don't decide in time, so I might refuse the earlier flight if offered at the last minute, and I won't go to the airport unless I am confirmed.
1) If I check-in, can I still refuse if space opens up
2) If I don't check-in, will I be notified if the waitlist clears?
3) After T-3, assuming I am not at the airport, what happens? If I am checked-in? If I am not checked-in?
thanks
I will only find out later if I have another meeting tomorrow morning. Also I will have to pay for hotel if I don't decide in time, so I might refuse the earlier flight if offered at the last minute, and I won't go to the airport unless I am confirmed.
1) If I check-in, can I still refuse if space opens up
2) If I don't check-in, will I be notified if the waitlist clears?
3) After T-3, assuming I am not at the airport, what happens? If I am checked-in? If I am not checked-in?
thanks
Oct 13, 2013, 10:32 am
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I'm not sure why check-in would affect anything. If you clear the waitlist, checked-in or not, you have a ticket on the earlier flight.
Oct 13, 2013, 11:27 am
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Oct 13, 2013, 12:27 pm
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Clarifying question - have they ticketed you in Y on the earlier flight with the waitlist to business class, or are you waitlisted for Z only?
I think I might get on the phone with UA and to find out exactly what the current status is.
I think I might get on the phone with UA and to find out exactly what the current status is.
Oct 13, 2013, 1:00 pm
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I think lots of people would like to provide help, but I'm having difficulty understanding why the lack of desire to check in for the flight to get the highest spot on the priority list as possible if it goes to the gate
Oct 13, 2013, 3:24 pm
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Updates: I tried to check in, and got the message "change in your reservation" to call UA
1K desk said my waitlist had cleared, and I could choose either flight, today or tomorrow.
I chose tomorrow since I have already made commitments to meetings and hotel
I was reluctant to check-in because I wasn't sure if it would put me on the waitlisted flight and cancel my confirmed place for tomorrow - but I see it doesn't work that way - effectively until I called, I had two confirmed places after the waitlist cleared.
FYI, it was a Z ticket, not an upgrade.
Thanks for the answers, I'm still interested in learning more...
1K desk said my waitlist had cleared, and I could choose either flight, today or tomorrow.
I chose tomorrow since I have already made commitments to meetings and hotel
I was reluctant to check-in because I wasn't sure if it would put me on the waitlisted flight and cancel my confirmed place for tomorrow - but I see it doesn't work that way - effectively until I called, I had two confirmed places after the waitlist cleared.
FYI, it was a Z ticket, not an upgrade.
Thanks for the answers, I'm still interested in learning more...
Oct 13, 2013, 5:38 pm
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Unfortunately, I'm still confused. You were waitlisted for what? A different flight? I thought Z fares had very high change fees. BF to GF? (Although I thought one couldn't GPU from a Z fare). A little more context would be helpful.