Booking two people on same reservation with different return dates
Nov 18, 2014 | 9:17 am
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Booking two people on same reservation with different return dates
Hello Folks,
The Mrs and I are planning to fly to India next year and we were looking at dates where there is R availability (I know things we do for GPU usage). The Mrs has some extra days available and would like to stay back longer than I would. Would it be possible to book the two of us on the same reservation record with separate return dates? The only reason I am asking this is she wont have any status next year and I would like to ensure that she atleast gets an E+ seat and baggage allowance (because of my status).
Is this possible?
The Mrs and I are planning to fly to India next year and we were looking at dates where there is R availability (I know things we do for GPU usage). The Mrs has some extra days available and would like to stay back longer than I would. Would it be possible to book the two of us on the same reservation record with separate return dates? The only reason I am asking this is she wont have any status next year and I would like to ensure that she atleast gets an E+ seat and baggage allowance (because of my status).
Is this possible?
Nov 18, 2014 | 9:21 am
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Booking two people on same reservation with different return dates
No way to do that. Itineraries have to be the exact same to be booked on a single reservation - not just a UA thing, with all carriers.
Nov 18, 2014 | 9:35 am
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Nov 18, 2014 | 9:52 am
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Nov 18, 2014 | 11:08 am
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May 17, 2016 | 6:47 pm
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How did this work?
Realize this is a dead thread, but wanted to see if you had success with this. Going to italy in the fall and was hoping to book a reservation together for my brother and I, and then moving my return flight up (while still maintaining benefits of UA status).
May 17, 2016 | 7:07 pm
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I do have recent experience - in a gold, my wife silver, and fare locked a trip for the two of us. I had to change just my return date. So bought the ticket for the both of us, so I could get the fare, then made the change within 24 hours of purchase. Wife net back to silver benefits right away - baggage allowance went back to 1 and CPU notated as early as day of departure, and she kept her E+ seats, but it was showing a charge if she wanted to change.