Premier benefits for companions on separate tickets, " off-pnr " [Consolidated]
Jun 3, 2017, 8:37 am
#46
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And yes, it was on UA ... and yes, recently as well. Where are you reading this is not possible? It is automatic when on the same reservation, but I have most definitely had GAs put a companion into F when they had unsold seats prior to departure.
Jun 3, 2017, 8:50 am
#47
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I am very certain of it And yes, it was on UA ... and yes, recently as well. Where are you reading this is not possible? It is automatic when on the same reservation, but I have most definitely had GAs put a companion into F when they had unsold seats prior to departure.
And yes, it was on UA ... and yes, recently as well. Where are you reading this is not possible? It is automatic when on the same reservation, but I have most definitely had GAs put a companion into F when they had unsold seats prior to departure.
Jun 3, 2017, 9:42 am
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I am very certain of it And yes, it was on UA ... and yes, recently as well. Where are you reading this is not possible? It is automatic when on the same reservation, but I have most definitely had GAs put a companion into F when they had unsold seats prior to departure.
And yes, it was on UA ... and yes, recently as well. Where are you reading this is not possible? It is automatic when on the same reservation, but I have most definitely had GAs put a companion into F when they had unsold seats prior to departure.
Jun 3, 2017, 1:35 pm
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its possible to have a companion from a separate reservation added to the waitlist. However, it can only be done at the airport, as far as I know. And haven't tried in a while, but IME, and I mostly tried to do this within the first year or two after the merger, only some agents know how to properly do it.
Jun 3, 2017, 2:06 pm
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its possible to have a companion from a separate reservation added to the waitlist. However, it can only be done at the airport, as far as I know. And haven't tried in a while, but IME, and I mostly tried to do this within the first year or two after the merger, only some agents know how to properly do it.
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Jun 3, 2017, 2:08 pm
#51
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Jun 3, 2017, 2:09 pm
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Jun 3, 2017, 2:11 pm
#53
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Not the case. Companions added to the Upgrade Standby List at the gate are added at the tier of the elite member, but I believe behind all other elites at that same level, but ahead of the next tier down.
Jun 3, 2017, 6:45 pm
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The E+ companion benefit is only for elites, not for E+ subscribers.
Jun 3, 2017, 6:59 pm
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I'm going to rant about lost 1K benefits for companion.
Originally BOS-IAD-BOS booked in SAME PNR with wife. Return upgrade didn't clear but was waitlisted.
Stupid UA system split the PNR! After we made SDC, they couldn't put wife on companion upgrade list with 1K priority.
It's not our fault for not being on the same PNR. UA system did the PNR split.
Originally BOS-IAD-BOS booked in SAME PNR with wife. Return upgrade didn't clear but was waitlisted.
Stupid UA system split the PNR! After we made SDC, they couldn't put wife on companion upgrade list with 1K priority.
It's not our fault for not being on the same PNR. UA system did the PNR split.
Jun 3, 2017, 7:13 pm
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I'm going to rant about lost 1K benefits for companion.
Originally BOS-IAD-BOS booked in SAME PNR with wife. Return upgrade didn't clear but was waitlisted.
Stupid UA system split the PNR! After we made SDC, they couldn't put wife on companion upgrade list with 1K priority.
It's not our fault for not being on the same PNR. UA system did the PNR split.
Originally BOS-IAD-BOS booked in SAME PNR with wife. Return upgrade didn't clear but was waitlisted.
Stupid UA system split the PNR! After we made SDC, they couldn't put wife on companion upgrade list with 1K priority.
It's not our fault for not being on the same PNR. UA system did the PNR split.
Jun 4, 2017, 1:07 am
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its possible to have a companion from a separate reservation added to the waitlist. However, it can only be done at the airport, as far as I know. And haven't tried in a while, but IME, and I mostly tried to do this within the first year or two after the merger, only some agents know how to properly do it.
Jan 15, 2018, 7:21 pm
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If I am flying say RNO-ORD on my own ticket and a friend ends up booking a RNO-ORD-RIC flight is it possible to have him be considered my companion on that RNO-ORD flight and get him E+ seats and or added to CPU list however unlikely that would be? Baggage and E+ would be much more important