Jun 18, 2019, 2:05 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Earning miles
Members can earn up to 75,000 miles per ticket, excluding purchases or bonuses from applicable promotions.
75,000 RDM / award miles max earning per UA ticket
Oct 18, 2017, 11:33 am
#76
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, AA, DL
Posts: 7,417
Oct 18, 2017, 11:37 am
#77
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Posts: 10,907
Op, had you registered for any promos? The rules say capped at 75K per ticket excluding any promo miles.
Did both legs have same ticket number? It is per ticket, not PNR.
Members can earn up to 75,000 award miles per ticket, excluding Award Accelerator purchases or bonuses from applicable promotions.
Oct 18, 2017, 12:31 pm
#78
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: UA MileagePlus 2MM
Posts: 1,567
I'm guessing same ticket number as both nonstop flights - i.e. just 2 segments in itinerary.
Oct 18, 2017, 3:49 pm
#80
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: UA MileagePlus 2MM
Posts: 1,567
Adam
Oct 18, 2017, 3:56 pm
#81
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Posts: 10,907
I did change the return online and got charged a fee. It didn't go through (unnoticed by me!). Then someone called me on Sunday from London airport and apologized that my Sunday flight 941 was delayed 2 hours and asked if I wanted to change to the 6pm departure (UA921?). I told them I had already switched it online, to Monday, and this operations person said I would have to call UA reservations. So I did and got the previous change fee refunded and the change again fee waived - probably just a friendly agent but as I said before, this was a ticket in the expensive range to begin. Interesting trend perhaps?
Adam
Adam
Oct 18, 2017, 4:03 pm
#82
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: UA MileagePlus 2MM
Posts: 1,567
The change probably caused a new ticket number to be generated. Thus you would get more than the 75K cap per ticket as it is now 2 different ticket numbers. Should be able to look at bottom of your BP's and see the ticket numbers starting with 016. I would bet they are different for each of the 2 legs.
Oct 18, 2017, 4:59 pm
#83
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 31,962
I did change the return online and got charged a fee. It didn't go through (unnoticed by me!). Then someone called me on Sunday from London airport and apologized that my Sunday flight 941 was delayed 2 hours and asked if I wanted to change to the 6pm departure (UA921?). I told them I had already switched it online, to Monday, and this operations person said I would have to call UA reservations. So I did and got the previous change fee refunded and the change again fee waived - probably just a friendly agent but as I said before, this was a ticket in the expensive range to begin. Interesting trend perhaps?
Adam
Adam
Let's move on. Nothing new here.
Oct 18, 2017, 8:03 pm
#84
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: CO - Onepass Gold Elite--> UA - MileagePlus Gold Premier--> Silver --> AS - MileagePlan MVPGOLD!
Posts: 735
Maybe he posted because he didn't understand that it was normal?
Hence he asked the question.
Last edited by J.Edward; Oct 18, 2017 at 10:39 pm Reason: Remove over personal comment
Oct 18, 2017, 9:49 pm
#85
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: UA MileagePlus 2MM
Posts: 1,567
I almost always switch my return travel and have never seen this happen but I have only been flying UA for 25 years (though admit the 75K caps relatively new 2 years or so?). Maybe it's just a "bank error in my favor"?!!
Adam
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Oct 19, 2017 at 1:07 am Reason: Updated quote and removed response to material removed by Mod
Oct 18, 2017, 10:02 pm
#86
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: UA MileagePlus 2MM
Posts: 1,567
Jan 18, 2018, 1:02 pm
#87
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA GS 1MM
Posts: 117
Just under the 75k earning cap: 74,987
Just booked a trip that qualifies for $6817 PQD. That's 74,987 award miles. That's $1 PQD away from the max without hitting the cap. Silly, I know, but made me feel like I was maximizing bang for my PQBuck.
Jan 18, 2018, 1:07 pm
#88
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: UA 1K; *G, AA Plat
Posts: 1,700
But, good job, haha. Closest award goes to you possibly!
Jan 18, 2018, 4:19 pm
#90
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: UA 1K; *G, AA Plat
Posts: 1,700
See this forum: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...earning-5.html
I think people say that if you fly an outbound then change the return to a different date, it resets the cap. Others think they're just getting lucky! I don't know tbh ahha.
I think people say that if you fly an outbound then change the return to a different date, it resets the cap. Others think they're just getting lucky! I don't know tbh ahha.
