steveo

App check in ORD-PVG (Chicago Shanghai), K fare offer is 1129. Do the price ever change? My travel policy is I can do it if it is less than $1000. Think closer to the flight it will drop if there are no takers?

bmwe92fan

Best answer is it depends - I've seen it go both ways - depending on the loads and if others take it - if I were you I'd pay the difference ($129) between the two and take it now....

physioprof

That does seem like a good deal to upgrade to business for such a long flight. Could easily get much more expensive as flight gets closer.

1kBill

As written, the upsell offer is $1,129, not $129. $129 would be the bargain of two centuries for a route like that.

bmwe92fan

I guess you missed my point - his employer will pay up to $1,000 to upgrade....

greg99

Yeah - this seems like a no-brainer...

gpicur

Purchased a V fare ticket ATL-LAS-ORD-ATL for $703, with the last segment (ORD-ATL) booking in T class. I was CPU'd on the ATL-IAH, IAH-LAS and ORD-ATL segments. When I checked in for the LAS-DEN-ORD I was offered an UFC for $119 for the DEN-ORD segment. I accepted it as I thought there would be tons of GS and 1K's ahead of me for the CPU.

kluau88

I was rebooked HKG-SFO in full C after my initial flight cancelled and then when I tried to OLCI was offered Global First for $699.

restlessinRNO

So did you take it? How was GF?

goodeats21

Many thanks to those (WinecountryUA, iluv2fly, and televisor) who assisted with my earlier questions.

After obsessively trying every method recommended, I did not find a great buy up offer. But when I approached the gate to get a seat assignment changed (trying to keep an open middle next to me) the agent checked and found a decent offer for what I believe was the last BF seat. Living large!

Now a question for the return. First leg is on Germanwings, so I don't see a way to check-in on United.com or the app. Is there any way to check for upgrade offers?

If I check in with Germanwings on-line now, will that trigger a check in with United and open up the upgrade offers?

Edit/Added: I tried to check in through Germanwings but I keep getting an error - "9005 - IATCHIThroughCheckIn" which I imagine means that on-line check in is not going to work with multi-carrier Intl itinerary.

Any recourse for me? Or do I just go the airport to check-in and not start checking for buy-ups until then?

WineCountryUA

Germanwings is not *A and is not fully intregrated in the UA/*A system. However, you can only check in with the first carrier, you will not be able to use the UA app, ua,com or UA phone agents (or LH phone agents)

Bottomline (and personal experience) expect issues -- you may or may not get checked in for the UA flight (I did not). Hope you are not checking bags, no UA elite waivers, ...
You will likely not be able to do anything until you can get to an UA agent at the UA departure airport.

multiple threads on issues with 4U
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-benefits.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ua-ticket.html

goodeats21

Well WineCountryUA, aren't you just full of good news. Thanks for the warnings.

I am checking one bag, but I am not going to stress over it. If they insist on charging me, I have my receipt which indicates the 1st check bag is free. Pretty easy to dispute / FAA complaint that.

I am more worried about your comment of not being checked in with United. I am Germanwings to LHR, then United onto IAD. I have 2hr, 15 min layover. I am assuming that the bag gets checked through so I don't have to worry about claiming and rechecking...right?

Unless you have even worse news, I would think 2 hours would be enough time to get to UC or gate and have agent check me in...right?

I am not as worried about an upgrade offer this time around for the day flight...though it would be nice.

WineCountryUA

I and others have found the 4U experience lacking

Will not do you any good because it clear states that information is only valid when checking in with UA. So any elite waiver info is worthless but you should be OK with the standard economy 1 bag allowance, 4U is bound to the ticket rules, but not the elite waivers.

They seem to be able to check the bags thru but not generate the BP. The problem as you transit T2A/B there is a security check that requires the UA BP ... but they will take your bags chits also.
mine was 2:15 and had plenty of time to get breakfast at the LHR UC
I was awaiting a GPU that fortunately cleared on its own before boarding the 4U flight.

goodeats21

Well, so far things are going well. Arrived at the airport very early only to cruise through everything quickly. Now PLENTY of time to enjoy the LH lounge. Check-in agent even proactively asked if I wanted to be checked through for the entire trip...and out popped all my boarding passes.

I will not further derail this thread on 4U though, but thank you again for the info.

Interestingly, I am not seeing any indication on the UA app that I am checked in; and so no buy-up offers.

I will make contact with United ASAP at LHR to ensure I am actually checked in...and see about buy ups as well.

Cheers.

bmwe92fan

My experience is that UA doesn't "see" you until you have flown the first leg - for example my mobile BP only appear on my app once I land in the city I'm connecting to UA on - for example FRA or LHR..... Perhaps I'll see you at LHR today - but I think you leave well before I do!