Travel Waivers: Tokyo, Chicago & Upper Midwest (January 22, 2018 - January 23, 2018)
Jan 22, 2018, 8:47 am
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Travel Waivers: Tokyo, Chicago & Upper Midwest (January 22, 2018 - January 23, 2018)
For multiple locations:
Airports:
- Tokyo-Haneda, Japan (HND)
- Tokyo-Narita, Japan (NRT)
- Chicago-O'Hare, IL (ORD)
- Appleton, WI (ATW)
- Duluth, MN (DLH)
- Eau Claire, WI (EAU)
- Green Bay, WI (GRB)
- Hancock, MI (CMX)
- Lincoln, NE (LNK)
- Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (MSP)
- Omaha, NE (OMA)
- Rochester, MN (RST)
- Sioux Falls, SD (FSD)
- Traverse City, MI (TVC)
- Wausau, WI (CWA)
Waiver: https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/tra...eptionPolicies
Waiver Parameter Code: 1+
David
Jan 22, 2018, 1:16 pm
#2
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I've got a flight thru ORD the night of the 23rd and the waiver gives me only 2 days to reschedule to. All optional/future flights are booked to the gills (probably because of weather).
Whoop Dee Doo --- allowing only 2 days out, isn't really too customer friendly, imho!
Used to at least give a guy 5 days, and what's the BIG rush???
I'll probably just cancel & lose $200.00.
"The change fee and any difference in fare will be waived for new United flights departing on or before January 25, 2018, as long as travel is rescheduled in the originally ticketed cabin (any fare class) and between the same cities as originally ticketed."
Whoop Dee Doo --- allowing only 2 days out, isn't really too customer friendly, imho!
Used to at least give a guy 5 days, and what's the BIG rush???
I'll probably just cancel & lose $200.00.
"The change fee and any difference in fare will be waived for new United flights departing on or before January 25, 2018, as long as travel is rescheduled in the originally ticketed cabin (any fare class) and between the same cities as originally ticketed."
Jan 22, 2018, 1:21 pm
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I've got a flight thru ORD the night of the 23rd and the waiver gives me only 2 days to reschedule to. All optional/future flights are booked to the gills (probably because of weather).
Whoop Dee Doo --- allowing only 2 days out, isn't really too customer friendly, imho!
Used to at least give a guy 5 days, and what's the BIG rush???
I'll probably just cancel & lose $200.00.
"The change fee and any difference in fare will be waived for new United flights departing on or before January 25, 2018, as long as travel is rescheduled in the originally ticketed cabin (any fare class) and between the same cities as originally ticketed."
Whoop Dee Doo --- allowing only 2 days out, isn't really too customer friendly, imho!
Used to at least give a guy 5 days, and what's the BIG rush???
I'll probably just cancel & lose $200.00.
"The change fee and any difference in fare will be waived for new United flights departing on or before January 25, 2018, as long as travel is rescheduled in the originally ticketed cabin (any fare class) and between the same cities as originally ticketed."
Jan 22, 2018, 1:35 pm
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They're not going to refund anything, and I can't find any6thing in the next few days where I don't ride in E- on 3 out of 4 legs to CLE>
Jan 22, 2018, 1:37 pm
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I wouldn't be so quick to jump to "they're not going to refund anything". I've used a waiver to refund a trip that I didn't want to take after it got postponed. A delayed trip by 1-2 days impacts my schedule greatly. Just call UA and say what you're saying on this forum. "I can't find anything in the next few days where I don't ride in E-, therefore, I want a refund". I'm almost willing to put money down that if you try 1-2 times, an agent will refund your ticket completely or give you UA credit voucher.
Jan 22, 2018, 1:38 pm
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Jan 22, 2018, 1:38 pm
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I wouldn't be so quick to jump to "they're not going to refund anything". I've used a waiver to refund a trip that I didn't want to take after it got postponed. A delayed trip by 1-2 days impacts my schedule greatly. Just call UA and say what you're saying on this forum. "I can't find anything in the next few days where I don't ride in E-, therefore, I want a refund". I'm almost willing to put money down that if you try 1-2 times, an agent will refund your ticket completely or give you UA credit voucher.
Jan 22, 2018, 2:39 pm
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What exactly is the problem with Chicago, blizzard conditions?
I have a 2-hour international connection in ORD on Friday, on the way from West Coast to Europe. It is supposed to warm up by Friday, in Chicago; also winds are supposed to pick up. Is it worth trying to reroute? I am afraid to outsmart myself and change to somewhere where the storm blows to by then. LOL
Thank you.
I have a 2-hour international connection in ORD on Friday, on the way from West Coast to Europe. It is supposed to warm up by Friday, in Chicago; also winds are supposed to pick up. Is it worth trying to reroute? I am afraid to outsmart myself and change to somewhere where the storm blows to by then. LOL
Thank you.
Jan 22, 2018, 2:45 pm
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I wouldn't be so quick to jump to "they're not going to refund anything". I've used a waiver to refund a trip that I didn't want to take after it got postponed. A delayed trip by 1-2 days impacts my schedule greatly. Just call UA and say what you're saying on this forum. "I can't find anything in the next few days where I don't ride in E-, therefore, I want a refund". I'm almost willing to put money down that if you try 1-2 times, an agent will refund your ticket completely or give you UA credit voucher.
That said, under a waiver condition they MIGHT elect to allow a full refund (or at least a credit w/o fee) in advance as they are both being "nice" and reducing the number of displaced pax they have to worry about.
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Jan 22, 2018, 4:04 pm
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Jan 22, 2018, 4:34 pm
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The weather forecast in Chicago does not look that bad at all, especially by Chicago standards. They've been erring on the safe side with these waivers, so just issuing one by no means suggests there's a high probability of your original flight being cancelled or delayed.
Jan 22, 2018, 5:22 pm
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And a previous time when they had a weather advisory for EWR, I tried to change my flight to go through ORD and the phone agent said it was not permitted. So, why send me an email about it?
Jan 22, 2018, 8:36 pm
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The written and published rule is. "The change fee and any difference in fare will be waived for new United flights, as long as travel is rescheduled in the originally ticketed cabin (any fare class) and between the same cities as originally ticketed."
So you could-a/should-a hung up and called someone that knew what the rule was!!!