RPU only cleared on Leg 1 of Through Flight
Oct 29, 2017, 10:12 am
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RPU only cleared on Leg 1 of Through Flight
Flying next weekend ORD-DEN-GEG on UA675. Same flight number but change of aircraft at Denver with 2 hour layover. Had an RPU to burn so applied it to this flight. The ORD-DEN leg cleared but DEN-GEG did not. Is it normal that a through flight wouldn't clear both legs at the same time? Also, am I at a disadvantage using the RPU when they start clearing CPU's. The flight is F9 A9 JN9 C9 D9 Z8 ZN8 P7 PN0 R0 RN0 IN0 I0.
Oct 29, 2017, 10:36 am
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Rpus clear one segment at a time like CPUs
if you want to be safe you can wait to see if a cpu clears then apply the rpu. But waiting can be risky too.
You can call and get an rpu removed but if you're original fare class is not available then you can't
if you want to be safe you can wait to see if a cpu clears then apply the rpu. But waiting can be risky too.
You can call and get an rpu removed but if you're original fare class is not available then you can't
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Oct 29, 2017, 11:05 am
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Flying next weekend ORD-DEN-GEG on UA675. Same flight number but change of aircraft at Denver with 2 hour layover. Had an RPU to burn so applied it to this flight. The ORD-DEN leg cleared but DEN-GEG did not. Is it normal that a through flight wouldn't clear both legs at the same time? Also, am I at a disadvantage using the RPU when they start clearing CPU's. The flight is F9 A9 JN9 C9 D9 Z8 ZN8 P7 PN0 R0 RN0 IN0 I0.
Now that it's done so, you presumably have a split record, so you shouldn't be at any disadvantage when compared to CPUs. You might even get PQMs for ORD-DEN+DEN-GEG instead of ORD-GEG, but I wouldn't count on that until they post.
Oct 29, 2017, 1:32 pm
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I'm surprised that it would clear on a single leg of a through flight, yes. I wouldn't have expected UA's system to split your through flight into separate segments. (It's a problem with the Island Hopper in particular, where the upgrade is usually all-or-nothing unless you can get a helpful agent to split the record manually).
Now that it's done so, you presumably have a split record, so you shouldn't be at any disadvantage when compared to CPUs. You might even get PQMs for ORD-DEN+DEN-GEG instead of ORD-GEG, but I wouldn't count on that until they post.
Now that it's done so, you presumably have a split record, so you shouldn't be at any disadvantage when compared to CPUs. You might even get PQMs for ORD-DEN+DEN-GEG instead of ORD-GEG, but I wouldn't count on that until they post.
Oct 29, 2017, 4:24 pm
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It's been a few years since I had one, but my memory is that in all aspects of the experience except for PQM credit it was like having two different flight numbers.
Oct 29, 2017, 4:39 pm
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Sounds like even though you had the same flight number, it was ticketed with different segments - so no difference from any other ticketed flight with connections and RPUs.
If not, please confirm what your screen looks like now - it has to have had to split the segments now.
If not, please confirm what your screen looks like now - it has to have had to split the segments now.
Oct 29, 2017, 5:59 pm
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Sounds like even though you had the same flight number, it was ticketed with different segments - so no difference from any other ticketed flight with connections and RPUs.
If not, please confirm what your screen looks like now - it has to have had to split the segments now.
If not, please confirm what your screen looks like now - it has to have had to split the segments now.
Oct 29, 2017, 7:00 pm
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Jul 14, 2018, 9:44 pm
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I've got a similar question. I'm flying the island hopper from KWA to GUM and it shows up as a single flight with two stops (not layovers) and I'm getting PQMs as if the flight was a non-stop despite stops in Pohnpei and Chuuk.
If I apply an RPU will it be applied to individual segments or the entire three legs? I would only want to use it if everything clears.
If I apply an RPU will it be applied to individual segments or the entire three legs? I would only want to use it if everything clears.
Jul 15, 2018, 12:26 pm
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No. It will clear all-or-none based on R inventory on KWA-GUM, and reports are that your chances are basically nil if you have not cleared by the time the flight goes to gate control.
Jul 15, 2018, 2:44 pm
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Thanks for the reply, it may be a long shot, but being based out of GUM it seems like the best value I could hope to get out of one of these without being back in the states.
Jul 15, 2018, 2:56 pm
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Same flight number = credit from original departure to ultimate destination only (i.e. as if it were a nonstop point to point flight). Avoid "direct" flights like the plague because they're almost always Change of Gauge (even to the same aircraft type) and you don't get the credit for the extra flying...