StuckinITH

The TSA agent was right: if TSA PRE is not printed on your boarding pass, you do not have TSA PRE.

AC flights passengers are supposed to get access to the TSA PRE. So, it might be that for that flight you were randomly chosen not to have it. To test that, what you could have done is as you say go to the AC counter to get a new boarding pass. You could have asked the agent if you had enough time before your flight (usually 1 hour but I don't know for Canada), to uncheck you from your flight, then reinput your known traveler number, then recheck you for the flight. TSA PRE might have appeared or not.

Repooc17

Thank both! I am definitely in the AC system - just checked. My outbound flight originated from YYZ and had TSA Pre on all my BPs (YYZ-SFO via AC and SFO-TPE via UA); ironically, I had no needs for them since I did not need to recheck at SFO since I precleared at YYZ.

Guess I was denied TSA Pre. Not a huge issue.

frontenac551

Is there anything special that I need to do to make sure that this year's RPU/GPU are used rather than next year's? I've re-qualified for 1K for 2019, so have a mix of expiration dates.

Aussienarelle

It has been a couple of years since I had that scenario but like you I was concerned but the system allocated based on expiry first.

However, one of them did not get used so I called up to swap it out.

When in doubt I call so to be certain when you want to use them call to apply the UG.

Aussienarelle

MODS - not sure this is possible but thought I would ask. I am often looking at the seat maps and have to go searching for them and my search technique leaves much to be desired. My son calls me technology challenged.

I love the seat Wikis but was wondering if it may be possible to have a Sticky for the Seat Wikis in the top section that contains links to each seat Wiki?

That may not be doable but thought I would ask.

TIA

jeffrocowboy

Hi,

I haven’t flown to the US or on United in a long time – both bring a little more complexity than my usual travel.

United ticket/all UA flight numbers
AKL-SFO(on NZ)-EWR(onUA)-YHZ(on UA)
YHZ-BOS(on AC)-LAX(on UA)-AKL(on NZ)

1) As both first sectors are not on UA, presume I online check in with NZ and AC (and require their booking reference)

2) Will above complete check-in for subsequent UA flights, or is that a separate process?

3) Return sector have a 59 min transit in BOS – I know it’s legal, is it sufficient. In case of misconnect or other issues does the operating carrier (AC) or UA help out

4) What will show in my United app – all flights will have UA Mileage number, except the NZ flights.

Thanks for any tips.

mahasamatman

1. Correct, though your passport is all you need - they'll look up the PNR themselves.
2. They should be able to generate all BPs.
3. SInce YHZ is a pre-clearance airport, this is basically a domestic connection, so you should be fine. On the day of travel, it's always the operating airline you talk to.
4. You should see all your flights.

StuckinITH

If you apply your RPUs/GPUs to flights that have R=1 or R>1, the first ones to expire will be used first. If you have waitlisted those and the waitlist does not clear, that's when you might have some RPUs/GPUs coming back to your account that are due to expire first. If you know that happened, I would call UA. I don't have the problem since I used all the ones earned at the end of 2017. But I think that next year, I'll have to start a spreadsheet since I'll have double the number (with my wife getting to 1K too).

Repooc17

For the record and to close out, a gate agent handed me an AC boarding pass after doc ck. TSA Pre appears on the BP.

So this is an UA issue, it seems.

StuckinITH

Now you know. Next time it happens, stop by the AC check-in counter. It's good that you came back to let us know as we'll be able to advise the next FTer it happens to.

findark

Yes. Pre doesn't appear on the BP if the issuing airline is not the operating airline; as you did later, you needed to get a reprint from the operating airline (AC). This even extends to the absurd situation where I checked in at the LH counter in FRA and my FRA-ORD (LH) had Pre on it, but the LH-issued BP for my UA domestic connection did not. In that case I just used my mobile BP in the UA app.

Not sure if this is entirely up to date, but you're looking for: Consolidated Where to Sit on a United Plane Threads

1) Correct.
2) Usually yes; you will only be able to "check in" on the app after the non-UA coupon is lifted though (for purposes of getting E+ as silver, etc).
3) I would not be super comfortable with that connection unless the LAX connection was long enough to recover, but it's not impossible. If there is a misconnect, it is AC's obligation to re-route you all the way to AKL, but if you have UA status it's probably much easier to ask UA for help (assuming they issued the ticket).
4) If it's an 016 ticket then all of the segments will show up in the app.

EmailKid

This has been asked for before, at which point someone started the thread that findark points you to below, alas Mods elected not to sticky it.

While FT search is really poor (as noted by Google search being one of the options offered on FT), but these seat maps aren't all that hard to find. If all else fails, try Google Advanced search where you can specially FlyerTalk.com as the only domain to search. You can even narrow it down to a certain forum, but I forgot how to do that. Google.com/advanced_search is what will find stuff on FT that is hard to find ^

StuckinITH

I do the Google search the simple way. I just write: Flyertalk and United and whatever subject I'm interested in. In the case above, the whatever subject I'm interested in would be: where to sit on a 772 or where to sit on a 767, etc. Gets results in a few seconds.

jeffrocowboy

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1) Correct.
2) Usually yes; you will only be able to "check in" on the app after the non-UA coupon is lifted though (for purposes of getting E+ as silver, etc).
[b]3) I would not be super comfortable with that connection unless the LAX connection was long enough to recover, but it's not impossible. If there is a misconnect, it is AC's obligation to re-route you all the way to AKL, but if you have UA status it's probably much easier to ask UA for help (assuming they issued the ticket).
4) If it's an 016 ticket then all of the segments will show up in the app.[/QUOTE]

thanks for that, there is plenty of options (on UA for example) to get to LAX in time (as its early morning departure out of Halifax and late evening out of LAX) to make my LAX flight. It will be a UA ticket.

So to clarify, if AC gets me into BOS late and I miss my connection, they are responsible for re-routing to AKL? I do not have UA or AC status unfortunately.

I do have an option of the return journey via SFO and just involving UA with longer connection times which is probably safer bet - but was hoping to catch up with a friend in LAX. Maybe I am answering my own query - I had checkin/boarding issues with AC last time I flew back from Halifax and all flights in that case were on AC!

findark

Yes, the contractual obligation is that AC, as the late-delivering carrier, must re-route you to your next ticketed stopover or destination. UA also tends to be very helpful during IRROPS on UA-issued tickets, even if it is not their job to help you. Even with no UA status, if you misconnect I would just approach whichever airline seems easier to engage (BOS is neither a UA hub nor an AC hub, so I'm not sure here).

As long as there other BOS-LAX options if you miss your ticketed flight, I would worry less about the connection. The standard rule of thumb is it's not just how risky the connection is, it's what happens if you miss. Almost any legal connection has 50-50 or better odds; if it was connecting to BOS-EWR, I would happily accept any legal connection; if the consequence is missing the last chance to get the TPAC and blowing an important meeting in AKL, then it's a whole new story.