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Old Jan 6, 2019, 12:17 pm
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Welcome to this thread to ask your basic, simple questions about United Airlines, its operations, or the MileagePlus program. We know that the airline is complex and we’ve created this thread for new and veteran members to ask those basic questions about United Airlines that you think must have an easy answer but just can’t find it or aren’t sure where to look.

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Old Sep 23, 2019, 6:27 pm
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Originally Posted by st3
On retrofitted planes is there any difference in the actual Polaris seat between a 772v5 and the 76L? A lot of people seem to complain about the small footwells and I don't know if they are the same for every seat?
If someone is complaining about footwells, it is the old B/E Diamond seat, not the Polaris seat.

The seat on the 76L will be narrower than on the 772, with less personal space. But the footwell per se is not a problem.
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Old Sep 23, 2019, 8:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Kacee
If someone is complaining about footwells, it is the old B/E Diamond seat, not the Polaris seat.

The seat on the 76L will be narrower than on the 772, with less personal space. But the footwell per se is not a problem.
Thanks, with the retrofits it can be hard finding out exactly what version a reviewer was on unless they are savvy enough to know the differences.
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 1:49 am
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I have booked a flight A-B-C, D-B-A where A-B-C is PE (R fare) and D-B-A on C (Z fare). I need to change D-B to Q-B. If I use the Change flight option, the D-B segment has no Z availability and therefore the price different is huge (including the $310 change fee). I was wondering If I call United, would the agent be able to book Q-B on Economy instead of C so will ended up having a low change fee?
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 7:09 am
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Originally Posted by absdotan99
I have booked a flight A-B-C, D-B-A where A-B-C is PE (R fare) and D-B-A on C (Z fare). I need to change D-B to Q-B. If I use the Change flight option, the D-B segment has no Z availability and therefore the price different is huge (including the $310 change fee). I was wondering If I call United, would the agent be able to book Q-B on Economy instead of C so will ended up having a low change fee?
Did you mean Q-B has no Z space? I doubt it's possible to do what you want, for a number of reasons

(a) flight changes usually force re-validation of downline inventory, so you can't "hold the space" on an existing flight
(b) your Z fare is from D-A; if you add a fare break in B it will get complicated (and likely expensive)
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 8:06 am
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Did you mean Q-B has no Z space? I doubt it's possible to do what you want, for a number of reasons

(a) flight changes usually force re-validation of downline inventory, so you can't "hold the space" on an existing flight
(b) your Z fare is from D-A; if you add a fare break in B it will get complicated (and likely expensive)
An agent might be able to do a long sell to hold inventory, but I agree this is likely a fool's errand. Also, some UA fares are written so that they can't actually be downgraded.

OP: Price out A-C / Q-B / B-A with multi-city search and see what you get. That's the best estimate you'll be able to get.

To get a more accurate answer, you'll need to identify A, B, C, D, and Q, and provide the original ticketing date.
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by jsloan
To get a more accurate answer, you'll need to identify A, B, C, D, and Q, and provide the original ticketing date.
and original fare rules.
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 9:50 am
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
and original fare rules.
That's why I asked for the original ticketing date... but, yes, now that United provides the fare rules, I guess it's possible to copy them all in here.

Just the fare codes themselves would be a help.
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 10:20 am
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Originally Posted by jsloan
That's why I asked for the original ticketing date... but, yes, now that United provides the fare rules, I guess it's possible to copy them all in here.

Just the fare codes themselves would be a help.
The fare codes:
A-B-C RKRCME3W (A - European city)
Q-B-A ZRCILW
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 10:35 am
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Originally Posted by absdotan99
The fare codes:
A-B-C RKRCME3W (A - European city)
Q-B-A ZRCILW
Sorry, the fare codes by themselves aren't sufficient. They're just a replacement for one step of the lookup process. We'd still need A, B, C, D, and Q, along with the original ticketing date. If you're not comfortable posting that information, try the multi-city search as suggested above. There's just not likely to be a great answer here, unfortunately. Can you fly from Q to D and still catch your original flight?
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 10:55 am
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Originally Posted by jsloan
... Can you fly from Q to D and still catch your original flight?
Another option is to wait to change the return ticket until after flying the outbound. So only the returned is repriced.
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 10:58 am
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Originally Posted by jsloan
Sorry, the fare codes by themselves aren't sufficient. They're just a replacement for one step of the lookup process. We'd still need A, B, C, D, and Q, along with the original ticketing date. If you're not comfortable posting that information, try the multi-city search as suggested above. There's just not likely to be a great answer here, unfortunately. Can you fly from Q to D and still catch your original flight?
Here are the cities
zrh-ewr-dca
bos-ewr-zrh

need to change iah-ewr-zrh
ticketing date 9/25/19
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 11:25 am
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Originally Posted by absdotan99
Here are the cities
zrh-ewr-dca
bos-ewr-zrh

need to change iah-ewr-zrh
ticketing date 9/25/19
Is it possible to fly IAH-BOS-EWR-ZRH?

Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
Another option is to wait to change the return ticket until after flying the outbound. So only the returned is repriced.
While that's true, I don't think it helps much in this case. You'd still either need an IAH-ZRH through fare, with whatever inventory it had at the time, or you'd need a combinable IAH-EWR + EWR-ZRH fare. Most UA intercontinental fares aren't combinable in this way.
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 1:52 pm
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When UA upgrades your cabin, do you get the PQMs with that cabin upgrade?
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by clin9383
When UA upgrades your cabin, do you get the PQMs with that cabin upgrade?
How did the upgrade happen? It depends.
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Old Sep 27, 2019, 2:04 pm
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Originally Posted by clin9383
When UA upgrades your cabin, do you get the PQMs with that cabin upgrade?
Did you do a cash upgrade? Or did you use an upgrade certificate or miles or get a complimentary upgrade?
On the former maybe (need to know when and how), on the latter no.
Some Paid Upgrades Count Towards PQD & mileage bonus and some DON'T!
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