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Jan 1, 2019, 8:17 am

absdotan99

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Join Date: Jan 2015

Posts: 54

Have a Simple Question About United Airlines/MileagePlus? Ask Here [2019]

I need to book a Lufthansa Premium Economy flight in united.com. The fare bucket is shown by united.com is R, what is the actual bucket in LH? LH Does not have R for PE, they only have E, G and N. Thanks

Jan 1, 2019, 9:04 am

Kacee

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Join Date: Apr 2013

Location: PHX

Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)

Posts: 56,470

Quote:

Originally Posted by absdotan99

Will almost certainly book into N.

Jan 1, 2019, 2:05 pm

ChateauMargaux

Join Date: Feb 2018

Location: WAS

Programs: Virtuoso TA, UA 1MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott LT Platinum

Posts: 445

As an 1K, if I am flying domestic economy, does my companion get any benefit if on the same reservation as me?

Jan 1, 2019, 2:37 pm

WineCountryUA

Moderator: United Airlines

Join Date: Jun 2007

Location: SFO

Programs: UA Plat 1.997MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat

Posts: 66,859

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluegatorade

As an 1K, if I am flying domestic economy, does my companion get any benefit if on the same reservation as me?

Same bag allowance
Premier access / security and boarding with you
Eligible for CPU at your status
Free SDC if done with you
Free access to E+

Not listed but provided by a few FAs, free drink and food onboard in economy

Jan 1, 2019, 4:11 pm

FlyingHoustonian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: Catania, Sicily/South Jersey (PHL)/Houston, Texas/Red Stick/airborne in-between

Programs: United Global Svs, AA PlatPro, WN RR, AZ/ITA Freccia, Hilton Diam, Bonvoy Gold, Hertz Prez, IHG

Posts: 3,548

Just booked my return flight for a day trip tomorrow and the normal A319 late evening flight seatmap IAH-PHL shows 3 rows of F instead of 2, which I have, of course, never seen. Is this for a possible 320 sub? I booked row 2 but still found the seatmap odd. Is there a reconfig I missed? Just curious

Jan 1, 2019, 6:32 pm

Kacee

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Posts: 56,470

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyingHoustonian

Is this for a possible 320 sub?

Yep.

Jan 1, 2019, 8:21 pm

findark

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Nov 2014

Location: MSP

Programs: DL PM, UA Gold, WN, Global Entry; +others wherever miles/points are found

Posts: 14,423

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyingHoustonian

It was upgauged to a 320 - there are some places where the equipment type doesn't update in the systems when swapped last minute.

Jan 2, 2019, 1:58 am

Productivity

Join Date: Jul 2013

Location: IAH

Posts: 488

So I qualified back into my lowly gold last year (2018), reaching the status in early December. This is quite useful for *G and the economy plus availability.

Checking my UA app today, it's saying valid through January 2019. My understanding was if I qualify in 2018, it's valid through end 2019. Should I be worried here?

Jan 2, 2019, 9:54 am

EmailKid

Moderator: Budget Travel forum & Credit Card Programs, FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Aug 2002

Location: YYJ/YVR and back on Van Isle ....... for now

Programs: UA lifetime MM / *A Gold

Posts: 14,429

Quote:

Originally Posted by Productivity

No, no worries.

Actually status will be valid to end of January 2020.

Jan 2, 2019, 5:11 pm

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UALAX

Join Date: Sep 2010

Programs: UA 1k, AA EXP lite, Hertz 5*G, Nat'l Exec

Posts: 70

Never seen this before

Flying tonight lax-Ewr. Upgraded using gpu. BP shows upgraded seat (2b) but still shows as economy. Might I end up in the back?

Jan 2, 2019, 7:24 pm

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zgringo14

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: RDU

Programs: AA PLT, Club Carlson GLD, IHG Spire, Lifemiles GLD, Hilton Gold

Posts: 338

TP flights not showing up for Mileageplus bookings

Is anyone else having problems getting TAP flights to show up for UA Award bookings? It was working fine in recent weeks, but now I can't pull up anything for TAP for Award bookings.