Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Generally UA operated flights are posting with hour or two of landing and often before landing
Things that can lead to a day or two delays
-- Irrops rerouting
-- late SDC
-- Same day booking
Appears UA does some preprocessing in advance of the flight and changes after that preprocessing are processed later.
Things that can lead to a day or two delays
-- Irrops rerouting
-- late SDC
-- Same day booking
Appears UA does some preprocessing in advance of the flight and changes after that preprocessing are processed later.
UA is now posting their flight earnings very soon after arrival (hours, same day, ..)
#31
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: CHS
Programs: UA GS, Bonvoy Amabassador, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,583
DEN-IAH (5hour layover) - CHS
DEN-IAH posted before IAH-CHS flight took off
Flight is still in "My Trips" although the link is dead, typicallyt when that went away you got credited soon there after.
I got credited for IAH-CHS somewhere between 2-6hrs after landing as well
I had to do a double take as i thought maybe CC miles posted at a weird time
DEN-IAH posted before IAH-CHS flight took off
Flight is still in "My Trips" although the link is dead, typicallyt when that went away you got credited soon there after.
I got credited for IAH-CHS somewhere between 2-6hrs after landing as well
I had to do a double take as i thought maybe CC miles posted at a weird time
#32
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K (MM), DL, AA, AS, HHonors, SPG, Kimpton, Hyatt, IC PC, Marriott Titanium (LT PLT), Hertz PC
Posts: 7,224
#33
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: CLE, DCA, and 30k feet
Programs: Honors LT Diamond; United 1K; Hertz PC
Posts: 4,119
But I flew CLE-ORD this morning -- sitting in the UC waiting for a delayed connection -- and noticed that flight has already posted ^^^
Now if only I could get my Copa flights from 8 days ago to post my spreadsheet and balance would be in agreement
#35
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: EWR, NJ
Programs: UA 2 MM, UA 1K
Posts: 663
I was very surprised yesterday morning when I saw my flights the afternoon/evening before had already posted. They used to take about 3 days. Nice change. Now if they can just get the rest of the website fixed and to keep it from breaking...
#36
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New York, NY
Programs: UA, AA, DL, Hertz, Avis, National, Hyatt, Hilton, SPG, Marriott
Posts: 9,420
My 0740 EWR-DEN yesterday posted by the time I made it to my office downtown, and the return DEN-EWR (1910 departure) posted by the time I woke up this morning... I like this!
#37
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 16,899
This is fantastic news. Sounds like something UA might want to do some publicity about?
It this lasts it is truly a "change I will like" and an enhancement that's actually an enhancement!!h
It this lasts it is truly a "change I will like" and an enhancement that's actually an enhancement!!h
#38
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Japan
Posts: 5,577
Had flights on Mo and Tu this week and both posted in less than 24 hrs. Actually overnight. 6 p.m. flight showed when I started the computer 6 a.m. next day.
Incidentally I notice the same with MP shopping. Miles post even before item has shipped. Used to take forever.
Incidentally I notice the same with MP shopping. Miles post even before item has shipped. Used to take forever.
#40
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 11,327
What is the value to everyone of flights posting quickly? Of course quicker is better than slower, but are there times you all are waiting for your miles to post to make an award booking or something? Just wondering, as to me it doesn't matter that much, but I know others use miles differently.
#41
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: CLE, DCA, and 30k feet
Programs: Honors LT Diamond; United 1K; Hertz PC
Posts: 4,119
That was somewhat weird -- my first flight (mentioned upthread) posted within an hour of arrival, but my second flight didn't post until sometime between 6-12 hours after arrival (when I went to bed last night it still hadn't posted, but it was there this morning)
For me: I hardly ever actually use miles (I'm mostly in this game for the status goal treadmill) but I keep a spreadsheet to make sure everything gets credited (primarily for PQM/PQS/PQD). When they post more quickly I can get everything reconciled quicker and less risk of something going off the rails when I have something like 8 flights in 4 consecutive days -- under the (old?) (current?) 2 day lagging system this means that the first flights can't be fully reconciled until 4 more flights have occurred and if anything goes sideways with any of them figuring out which one went sideways can be annoying.
What is the value to everyone of flights posting quickly? Of course quicker is better than slower, but are there times you all are waiting for your miles to post to make an award booking or something? Just wondering, as to me it doesn't matter that much, but I know others use miles differently.
#42
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 11,327
That was somewhat weird -- my first flight (mentioned upthread) posted within an hour of arrival, but my second flight didn't post until sometime between 6-12 hours after arrival (when I went to bed last night it still hadn't posted, but it was there this morning)
For me: I hardly ever actually use miles (I'm mostly in this game for the status goal treadmill) but I keep a spreadsheet to make sure everything gets credited (primarily for PQM/PQS/PQD). When they post more quickly I can get everything reconciled quicker and less risk of something going off the rails when I have something like 8 flights in 4 consecutive days -- under the (old?) (current?) 2 day lagging system this means that the first flights can't be fully reconciled until 4 more flights have occurred and if anything goes sideways with any of them figuring out which one went sideways can be annoying.
For me: I hardly ever actually use miles (I'm mostly in this game for the status goal treadmill) but I keep a spreadsheet to make sure everything gets credited (primarily for PQM/PQS/PQD). When they post more quickly I can get everything reconciled quicker and less risk of something going off the rails when I have something like 8 flights in 4 consecutive days -- under the (old?) (current?) 2 day lagging system this means that the first flights can't be fully reconciled until 4 more flights have occurred and if anything goes sideways with any of them figuring out which one went sideways can be annoying.
To me the ability to immediately reconciliation is also the only benefit, but I guess, personally, it feels like a small improvement.
I wondered if this is sort of a bone they're throwing to the 'expert users' in the MP program, who generally will lose out from every other change they're making, but then I have a hard time figuring out how this materially helps.
#43
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: IAH / HOU
Programs: UA GS, DL-Plat, Hilton Gold, IHG Platinum, Hyatt Somethingist, Marriott Titanium Lifetime
Posts: 2,849
This is almost as good as Northwest was about posting miles 15 years ago. Now if UA would just serve the same food in F that NW served 15 years ago.
#44
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,156
What is the value to everyone of flights posting quickly? Of course quicker is better than slower, but are there times you all are waiting for your miles to post to make an award booking or something? Just wondering, as to me it doesn't matter that much, but I know others use miles differently.