Status of UA's SFO-PVG operations, back to non-stop -- 30 Jan 2023
Apr 12, 2022, 1:12 pm
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Apr 12, 2022, 1:37 pm
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Multiple COVID tests at gateway city SFO: $700
7 day hotel at SFO: $1,000
Airfare: $6,500 Y or $12,000 in PE or $19,000 in J
or 275K miles in Y, 400K miles in PE and 650K miles in J
Quarantine cost in China is extra.
Apr 28, 2022, 5:06 pm
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Fellow GS folks
What is the likelihood that a GS gets bumped due to overbooking?
I have a saver Y award ticket on 857 SFO-PVG and flight is 70% sold. China just ordered 40% capacity restriction on this flight.
UA needs to bump 100 pax.
What is the likelihood that a GS gets bumped due to overbooking?
I have a saver Y award ticket on 857 SFO-PVG and flight is 70% sold. China just ordered 40% capacity restriction on this flight.
UA needs to bump 100 pax.
Apr 28, 2022, 10:37 pm
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IDB due to oversells may provide some insight into the process -- elites last, fare and status matter
UA will likely try voluntary changes first
Apr 29, 2022, 7:42 pm
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near zero
IDB due to oversells may provide some insight into the process -- elites last, fare and status matter
UA will likely try voluntary changes first
IDB due to oversells may provide some insight into the process -- elites last, fare and status matter
UA will likely try voluntary changes first
Currently my flight has 260 pax booked, and UA must cancel 120 people's tickets (140/350=40%).
Do you still say the chance of GS being kicked off the flight is still near zero?
Apr 29, 2022, 7:54 pm
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While this is in advance of day of travel and not a classical IDB, the referenced wiki was for IDB and one would suspect UA might use a similar process. However, there really is no precedence to make a definitive statement. The PVG situation is unique as this will be more than one flight for an extended period of time. Nevertheless status and fare are likely to play a major role, what else would you think?. Until UA gets more definitive we just speculating. As a GS, I would be contacting the GS desk and asking.
Apr 29, 2022, 8:02 pm
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So it is oversold for allowed capacity
While this is in advance of day of travel and not a classical IDB, the referenced wiki was for IDB and one would suspect UA might use a similar process. However, there really is no precedence to make a definitive statement. The PVG situation is unique as this will be more than one flight for an extended period of time. Nevertheless status and fare are likely to play a major role, what else would you think?. Until UA gets more definitive we just speculating. As a GS, I would be contacting the GS desk and asking.
While this is in advance of day of travel and not a classical IDB, the referenced wiki was for IDB and one would suspect UA might use a similar process. However, there really is no precedence to make a definitive statement. The PVG situation is unique as this will be more than one flight for an extended period of time. Nevertheless status and fare are likely to play a major role, what else would you think?. Until UA gets more definitive we just speculating. As a GS, I would be contacting the GS desk and asking.
UA will do massive cancelations in next few days for May 8 UA 857.
Not sure if I should proactively call GS desk before they start canceling people's ticket.
Just hope that UA would protect a GS.
Apr 29, 2022, 8:44 pm
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May 1, 2022, 1:39 pm
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You are right that we are just speculating. At this point SFO-PVG is sold out for May and June. I am on an award ticket.
UA will do massive cancelations in next few days for May 8 UA 857.
Not sure if I should proactively call GS desk before they start canceling people's ticket.
Just hope that UA would protect a GS.
UA will do massive cancelations in next few days for May 8 UA 857.
Not sure if I should proactively call GS desk before they start canceling people's ticket.
Just hope that UA would protect a GS.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/...er-2022-05-01/
As Beijing tightens COVID curbs, hard-hit Shanghai sees signs of life
May 1, 2022, 2:24 pm
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off-ish topic: Is there a way to see the pax booked on flights? by cabin? I just had been using expert mode and assumed anything 9 means ~`wide-open' or I look at seat selection when calculating my chance for an upgrade using Plus Points into Polaris, when needed.
May 1, 2022, 2:47 pm
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A travel agent told me the actual booking numbers for UA 857.
May 1, 2022, 2:55 pm
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May 1, 2022, 10:59 pm
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Who knows? Things could change:
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/...er-2022-05-01/
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/...er-2022-05-01/
As Beijing tightens COVID curbs, hard-hit Shanghai sees signs of life
I am cautiously optimistic that situation in Shanghai will improve significantly in next 21 days.
The government is losing cash too, a boatload of cash every day....
May 1, 2022, 11:31 pm
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I wonder, with the lowest available fares being $8600 in Y, $12000 in PP, and $19000 in J for the next few months, if UA857 is now the most expensive regularly-scheduled commercial flight in operation (in terms of average per-passenger fare).
May 2, 2022, 9:04 am
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It seems possible... it's actually kind of fascinating the look at the fare table - they overrode the normal fares with a blackout beyond EOS and the remaining fares have a zen-like quality 
Cheaper fares exist if you could ever find the inventory.
Everything is plus a $1,000 Q charge if flying westbound (departing Area 1) on/before 30-Jun-22.
Cheaper fares exist if you could ever find the inventory.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cxr Basis BC Cbn Price Tp AP Min Max Days Rf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UA SFE0XSOS S Y $1,828.00 OW N UA WFE0XSOW W Y $2,028.00 OW N UA VFE0XSOV V Y $2,228.00 OW N UA QFE0XSOQ Q Y $2,428.00 OW N UA HFE0XSOH H Y $3,828.00 OW N UA UFE0XSOU U Y $4,328.00 OW N UA EFE0XSOE E Y $4,928.00 OW N UA MFE0XSOM M Y $5,628.00 OW N UA RFE0XSOR R W $5,858.00 OW N UA BFE0XSOB B Y $6,388.00 OW N UA YFE0XSOY Y Y $8,388.00 OW N UA PFE0XSOP P J $9,118.00 OW N UA AFE0XSOA A W $9,358.00 OW N UA ZFE0XSOZ Z J $11,798.00 OW N UA OFE0XSOO O W $11,858.00 OW N UA DFE0XSOD D J $14,068.00 OW N UA CFE0XSOC C J $17,598.00 OW N UA JFE0XSOJ J J $19,598.00 OW N