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Apr 13, 2021, 3:59 pm

#106

creditor

Join Date: Feb 2012

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nomos

This is probably the tool you're looking for:

https://www.united.com/en/us/upgrade-awards

Upgrading a Y class fare costs few miles, but the Y class fare probably costs more than a discount business/first fare. In reality, if you want to upgrade with an MUA you'll want to book the K/T fare that's offered and the redeem the miles required.

Thanks much! That’s exactly it! It didn’t accure to me to look in there- oh well...

Yes yes I know Y Is something no one should ever touch, Just using as catalyst so to speak

ETA: are these upgrd prices on whatever bucket is available in the upgraded cabin ? I.e. Europe>US 15k miles Y>J is that even if there’s only J/D available ?

Last edited by creditor; Apr 13, 2021 at 4:59 pm

Apr 13, 2021, 4:28 pm

#107

WineCountryUA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Repooc17

Not a question but an observation:

Has anyone noticed you can now check the status of a flight much earlier? I think it used to be 48 hours+; now in the app, I am seeing Saturday flight status, on a Tuesday.

That has been previously reported for the I-phone app but is not yet true for united.com or Android app

Apr 13, 2021, 4:51 pm

#108

Repooc17

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WineCountryUA

That has been previously reported for the I-phone app but is not yet true for united.com or Android app

Can confirm it is true now on the Android app. Have not yet checked the UA site.

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Apr 13, 2021, 5:02 pm

#109

jsloan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by creditor

ETA: are these upgrd prices on whatever bucket is available in the upgraded cabin ? I.e. Europe>US 15k miles Y>J is that even if there’s only J/D available ?

No. Upgrade space (PZ) must be available or you will be waitlisted.

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Apr 13, 2021, 5:08 pm

#110

creditor

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jsloan

No. Upgrade space (PZ) must be available or you will be waitlisted.

Nevermind you’re correct thx

Last edited by creditor; Apr 13, 2021 at 5:18 pm

Apr 13, 2021, 6:39 pm

#111

ArthurSFO11

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Join Date: Apr 2016

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I'm trying to book award tickets on the website for 2 passengers.

When I search for 1 passenger the site returns an available itinerary and says "4 tickets left at this price." When I search for 2 passengers I get no results.

Is the site wrong? Would I be able to book this if I redeemed 2 separate tickets? Any advice? Thanks

Apr 13, 2021, 7:02 pm

#112

WineCountryUA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Repooc17

Can confirm it is true now on the Android app. Have not yet checked the UA site.

Hmmm ... not mine, I have version 4.1.15, 8 April 2021

Apr 13, 2021, 7:35 pm

#113

Repooc17

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WineCountryUA

Hmmm ... not mine, I have version 4.1.15, 8 April 2021

Same version here. To clarify, I can see flight status for the flight I am scheduled to be on (four days from now). You are correct generic flight status searches would continue to yield up to Thursday (two days only) at this point.

Previously, I didn't think this had been possible without some kind of work around - (this being flight status, including upgrade queue, etc.) - certainly not this far ahead. Color me positively surprised!

Apr 13, 2021, 8:13 pm

#114

jsloan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ShootinPutin11

I suspect that the "4 tickets left at this price" is incorrect -- I've seen that before. If you post the date and cities involved, people can take a look at the inventory and likely figure out what's happening.

Apr 14, 2021, 9:33 am

#115

fumje

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Repooc17

Yes, saw this start happening a couple weeks ago. Not sure if it coincided with a version update for Android or just some backend change.

Flights consistently show up in the 'My Flights' section several, perhaps 4 as in your example, days earlier now. The flight status search is still limited to +/- 2 days.

The recent searches on the 'Book' menu also works now.

It used to just be blank.

Apr 14, 2021, 7:56 pm

#116

tdatta

Join Date: Mar 2016

Posts: 12

Redeem on UA/TK but use *G status from OZ

I have a bunch of UA miles that I would like to redeem for award travel on UA or TK. But I only have status *G on OZ. Can I apply my OZ number to my UA/TK award ticket so that I recieve lounge access and other benefits?

Apr 15, 2021, 8:13 pm

#117

mahasamatman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tdatta

Can I apply my OZ number to my UA/TK award ticket so that I recieve lounge access and other benefits?

No, but you can use your actual card for lounge access and baggage limits.

Apr 15, 2021, 10:28 pm

#118

tdatta

Join Date: Mar 2016

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mahasamatman

No, but you can use your actual card for lounge access and baggage limits.

thank you

Apr 15, 2021, 11:24 pm

#119

ArthurSFO11

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jsloan

Thanks for offering to help. After searching around for quite a long time and calling United I learned that the "4 tickets left at this price" only referred to the first leg of the itinerary. The second leg only had 1 seat available

. Good lesson learned on the UA website.