Desired ZRH - ORD - STL business award won't show up on UA's WEB site?
May 25, 2021 | 2:01 pm
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Desired ZRH - ORD - STL business award won't show up on UA's WEB site?
Trying to figure out how I can do the above routing? (using UA points)
There is a flight ZRH-ORD (Dec 26) that gets in around 12:30 and there are several flts out of ORD to STL leaving 2 to 3 hours later. Yet UA won't route me like that. They show various routes going through other European countries, then to CN and then to STL. Any way to go about getting my preferred route or get UA to give me that route via a phone call?
Thanks
There is a flight ZRH-ORD (Dec 26) that gets in around 12:30 and there are several flts out of ORD to STL leaving 2 to 3 hours later. Yet UA won't route me like that. They show various routes going through other European countries, then to CN and then to STL. Any way to go about getting my preferred route or get UA to give me that route via a phone call?
Thanks
May 25, 2021 | 2:11 pm
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Is there award space (X/XN/I/IN) on each desired flights? Space is not enough, you need award space
Do you have UA status? Which cabin are you looking for?
Do you have UA status? Which cabin are you looking for?
May 25, 2021 | 2:18 pm
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Trying to figure out how I can do the above routing? (using UA points)
There is a flight ZRH-ORD (Dec 26) that gets in around 12:30 and there are several flts out of ORD to STL leaving 2 to 3 hours later. Yet UA won't route me like that. They show various routes going through other European countries, then to CN and then to STL. Any way to go about getting my preferred route or get UA to give me that route via a phone call?
Thanks
There is a flight ZRH-ORD (Dec 26) that gets in around 12:30 and there are several flts out of ORD to STL leaving 2 to 3 hours later. Yet UA won't route me like that. They show various routes going through other European countries, then to CN and then to STL. Any way to go about getting my preferred route or get UA to give me that route via a phone call?
Thanks
May 25, 2021 | 2:20 pm
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May 25, 2021 | 2:29 pm
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May 25, 2021 | 2:31 pm
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May 25, 2021 | 2:34 pm
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Availability on one segment depends on the connecting segment. In this case UA will not sell a trip on ORD-STL alone but will on ZRH-ORD-STL
There a multiple variations of this hence the need to check both ways. I just checked the wrong one first.
Married segments on award tickets?
There a multiple variations of this hence the need to check both ways. I just checked the wrong one first.
Married segments on award tickets?
May 25, 2021 | 5:58 pm
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Thanks everyone for your input.
If I understand what is being said, all the segments have to have the same "saver" availability? If only one does (ZRH-ORD) and the other doesn't (ORD-STL) then it's a no go?
If I were to book the ZRH-ORD using points and the ORD-STL using $ (on 2 separate tickets) could they be connected so I would be protected in the event of "issues"?
Thanks...
BTW... I'm looking at flying J as much as possible on the return. Oh.. and no status either.
If I understand what is being said, all the segments have to have the same "saver" availability? If only one does (ZRH-ORD) and the other doesn't (ORD-STL) then it's a no go?
If I were to book the ZRH-ORD using points and the ORD-STL using $ (on 2 separate tickets) could they be connected so I would be protected in the event of "issues"?
Thanks...
BTW... I'm looking at flying J as much as possible on the return. Oh.. and no status either.
May 25, 2021 | 6:10 pm
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Thanks everyone for your input.
If I understand what is being said, all the segments have to have the same "saver" availability? If only one does (ZRH-ORD) and the other doesn't (ORD-STL) then it's a no go?
If I were to book the ZRH-ORD using points and the ORD-STL using $ (on 2 separate tickets) could they be connected so I would be protected in the event of "issues"?
Thanks...
BTW... I'm looking at flying J as much as possible on the return. Oh.. and no status either.
If I understand what is being said, all the segments have to have the same "saver" availability? If only one does (ZRH-ORD) and the other doesn't (ORD-STL) then it's a no go?
If I were to book the ZRH-ORD using points and the ORD-STL using $ (on 2 separate tickets) could they be connected so I would be protected in the event of "issues"?
Thanks...
BTW... I'm looking at flying J as much as possible on the return. Oh.. and no status either.
May 25, 2021 | 6:14 pm
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Thanks everyone for your input.
If I understand what is being said, all the segments have to have the same "saver" availability? If only one does (ZRH-ORD) and the other doesn't (ORD-STL) then it's a no go?
If I were to book the ZRH-ORD using points and the ORD-STL using $ (on 2 separate tickets) could they be connected so I would be protected in the event of "issues"?
Thanks...
BTW... I'm looking at flying J as much as possible on the return. Oh.. and no status either.
If I understand what is being said, all the segments have to have the same "saver" availability? If only one does (ZRH-ORD) and the other doesn't (ORD-STL) then it's a no go?
If I were to book the ZRH-ORD using points and the ORD-STL using $ (on 2 separate tickets) could they be connected so I would be protected in the event of "issues"?
Thanks...
BTW... I'm looking at flying J as much as possible on the return. Oh.. and no status either.
May 25, 2021 | 8:12 pm
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Thanks for that info... Maybe I'll fly their Premium Economy back. It doesn't look to bad... and I'd only have 1.5 hr layover in ORD
Last edited by WineCountryUA; May 25, 2021 at 8:28 pm Reason: merge consecutive posts by same member
May 25, 2021 | 8:20 pm
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May 25, 2021 | 9:41 pm
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