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Old Sep 21, 2021 | 2:24 pm
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Originally Posted by IAH-OIL-TRASH
Interesting. I'm sure it's just an oversight by UA. Still, "Business" is the magical marketing designation that provides UC access. I wonder if the boarding pass scanners at the UC might see "business" and give the green light (and, if so, probably overruled by the desk agent)?
Do we think the desk agents/lounge dragons know that that particular route is being marketed as Business but "should" in fact be marketed as First? Personally I doubt so--IMO they would just see the green light and wave pax in.
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Old Sep 21, 2021 | 3:27 pm
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Originally Posted by dkc192
Do we think the desk agents/lounge dragons know that that particular route is being marketed as Business but "should" in fact be marketed as First? Personally I doubt so--IMO they would just see the green light and wave pax in.
I think it would be the opposite - I think a desk agent or two might be eager to deny access to someone who was accustomed to access. Im prettty sure theyre up on the downgrade of BOS/SFO.
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Old Oct 2, 2021 | 9:12 pm
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Also, for SFO-BOS route, the Mileage Upgrade Award from Economy to Business is 25,000 miles plus $250 co-pay. But according to the rule, the co-pay should be $0 within the U.S except for NYC-SFO/LAX or long-haul Hawaiian routes.


This is so inconsistent...
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Old Oct 2, 2021 | 11:03 pm
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According to the catering sheets, SFO-BOS is still catered as a premium transcon. Anyone flown it lately?
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Old Oct 2, 2021 | 11:38 pm
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Originally Posted by MatthewLAX
According to the catering sheets, SFO-BOS is still catered as a premium transcon. Anyone flown it lately?
I flew in early September but it was a breakfast flight, so I cannot tell by sorbet (premium) vs. "pie in the sky" (non-premium).
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Old Oct 2, 2021 | 11:49 pm
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Originally Posted by moyang_mm
so I cannot tell by sorbet (premium) vs. "pie in the sky" (non-premium).
Might not be the best indicator anyways, since on my last SFO-EWR I got neither. Just a packaged cookie.
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Old Oct 3, 2021 | 8:10 am
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I flew SFO to BOS a few months ago, well after it was supposedly dumped as a PS route, and I was able to use the UC in SFO. This was before the more recent catering changes, so unable to comment there.
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Old Oct 3, 2021 | 9:06 am
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Still the weird in-between p.s. vs. not situation with BOS-SFO. Will check lounge access in a few weeks when I fly to SFO; worked last time! And it is back to a 752 ... will see if it has premium t-con catering.
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Old Oct 3, 2021 | 11:00 am
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Originally Posted by moyang_mm
I flew in early September but it was a breakfast flight, so I cannot tell by sorbet (premium) vs. "pie in the sky" (non-premium).
What was the main? Those are different for "premium" / non-"premium".
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Old Oct 3, 2021 | 12:22 pm
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Originally Posted by moyang_mm
I flew in early September but it was a breakfast flight, so I cannot tell by sorbet (premium) vs. "pie in the sky" (non-premium).
Pie in the sky is the worst desert ever. Just give us a packaged chocolate chip cookie or something. Terrible.
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Old Oct 3, 2021 | 1:08 pm
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Originally Posted by J_Stroming
Pie in the sky is the worst desert ever. Just give us a packaged chocolate chip cookie or something. Terrible.
I want the Christie Cookie Company ones that used to be standard with UX Lunch and Dinner. Those were tasty.
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Old Oct 3, 2021 | 1:46 pm
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I want the Christie Cookie Company ones that used to be standard with UX Lunch and Dinner. Those were tasty.
That's the one that I got on SFO-EWR.
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Old Oct 3, 2021 | 2:19 pm
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Originally Posted by moyang_mm
I flew in early September but it was a breakfast flight, so I cannot tell by sorbet (premium) vs. "pie in the sky" (non-premium).
Premium is egg white or kale puff / French Toast while non-premium is plant-based chorizo egg scramble or waffle.
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Old Oct 3, 2021 | 2:50 pm
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Originally Posted by J_Stroming
Just give us a packaged chocolate chip cookie or something.
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Old Oct 3, 2021 | 10:56 pm
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How are people ending up upfront:
  • buy business/first
  • upgrade to business/first with pass plus points
  • upgraded with cpu's?
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