Award C Availability
 

Hi,

I’m currently booked on award trip to Europe in C. Traveling across the water in C, but two segments are in Coach at the time when booking. I have checked the seat map for that flight number and there are plenty of C seats available (777 3 cabin). My question is, as time approaches for my trip (September) and if these seats are available, will United move me to the C cabin?

Be sure you are waitlisted for C or F on the domestic legs. If you do not specifically request this, the agent will sometimes forget.

I assume you are on UA metal international, not a partner. If you are on a partner, you are stuck with the UA class available at time of booking. No waitlisting is allowed.

Thanks wmc_06 . I am a 2P. Would the NEW UDU kick in? Or as you suggested I would have to call to make sure that I am waitlisted? This is my return flights:

ATH – FRA LO C
FRA – WAW LOT C
WAW – ORD LOT C
ORD – DEN UA Y
DEN – SMF UA Y

Since it's a *A award, no waitlisting is allowed. You will have to call to get put in the correct cabin, and it may cost (I'm not sure). You will need XC/XF inventory.

UDU is irrelevant for award bookings.

Okay thanks mahasamatman

Really? I booked my wife on the following award itinerary:

SFO-ORD-AMS UA XC
MXP-LHR LH I (award C)
LHR-SFO UA XY

The last leg was waitlisted for XC and cleared about a month out.

I think you just can't waitlist on *A carriers. Waitilisting a UA segment on a ticket with *A segments seemed to be no problem.

I've always been told that there's no waitlisting on a *A award, even on UA segments. Though we all know about United's consistency issues.

For many years it's been well known that UA won't allow waitlisting on *A awards, even on UA segments.

Either this is (1) a welcome change or (2) yet another agent making up his/her own rules. I'm hoping it's (1), but I think (2) is more likely.