Outbound Switch
Oct 23, 2003 | 10:17 am
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Outbound Switch
Im booked on a 2 class outbound ORD-LAX with an F upgrade and for the same ticket price I wanted to switch to a 3 class and change the F upgrade to a C upgrade. Will UA change my outbound itinerary? I really have no idea and I wanted to ask the community what they though. - THX
btw there are plenty of seats currently available on both a/c and does 2p help any?
btw there are plenty of seats currently available on both a/c and does 2p help any?
Oct 23, 2003 | 10:21 am
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A little more info would help:
1) What is your fare basis?
2) Are you willing to be a $100 change fee?
3) While there are plenty of seats on both flights, is there upgrade inventory on the next flight?
1) What is your fare basis?
2) Are you willing to be a $100 change fee?
3) While there are plenty of seats on both flights, is there upgrade inventory on the next flight?
Oct 23, 2003 | 10:32 am
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United will not change the outbound leg without re-faring the entire trip in addition to any change fee ($100). So, if you are on any type of discount ticket, you will most likely owe them a bunch of money. You can stand-by for a different flight on the same day, which I have done to catch an earlier flight, with no charge.
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Oct 23, 2003 | 11:03 am
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re-faring the entire trip: okay, it was originally $350, I found it today for $283, they refunded me the difference, so assuming my old ticket price is $283, the new and old ticket would come up the exact same price. Therefore no difference in the cost of the tickt.
Upgrade: The 763 leaves at 9am and the a320 leaves at 1pm. I could go early and standby to upgrade. BTW I should mention that this is ON thanksgiving. Me thinks I should take the F A320 and not try and gamble C 763... anyway cant pull up the inventory on UA, but seatmap tells me there are atleast 9 and UA told me there are 12 in C - THX
re-faring the entire trip: okay, it was originally $350, I found it today for $283, they refunded me the difference, so assuming my old ticket price is $283, the new and old ticket would come up the exact same price. Therefore no difference in the cost of the tickt.
Upgrade: The 763 leaves at 9am and the a320 leaves at 1pm. I could go early and standby to upgrade. BTW I should mention that this is ON thanksgiving. Me thinks I should take the F A320 and not try and gamble C 763... anyway cant pull up the inventory on UA, but seatmap tells me there are atleast 9 and UA told me there are 12 in C - THX
Oct 23, 2003 | 11:41 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by anc-ord772:
anyway cant pull up the inventory on UA, but seatmap tells me there are atleast 9 and UA told me there are 12 in C - THX</font>
anyway cant pull up the inventory on UA, but seatmap tells me there are atleast 9 and UA told me there are 12 in C - THX</font>
Seatmap showing 9 could simply mean that 9 seats are not yet allocated, though people have reservations.