As a recently-comped 1P with UA who hopes to qualify for 1K by the end of 2004, I appreciate the amount of time and effort that went into gathering all these codes. I also like the fact that UA allows MP members to see availability in each of the fare buckets on flights.

I've played around on united.com, looking at different flights and dates, and I have a question. Quite often, the a search returns the message "NO QUALIFYING FLIGHTS." I know that this means that the fare bucket being searched for (R, O, or N) is not available. Does this necessarily mean that the upgrade buckets (X and I) are also not available?

They may be gone from the web...I don't know. But just 5 minutes ago I booked an Economy Saver Award for the exact flights I wanted when the web site said nothing available...nothing...and the agent booked it in "NY" with My Itineraries now showing confirmed: So they're still out there by phone at least.

That's in preparation for TED.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum50/HTML/023425.html



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Thanks as always for the "heads up" on the new use for "U" and "E" classes folks. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif

I've amended the master list to take this on board. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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~ Glen ~ sipping bubbly from UA 747-400 exit row 15A near you SOON!

Oops - dupe post. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by ozstamps (edited Nov 21, 2003).]

OZStamps,
I'm having trouble getting this to work. When I follow the instructions I get all the way through the search for flights and then "No Qualifying Flights" listed. Nothing about what award seats are left or have been allocated. Am I missing something?
thanks,
Papa3

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starsmilie.gif BUMP... great thread Glen! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starsmilie.gif
It might be a good idea now to include the 2004 e-SWU info (good on all classes except Z S T K L G), and perhaps a link to how you can download smile67's most excellent tool for seeing available fare buckets from Galileo:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...009504-16.html


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The black art of how to gift UA North America Upgrades is revealed here.

xpacific - I generally have waited until we SEE Certs (or in this case, their entry on 1K accounts!) before posting, as they may well move the goal posts on this like they seem to have done on many other things lately. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Re that link - isn't that thought by many that it will be closed down by Galileo soon when they wake up to it?

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~ Glen ~ sipping bubbly from a UA 747-400 exit row 15 near you SOON!

I found out from a travel agent that Z class fares are usually for discounted Business class.

Wow. Whoever wudda known that before? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

This thread you may find has more info on that:

<A HREF="http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum50/HTML/014576.html" TARGET=_blank> Click for a comprehensive compilation - listing and outlining all known UA revenue/award/upgrade booking codes "A - Z" (and details of many UA Upgrade Certificates) and how to access and view them all on www.ual.com </A>


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Ozstamps - thanks so much - this is really helpful stuff.

good on ya

chobby

The e-mail from UA announcing the new EQM bonus for Y/B fares had some interesting tidbits anbout fare codes confirming prior speculation.

Z is listed as "Discounted Business"

The new E and U fare classes show up as mileage earning. The economy fare codes are listed in the following order: Y B E M U H Q V W S T K L. Assuming that this order means something, the fact that the E and U Ted fares are listed before H gives some sense of whether Ted is truly a low cost carrier (unless the E/U fares are meant to be full-fare equivalents to Y/B).

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Well ..... took a fair bit of re-writing but have updated this to hopefully put into print much detail on the new SWU AND the confirmed fact the 2003 paper SWU may NOW be legally used to upgrade W/V/Q It'l fares, and added the Apollo reference thread to print out and take with you. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif

Unless you read FT, this gem of info would never be known is my guess. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

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~ Glen ~ sipping bubbly from a UA 747-400 exit row 15 near you SOON!

Thanks for this informative and instructive compilation, ozstamps!

So UA also introduced electronic upgrade vouchers! The advantage I see is that you will not be hurt if you did not receive this mailing or you forgot your paper SWU at home, when you need it at check in; if you still be able to gift these perks to a friend I do not know and about a definitive disadvantage I do not talk. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

ozstamps,

UA is now listing E as a regular revenue code. Mostly in conjunction with the new TED fares such as ETEDS or ETEDNR. Are they still using the same code for the 1k awards?


[This message has been edited by NeoOfTheCRS (edited Feb 08, 2004).]