1K Can now change award up until leg begins!
Oct 22, 2010, 1:15 am
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1K Can now change award up until leg begins!
I was just changing the flights on one of my awards, and I was told by the VERY VERY friendly (she took over 2 hours on the phone to find flights for me) agent that starting on 10/29, *A one way awards will begin, and UA will now allow you to change the return on trips that are in progress! WOOHOO!
Oct 22, 2010, 2:22 am
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#1- the news here is UA is going to start Star Alliance 1 way awards, which if true is HUGE news! Thread presently started in this forum thus this will get merged.
#2- If the awards are one way there is no trip in progress, it isn't a round trip, thus it doesn't start until your flight and ends right after, thus your changes until last leg begins isn't applicable with 1 way awards.
#2- If the awards are one way there is no trip in progress, it isn't a round trip, thus it doesn't start until your flight and ends right after, thus your changes until last leg begins isn't applicable with 1 way awards.
Oct 22, 2010, 2:24 am
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#1- the news here is UA is going to start Star Alliance 1 way awards, which if true is HUGE news!
#2- If the awards are one way there is no trip in progress, it isn't a round trip, thus it doesn't start until your flight and ends right after, thus your changes until last leg begins isn't applicable with 1 way awards.
I hope your info is correct, however I'm skeptical to say the least at this point.
#2- If the awards are one way there is no trip in progress, it isn't a round trip, thus it doesn't start until your flight and ends right after, thus your changes until last leg begins isn't applicable with 1 way awards.
I hope your info is correct, however I'm skeptical to say the least at this point.
Oct 22, 2010, 2:42 am
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The meaning might have been changing flights while the itin is in progress, such that if I'm connecting JFK-(UA)-SFO-(UA)-NRT-(UA)-BKK and find out in SFO that the TG NRT-BKK segment has become available then it could be changed.
I don't know the meaning of the OP exactly, but on a board rife with speculation why not contribute.
Oct 22, 2010, 7:58 am
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Also, if you do book a round-trip (to take advantage of the stopover), you will be able to change. I'm assuming (and hoping) that that the introduction of one-way awards will not remove this option.
Oct 22, 2010, 8:53 am
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When I did my award trip this summer, I was told by 1K line that I can change flights ones the trip has begun - but only on UA metal. Prior to departure, I could change *A and UA legs - but once the trip begins, only UA metal can be changed. So, I don't see anything new here...
Oct 22, 2010, 8:54 am
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The change is that supposedly you will also be able to change on *A, not just UA metal.
Oct 22, 2010, 9:45 am
#8
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I booked a RT *A saver award on TG today for travel in November.
The agent volunteered the information to me that after 10/29 I WILL be able to make changes to any of the legs at any time during the itinerary after that date.
So it seems this will be the case - she said they are not announcing it until nearer that date.
THUMBS UP UA - I LOVE THE NEW UA ALREADY!
^^
The agent volunteered the information to me that after 10/29 I WILL be able to make changes to any of the legs at any time during the itinerary after that date.
So it seems this will be the case - she said they are not announcing it until nearer that date.
THUMBS UP UA - I LOVE THE NEW UA ALREADY!
^^
Oct 22, 2010, 10:00 am
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I booked a RT *A saver award on TG today for travel in November.
The agent volunteered the information to me that after 10/29 I WILL be able to make changes to any of the legs at any time during the itinerary after that date.
So it seems this will be the case - she said they are not announcing it until nearer that date.
THUMBS UP UA - I LOVE THE NEW UA ALREADY!
^^
The agent volunteered the information to me that after 10/29 I WILL be able to make changes to any of the legs at any time during the itinerary after that date.
So it seems this will be the case - she said they are not announcing it until nearer that date.
THUMBS UP UA - I LOVE THE NEW UA ALREADY!
^^
It didn't call out *A in that sentence. If they allow changes for trips in progress on *A carriers, that's awesome.
Oct 22, 2010, 10:04 am
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Will authority to make changes on the return apply to award trips that are already underway as of today?
Oct 22, 2010, 10:09 am
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So will this benefit also include complementary *net blocking?
Oct 22, 2010, 10:12 am
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Oct 22, 2010, 11:11 am
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I was also told it would be allowed to change on all *A carriers!
Oct 22, 2010, 11:19 am
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This was so terribly badly overdue!!!!
After UA raised the redemption levels by obscene percentages, withholding that most natural privilege from us was an insult to anyone collecting with MP.
Finally that original sin is fixed.
After UA raised the redemption levels by obscene percentages, withholding that most natural privilege from us was an insult to anyone collecting with MP.
Finally that original sin is fixed.
Oct 22, 2010, 11:26 am
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Indeed, while it's good to be able to make changes, I wonder how beneficial it will be in practice. Setting aside "blocking" for a moment, the carrier has to make inventory available in the first place. I'm not that optimistic one can make late changes and find inventory.
Also, what exactly is allowed only for 1K and not for others? Seems like these rule changes are for everyone?
Also, what exactly is allowed only for 1K and not for others? Seems like these rule changes are for everyone?