United Mileage Plus Forum FAQ, Wiki, and Glossary
United Airlines Forum Glossary
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=530635 Current with suggested links as of 8:15AM EST on 06/11/10 If folks could add recommended links to the bottom - I'll just keep adding them to this list. (Moderators' Note: Thanks SO much for taking this on. And thanks for adding new links into your opening note as folks give them to you! List o' links: New Wiki for United Airlines: Still a bit young - but great if folks can update/edit it! http://flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php...nited_Airlines All Current Promo's: Automated tool for signing you up for all current United Promo's: http://www.linquist.net/geek/united Discussed here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=616281 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=354776 Second Edition of the "All Current Promo's" thread New Business/First Class Aircraft Linkshttp://www.milemaven.com/offers/program/109/ - 3rd party site that has a great complete up to date list. (MP Promos) http://www.milemaven.com/offers/airline/206/ - 3rd party site that has a great complete up to date list. (United Promos in general) http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=382268 - List of all United Jump Links - very long list Want to know if your flight is on a new interior aircraft? See the below: Overview of current routes with new biz/first class configuration: Booking Tickets/Confirming Ticketshttp://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-schedule.html http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=842146 777-200 (777) International New Cabin Unconfirmed Flight Schedules: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...bin-777-a.html Aircraft Conversion Wiki (Much easier to check status of specifc aircraft reg numbers): http://flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php...nversions_(UA)) United Airlines Booking Codes Thread (OzStamps Booking Code thread): Upgrade Related Informationhttp://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113792 United Airlines Timetable (PDF): http://www.uatimetable.com/United.pd...+timetable+PDF United Minimum Connections times: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5794621 Everything you wanted to know about the $75 confirmed same-day change process: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=509034 United Airlines Consolidators Thread (read: good agencies to find cheap tickets): http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113379 How to get gift certificates: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=336287 Vouchers, discounts, and combining them http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108463 United Airlines Computer Codes (things like S*PMO...etc): http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=337215 Got some Type B travel voucher? Here's all the downlow on how to use them: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...t=type+voucher http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...t=type+voucher http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...t=type+voucher http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...t=type+voucher http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...t=type+voucher http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...t=type+voucher United Airlines Metal Flights Earning/Spending Miles on Partners & Star AllianceQuestion and answer regarding strange expiration dates for e-upgrades http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=367984 How to sponsor upgrades for another passenger (SWU's, CR1's, etc.): http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=258146 Want to try and get a free Operational Upgrade? Go here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328066 Decoding the priority boarding codes on boarding passes http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350081 Understanding the upgrade waitlist priority order http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ua-thread.html US Airways Flights for United fliers Upgrading on US Air http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112410 Upgrading on US Air - other scenarios http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=342837 Earning 500-milers/CR1's on US Air http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328388 Star Alliance Carriers for United fliers How to upgrade on *A carriers: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329589 Earning MP miles on UA's air partners: Bump Linkshttp://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=445613 Details the booking classes and percentages earned on all partners. Complete listing of MP Partners: http://www.milemaven.com/program/109/ A list of all the FF programs in which United participates: http://www.milemaven.com/airline/206/ Class-of-service Bonus Chart for UA, US, LH http://www.united.com/page/article/0,,1189,00.html Consolidated "ANA Booking Tool and UA MP Awards" Thead - Used for Finding Award Space on UA and Other *Alliance Members http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=742530 Planning a round the world Star Alliance trip? Go here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/forum...prune=10&f=413 List of *A FF Partners for Earning & Redeeming miles, (Status & Award): Current thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=411769 Old thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=320842 Comprehensive list of booking class codes on all *A partners: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=314724 Compendium of *A links, both internal (FT) and external (www): http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=325688 All things related to USAir and United codesharing/partnering can be found here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=419054 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=393324 Trying to get bumped? Get your rules here (VDB): Seating/Boarding Relatedhttp://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110286 and then other important VDB info here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=332110 (for 2004-2010 posts.) For 2011 posts, see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ad-2011-a.html Your overall best resource is always Seaguru: Http://www.seatguru.com Got a problem? Go here:However, Flyertalkers have put together some thoughts on United aircraft as well - at the following: Everything You Wanted to Know on Where to Sit on the CRJ-200 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...crj-200-a.html Everything You Wanted to Know on Where to Sit on the CRJ-700 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=318189 Everything You Wanted to Know on Where to Sit on the EMB-170 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=672443 Everything You Wanted to Know on Where to Sit on the ERJ-145 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433089 Everything You Wanted to Know on Where to Sit on the Airbus A319 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...rbus-a319.html Everything You Wanted to Know on Where to Sit on the Airbus A320s http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...bus-a320s.html Everything You Want to Know About Where to Sit on a 747 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...nal-cabin.html Everything You Wanted to Know on Where to Sit on the 757 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=394269 Everything You Want to Know About Where to Sit on a 767 (Domestic) http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=842532 Everything You Want to Know About Where to Sit on a 767 (International Cabin) http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=844228 Everything You Wanted to Know on Where to Sit on the 777 (Domestic and Old International Cabins) http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=316354 Everything You Wanted to Know About Where to Sit on the 777Q (New International Cabin) http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...nal-cabin.html Want to standby for an earlier flight - and be confirmed for $50? Check this out: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=509034 Have a group of 3+, but not all elites and want E+? Here's the how-to on putting it together: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=670666 Got United.com problems? Get in line. Then go here: United Employee Questions and Answers Threadshttp://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=335687 Is Your United on United Express Flight Cancelled or Delayed? Read here to know your rights (and if you are GS or 1K, enjoy the perks): http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=666789 Lose your luggage (yours bags, not your companions)? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=111571 United Airlines Contract of Carriage (PDF): http://www.united.com/ual/asset/Cont...age_041217.pdf We are fortunate enough to have several United employees who choose to participate as members on FlyerTalk and are willing to answer questions in an unofficial capacity. United Pilot Q&A Thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=774918 United Flight Attendant Q&A thread! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=776373 Ask a United Reservation Agent - Q & A thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=846985 2011 Menus: Domestic First and Business Class: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ess-class.html International First and Business Class: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ess-class.html International and Domestic Economy Class: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...l-edition.html Not getting your meal choice? See why: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330712 Everything you always wanted to know about op-ups from a UA gate agent:http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthrea...4&page=1&pp=15 List of airports with Premier Security Lines: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=710858 Red Carpet Club access for First, Business, Star Gold pax, and drink chits rules http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...12#post2977513 or http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...1-edition.html [Post 1 in the 2011 thread links to the consolidated pre-2011 thread.] Mileage Plus - Transferring Miles Upon Death of Member? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343634 Are you a 1K thinking about defecting to AA? Read this comprehensive guide first: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110486 Where to buy United stuffs (apparel/trinkets/etc..) http://www.theunitedshop.com/ How to get free Sixt Platinum Status for 1K/*G/1P/2P (Sixt is a car rental company) http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=670324 Feel like taking Rover or Tiger with you on that flight? Here's a great thread on UA's Travelling With Pets policies http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=749569 PenguinFlight's UA MP luggage tags: These handy PDF printable sheets allow you to create your own United/FT Luggage tags by status. http://penguinflight.com/FT Do you or someone you know require oxygen while flying on United? Please see: http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=890120 Various other quick notes of useful value (Not in any particular single thread): Tip #1: Changing Status Levels If you change status levels (going from Premier to Premier Exec, etc), it takes about 2-3 days for it to become effective in the system. At that point you MUST call back United and have them "re-enter" your MP number into any future PNR's (Records/Travel itins) that you have for the system to reflect your new status level. Update: You no longer have to do this. Your status will be reflected in your PNR within 2-7 days (seems like there is a weekly sweep, didnt figure out which day). Your BPs will then print with your status irregardless of when the reservation was made. HOWEVER, if you requested a 500 miler upgrade BEFORE your status changes, you must have it backed out and reentered in order to be allowed to clear at your new window (can't do online AFAIK). If you are lucky the CSR may clear you right there on the phone to be nice Tip #2 Setting "expert" mode on united.com: 1. Go to united.com homepage 2. From the upper right menu bar, select "My Profile" 3. Log in. 4. Click on the edit button for "My Travel Preferences" 5. In the "Display Preferences" screen, change your setting for "Availibility format" to "an expert" 6. Save your changes 7. Congratulations. You can now see availability by booking code. Tip #3 Setting United.com to display fares that qualify: 1. Go to united.com login to your MP account and click on flights (get to "Create itinerary: Shop for flights") 2. enter your from, to and designed dates, 20 flights (more on that later), "search by schedule", 2+ connections, and the MPW124 code. Do NOT enter anything in the upgrade eligibility field. 3. It will show you some flights, but probably not the ones you really want. Go to the top of the browser in the address bar where it shows the URL it just used. change the air_avail=20 to air_avail=200. This will increase the number of flights it checks and makes the website actually work. Hit enter after adding that one "0" to the URL. 4. When the complete search comes back, select your flights from the ones that have the "Every day low fares" AND the "promotion eligible" tags. I am pretty sure that "every day low faires" means that "w" is available on international flights, maybe domestic too. 5. Price the selection. It will come back with a "promotion eligible price" and then below, lower price options that do not qualify. Tip #4:How to search for fares that qualify for a promo code on United.com: Try going back to the United home page, clicking "Planning Travel," then "Full Flight Search" and doing your search again. You may have to re-enter your MP # / password at this point. This often works for me. Also, you can try closing your browser & deleting cookies. UAL.com does mess up in all sorts of odd ways--such as picking V & Q for some legs (when W are available on the routing) and then T on others, even with the promo code in place. Tip #5: Snail mail address for letters of commendation or complaint about United Airlines employees: Ms. Sara A. Fields SVP People United Airlines 1200 E. Algonquin Rd. Elk Grove Township, IL 60007 At least one FTer has reported that emails sent to UA (via 1KVoice or another email address) about employees may not ever make it to WHQ or to employees' personnel files, so if you want to be sure something arrives in United's HR department, lick a stamp. On May 3, 2006 United announced that it had begun the search for the successor to Sara Fields as she was being given different responsibilities dealing with corporate governance, executive leadership, development and succession planning. Chances are that letters addressed to her with her "SVP People" title will still make it to the correct department. Tip #6: Need to fax something into MP to get credit for it? This fax number does the trick every time: 605-343-0215 (Verified as of 9/19/2008). Also note that name changes can be done this way as well - as opposed to mailing in them via snail mail, these take just 72 hours. Tip/Reminder #7: Reminder about QUP/YUP Fares: QUPs and YUPs are first class fares, and not free upgrades. Do not allow an agent (gate, reservations or ticket counter) to tell you otherwise! Tip #8: 1K members are able to book one-way awards for half the mileage. This special exception is only for the 1K passenger and his or her travelling companions (not for mileage awards sponsored by the 1K). Most agents have no idea about this benefit, so ask them to review profile: MPI100K Note - This no longer appears to be valid. See: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=775452 Mileage Plus Levels Mileage Plus Premier Associate [Also known as 3P] is the newest lowest elite tier. You can only become 3P through invitation of another Elite member or through a "soft landing". Your status is valid for the full calendar year and the next January after your have earned status. [so if you earned status in 2009, your status would be good until the last day of January 2011]. Benefits include:
Mileage Plus Premier [Also known as 2P] is the next elite tier. You earn 2P status with 25,000 Elite Qualifying Miles [EQMs] or 30 Elite Qualifying Segments [EQS] in a calendar year (January 1st through December 31st). Your status is valid for the full calendar year and the next January after your have earned status. [so if you earned status in 2009, your status would be good until the last day of January 2011]. Benefits include:
Mileage Plus Premier Executive Mileage Plus Premier Executive [also known as 1P is the middle elite tier. You earn 1P status with 50,000 Elite Qualifying Miles [EQMs] or 60 Elite Qualifying Segments [EQS] in a calendar year (January 1st through December 31st). Your status is valid for the full calendar year and the next January after your have earned status. [so if you earned status in 2009, your status would be good until the last day of January 2011]. Benefits include:
Mileage Plus 1K Mileage Plus 1K [also known as 1K is the highest elite tier. You earn 1K status with 100,000 Elite Qualifying Miles [EQMs] or 100 Elite Qualifying Segments [EQS] in a calendar year (January 1st through December 31st). Your status is valid for the full calendar year and the next January after your have earned status. [so if you earned status in 2009, your status would be good until the last day of January 2011]. Benefits include:
United Global Services While not an official part of the Mileage Plus program, UGS does offer some MP benefits. United Global Services was launched in 2003 as a way to recognize (and cultivate the continued loyalty and largesse of) what United considers to be their absolute best customers. Before the launch of UGS, United had a VIP program, which was station-specific (so you could be a VIP in SFO, for example, but maybe not in DEN or ORD). Like the VIP program, it is invite-only. Like Mileage Plus elite status, you can earn UGS at any time during the year. I don't recall if UGS status ends on an MP calendar year (February), or if it ends one year from the date status being granted. You may be re-invited to the program, either on a recurring basis or after having been dropped for one or more years. Based on UA's own information, it is revenue-based, roughly the top 1% of UA's elite membership and is rumored to be around 18,000 people in 2005. However, there are people who have been invited who, on the surface, do not meet this revenue criteria. They may be old VIPs who have been added (this happened in 2003, at least, when UGS replaced the VIP program), they might influence a great deal more revenue then they themselves generate (travel director of a Fortune 50 company, for example), and some just fly hundreds of thousands of miles a year, or for some reason or another, UA feels they are worth inviting into the program. It has been said that UA Regional Sales managers also have the ability to recommend (if not actually invite) people into the program, which might explain why one person gets in when another does not when they have similar revenue patterns. It has been claimed that the top 100 accounts for the previous year in each Sales Area are invited into the program. Fare basis also matters to some extent in the calculations. A refundable B Economy Class fare upgraded to Business Class is said to have more weight then a non-refundable Z Business Class fare because it implies the person is more likely to buy an expensive last-minute fare on UA then choose a cheaper fare on a competitor, and UA wishes to encourage that behavior. There is no published criteria, so our information is both incomplete and conflicting. Present and past benefits as stated by UGS members include(d):
To my knowledge, there is no special code for Million Miler UGS members. Note - As of 2008, it appears all Global Services members are granted 1K status. See: http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=796116 ================= |
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How about a link for the "What's the best seat on a 777/747/767/DC-3??": www.seatguru.com?
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You may wish to private message a moderator to see if they would be willing to sticky this thread.... would keep it at the top of the forum.
Great thread. William |
Originally Posted by mymiles2go
Planning a round the world Star Alliance trip? Go here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=411 Please review the above link, as it seems to go to the OneWorld forum, not to any Star Alliance RTW information. |
Thanks so much for this thread..very helpful for a United "status match" newbie
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All you wanted to know about where to sit on the 777 - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=316354
All you wanted to know about where to sit on the 747-400 - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=393041 All you wanted to know about where to sit on the 757 and 767 - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=394269 All you wanted to know about where to sit on the Airbus Twins - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433099 All you wanted to know about where to sit on the CRJ-700 - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=318189 All you wanted to know about where to sit on the ERJ-145 - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433089 2004 Domestic Menus - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=371758 2004 International Menus - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=371757 2005 Domestic and International Menus - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=388704 2006 First Class Menus: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=509460 2006 Business Class Menus: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=509459 2007 First Class Menus: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6928517 2007 Business Class Menus: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=641730 **************** UA Internal Designations for 777 Models 777-XP - Three cabin 777-222ER trans-Pacific config (10F) 777-XI - Three cabin 777-222ER trans-Atlantic config (12F) 777-XC - Three cabin 777-222 trans-Atlantic config 777-XA - Two cabin 777-222 domestic config UA Internal Designations for 767 Models 767-MZ - Three cabin 767-322ER 767-MD - Two cabin 767-322ER 767-MT - Three cabin 767-222 (not-overwater) 767-MV - Three cabin 767-222 (overwater) |
Originally Posted by wharvey
You may wish to private message a moderator to see if they would be willing to sticky this thread.... would keep it at the top of the forum.
And to all: when you add your suggestions to this thread, please keep with the original poster's format, using both a descriptive title and the thread url (i.e., please don't just embed a link) cblaisd Moderator, United |
Can we also be sure to fold in the other stickies that are FAQ's (bumping and fare codes), and then remove those as stickies?
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Yup.......
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United.com 5% off online booking link
https://www.ua2go.com/ci/Login.jsp?s..._to=ref&auth=0 Upgrading on US Air http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112410 Earning 500-milers/CR1's on US Air http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328388 Vouchers, discounts, and combining them http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108463 Class-of-service Bonus Chart for UA, US, LH http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,50622,00.html List of Y/B fares for complimentary upgrades http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=323983 VDB rules - full list http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110286 Red Carpet Club access rules for First, Business, Star Gold pax, and drink chits rules http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...12#post2977513 |
Please..... :)
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And to all: when you add your suggestions to this thread, please keep with the original poster's format, using both a descriptive title and the thread url (i.e., please don't just embed a link)
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Thank you very much mymiles2go for undertaking this task ^ ^ |
Thread listing all known UA revenue and award booking codes and a summary of each one
I don't know what I would do without ozstamp's reference thread on fare and award booking codes. I recommend you put it at the top of your list ^
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113792 |
Another general tip
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