*A Upgrades finally here
Jul 18, 2006, 11:18 pm
#46
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This page does not work correctly with a Mac... :-(
Jul 19, 2006, 12:23 am
#47
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Originally Posted by LAX UA 1K
Upgrades are by segment (and more for C to F than Y to C). According to my timetable, this is two segments (SYD-BKK-LHR) and would cost 70,000 miles each way to upgrade, if there is upgrade space. The calculator doesn't know which routes have single segment service.
Charles
Charles
Jul 19, 2006, 11:30 am
#48
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The calculator page is appalingly written - it says in small print half way down the page that the miles listed are per person per segment, but it doesn't say that anywhere near the miles figure itself.
Furthermore, one writer above gave 40,000 miles for SYD-LHR, another 70,000 and yet I see on the calculator 30,000 (per segment).
I wonder what chance there is that you could request one of these upgrades and have it actually cost the same miles as the calculator predicted?
david
Furthermore, one writer above gave 40,000 miles for SYD-LHR, another 70,000 and yet I see on the calculator 30,000 (per segment).
I wonder what chance there is that you could request one of these upgrades and have it actually cost the same miles as the calculator predicted?
david
Jul 19, 2006, 6:17 pm
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This is probably a sitation where you want DIRECT flights.
Jul 19, 2006, 8:37 pm
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Originally Posted by yogi
This is probably a sitation where you want DIRECT flights.
Charles
Jul 20, 2006, 6:11 am
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Originally Posted by LAX UA 1K
Yes. But I checked SYD-LHR and didn't find any. Since it is by flight segment, direct flights would be a better deal as they count as one segment.
Jul 20, 2006, 6:26 am
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Originally Posted by flyUAyounger
I am sure that SQ or TG has a follow-through flight number from OZ to Europe. By doing that, the system should recognize it as one segment - SQ 325 from SIN to JFK via FRA should be considered one segment in this case.
SQ 25 is the flight from JFK to SIN, SQ 26 is SIN-JFK. 325 is the second FRA-SIN flight.
Jul 20, 2006, 6:38 am
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Originally Posted by flyUAyounger
I am sure that SQ or TG has a follow-through flight number from OZ to Europe.....
Originally Posted by flyUAyounger
....SQ 325 from SIN to JFK via FRA should be considered one segment in this case.
Last edited by TerryK; Jul 20, 2006 at 6:46 am
Jul 20, 2006, 7:35 am
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Y & B
Am I the only person who is bummed about the full fare coach thing?
Doing some quick runs it seems it is normally comparable in price to just buy the biz ticket, then a full-fare economy class.
I know that UA are doing this to win favor with the business travellers, but still dissapointing for me
Doing some quick runs it seems it is normally comparable in price to just buy the biz ticket, then a full-fare economy class.
I know that UA are doing this to win favor with the business travellers, but still dissapointing for me
Jul 20, 2006, 6:32 pm
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Originally Posted by LAX UA 1K
Yes. But I checked SYD-LHR and didn't find any. Since it is by flight segment, direct flights would be a better deal as they count as one segment.
Charles
Charles
OS2 to VIE and then any flight VIE-LHR, or
any flight to AKL and then NZ2 to LHR, or
NZ7104 or NZ7118 or UA840 to LAX and then either NZ2 or UAxxx to LHR, or
UA840 to JFK and then UAxxx to LHR, or
NZ7004 or UA870 to SFO and then UAxxx to LHR, or
SQ via SIN, or
TG via BKK
Jul 20, 2006, 6:46 pm
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Originally Posted by flyUAyounger
Rightly so. That's why I fly SQ with the full knowledge that the guy next to me didn't upgrade with one of his 16 SWU's from his W-class US$650 ticket.
LWW
Jul 20, 2006, 6:48 pm
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Originally Posted by yogi
and for 75,000 each way you can get a free ticket with *A awards....
LWW
Jul 20, 2006, 9:54 pm
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Originally Posted by flyUAyounger
Rightly so. That's why I fly SQ with the full knowledge that the guy next to me didn't upgrade with one of his 16 SWU's from his W-class US$650 ticket.
Jul 20, 2006, 11:42 pm
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Originally Posted by 747LWW
WOW.
LWW
LWW
Jul 21, 2006, 12:46 pm
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Originally Posted by UnitedSkies
Please note that new carriers may be added in phases, so this doesn't look to be the "final list" of carriers....