online booking with UAL
Sep 4, 2001, 1:50 pm
#1
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online booking with UAL
I have been trying to find fares using IAD as a connection city from SFO and haven't found any flights with IAD as a connection. IS there a trick when using UAL.com to finding certain city matches? I have tried all reasonable options (specific flight times, having the computer show 20 flights per leg, etc....) I also called web support and they told me that they sometimes don't have certain cities as connections and to call reservations. Any suggestions or experiences?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Sep 4, 2001, 2:00 pm
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That's interesting...IAD keeps coming up on all sorts of flights from Sacramento. Where are you headed?
Sep 4, 2001, 2:17 pm
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I am flying to Atlanta, the most obvious connecting points are Chicago and Denver. I have even tried to fly out of Oakland with no connection options being offered through IAD.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
Sep 4, 2001, 4:15 pm
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try doing your own "multi=city" itin. - ua.com often doesn't come up with available or "best" routing - ohhh I miss uacxn 
Sep 4, 2001, 4:44 pm
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Does SFO-IAD-ATL count as a backtracking itinerary given DEN and ORD being more obvious choices?
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Sep 4, 2001, 5:55 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by annabanana:
I am flying to Atlanta, the most obvious connecting points are Chicago and Denver. I have even tried to fly out of Oakland with no connection options being offered through IAD.... </font>
I am flying to Atlanta, the most obvious connecting points are Chicago and Denver. I have even tried to fly out of Oakland with no connection options being offered through IAD.... </font>
list this -- no IAD (this is from Expedia,
http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll...ovr=2001081203 )
ROUTING 35 FROM SFO-UA-ONT/LAX-UA-BOI/GEG/LAS/
PHX/RNO/SMF/SLC/SJC/SBA/FAT/SNA/SAN/
ONT/BUR/TUS/LAX/OAK-UA-DEN-UA-
OR FROM SFO-UA-ONT/LAX-UA-SBA/FAT/SNA/
SAN/ONT/BUR/TUS/LAX-UA-DEN-UA-
OR FROM SFO-UA-PDX-UA-SEA-UA-PDX-UA-
EUG/BOI/GEG/LAS/RNO/SMF/SLC/SJC/PHX-UA-
DEN-UA-
VIA MSP/OMA/DSM/MKC/STL/MSN/MKE/
COS/DFW/CID/ICT/LNK/OKC/TUL/MLI/IND/
Sep 4, 2001, 7:05 pm
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Several times this year I have connected to Atlanta at IAD (from SJC)... mind you I was taking a Red Eye out that isn't there any more (did anyone else notice the 9:40pm SJC - IAD has disappeared?).
If you are looking for the late night specials there are several flights from SFO to IAD, at 10 and later... Are you telling it a time of day to fly or just listing "Anytime", ual.com tends to give you the most obvious connections when you list "anytime", but gives you more options when you tell it your approximate connecting time...
In fact I just asked it for a flight on Tuesday 9/25 at 11:00pm and the fiurst thing it gave me was the 10:05pm IAD connecting with an arrival around 9:00am in Atlanta. For a12:00 noon return Sunday the 30th it gave me (amongst other things) a 12:55pm IAD getting into SFO around 6:00pm, and that all priced out to $359 and change.
So it can and does do it. You probably want to travel at different times of day than I do... but that's the best way to get more information displayed, tell it what time of day and you'll get more options within the time frame.
If you are looking for the late night specials there are several flights from SFO to IAD, at 10 and later... Are you telling it a time of day to fly or just listing "Anytime", ual.com tends to give you the most obvious connections when you list "anytime", but gives you more options when you tell it your approximate connecting time...
In fact I just asked it for a flight on Tuesday 9/25 at 11:00pm and the fiurst thing it gave me was the 10:05pm IAD connecting with an arrival around 9:00am in Atlanta. For a12:00 noon return Sunday the 30th it gave me (amongst other things) a 12:55pm IAD getting into SFO around 6:00pm, and that all priced out to $359 and change.
So it can and does do it. You probably want to travel at different times of day than I do... but that's the best way to get more information displayed, tell it what time of day and you'll get more options within the time frame.
Sep 4, 2001, 7:45 pm
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For the Atlanta to SFO leg:
UA 1906 to IAD at 10:30 to 12:25
Then UA 199 to SFO, 13:10 to 15:40
or
UA 1954 to IAD 12:55 to 14:38
Then UA 215 to SFO, 15:25 to 17:38
From SFO to ATL
UA 206 to IAD at 22:55 to 605
Then UA 1901 from 7:00 to 8:45
or same first leg
then UA 1903 to ATl 940 to 11:06
or
UA 198 to IAD 23:59 to 7:52
Then 1903 as above
Or for real fun
UA 2063 to LA 18:30 to 19:59
Then UA 202 to IAD 2220 to 605
Then 1901 as above
All were found at the UAL.com site just playing with morning/evening/afternoon times (afternoon for the first set, evening for the last set, all random October dates) and always displaying 20 flights. There is an evening return that stops at IAD too, but you get the idea.
UA 1906 to IAD at 10:30 to 12:25
Then UA 199 to SFO, 13:10 to 15:40
or
UA 1954 to IAD 12:55 to 14:38
Then UA 215 to SFO, 15:25 to 17:38
From SFO to ATL
UA 206 to IAD at 22:55 to 605
Then UA 1901 from 7:00 to 8:45
or same first leg
then UA 1903 to ATl 940 to 11:06
or
UA 198 to IAD 23:59 to 7:52
Then 1903 as above
Or for real fun
UA 2063 to LA 18:30 to 19:59
Then UA 202 to IAD 2220 to 605
Then 1901 as above
All were found at the UAL.com site just playing with morning/evening/afternoon times (afternoon for the first set, evening for the last set, all random October dates) and always displaying 20 flights. There is an evening return that stops at IAD too, but you get the idea.