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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4260 on: October 25, 2017, 02:23:59 PM »
Can I cancel an award ticket within 24 hours of booking without penalty?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4261 on: October 25, 2017, 02:24:59 PM »
Can I cancel an award ticket within 24 hours of booking without penalty?
Yes.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4262 on: October 25, 2017, 05:21:29 PM »
United Polaris business has front facing seats that face rear facing seats.  Is there some kind of a mechitza in between, or do I have to stare at my rear facing flight mate the whole ten hours?  Thanks.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4263 on: October 25, 2017, 05:25:04 PM »
Is there some kind of a mechitza in between
Of course.
Also, hopefully you know those are not actual Polaris seats, just Polaris service.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4264 on: October 25, 2017, 05:32:32 PM »
United Polaris business has front facing seats that face rear facing seats.  Is there some kind of a mechitza in between, or do I have to stare at my rear facing flight mate the whole ten hours?  Thanks.
Make a makeshift mechitza.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4265 on: October 25, 2017, 07:05:17 PM »

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4266 on: October 29, 2017, 02:45:23 AM »
Trying to lock in current pre-devaluation rates for some tickets between Australia and TLV, but don't currently have enough miles to book them all in J.

Am I better off booking a few one ways in Y and then changing flights to J (and desired dates) once I get enough miles in the account, or should I book round trips with one way in Y and the other in J?

Advantages/disadvantages of booking OW vs RT (when plans have not yet been finalized)?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4267 on: October 29, 2017, 05:17:17 PM »
What's meant by "If you fly to Hawaii in business or first class via Los Angeles or San Francisco you’ll pay a lower rate."?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4268 on: October 30, 2017, 03:04:24 AM »
Trying to lock in current pre-devaluation rates for some tickets between Australia and TLV, but don't currently have enough miles to book them all in J.

Am I better off booking a few one ways in Y and then changing flights to J (and desired dates) once I get enough miles in the account, or should I book round trips with one way in Y and the other in J?

Advantages/disadvantages of booking OW vs RT (when plans have not yet been finalized)?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4269 on: October 31, 2017, 08:20:56 PM »
Is this a new rate?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4270 on: October 31, 2017, 08:29:03 PM »
Is this a new rate?

YN class. Whoa.
Any more dates?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4271 on: October 31, 2017, 08:38:33 PM »
YN class. Whoa.
Any more dates?
1/17 works as well...

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4272 on: October 31, 2017, 08:39:48 PM »
1/17 works as well...
Anything on the return?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4273 on: October 31, 2017, 08:40:23 PM »
No. I only saw that for coach on one way

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4274 on: October 31, 2017, 08:41:12 PM »
Was not expecting to see YN price below XN. Pretty cool stuff.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4275 on: October 31, 2017, 08:41:51 PM »
YN class. Whoa.
Any more dates?
IT is showing allot of dates in Jan but only on the way there

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4276 on: October 31, 2017, 09:03:17 PM »
Bah, #FakeNews.
Jumps in price after you click on it.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4277 on: November 01, 2017, 01:20:30 AM »
Bah, #FakeNews.
Jumps in price after you click on it.
IT issues?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4278 on: November 01, 2017, 04:42:46 PM »
If this has already been posted, apologies, but there is a nice sweetspot in the new deval'd charts which is North Asia to Oceania for 37.5 in J / 47.5 in F.
Go to TBU and you will be routed via Australia (probably SYD) and/or New Zealand (AKL), and you could get off the plane early and have it as ICN-SYD for 37.5K in J etc...

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #4279 on: November 05, 2017, 03:37:20 PM »
can you cancel award ticket within 24 hours  (W/O penalty) for Copa award booked thru united.com?