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"You may redeem miles for travel in United Global FirstSM, United First®, United Business® or United BusinessFirst® , even if the space is not available. In these cases, United Economy in the same award type must be confirmed, and the front cabin will be waitlisted. For example, a Saver United First award must be confirmed in Saver United Economy to be eligible for waitlisting. If the courtesy waitlist does not clear, it will expire 24 hours before itinerary departure, and you will automatically be added to the airport upgrade standby list upon check-in. In these cases, you will be confirmed on a space-available basis by a United airport representative at the gate once the flight has closed for check-in. For United BusinessFirst and United Business travel awards, the difference in miles will be refunded when the United BusinessFirst or United Business class segment of the trip could not be confirmed. Waitlist requests may only be made over the phone with your local United Reservations office"


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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1920 on: February 21, 2016, 11:39:20 AM »
Has anyone here gotten PR-1 in the last couple of weeks? I've had twice where the agent added the pax as a PR-1 but the system did not except it.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1921 on: March 01, 2016, 06:31:28 PM »
Does anyone know if its a problem that it says "IN Class requested" and I'm not plat/1K?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1922 on: March 01, 2016, 06:32:36 PM »
Does anyone know if its a problem that it says "IN Class requested" and I'm not plat/1K?

Not an issue.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1923 on: March 01, 2016, 06:33:11 PM »
Does anyone know if its a problem that it says "IN Class requested" and I'm not plat/1K?
No problem

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1924 on: March 04, 2016, 01:51:01 PM »
I have a ticket ewr -tlv
and there is showing 8 business class tickets available for full price ,is worth to make plan b booking ?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1925 on: March 04, 2016, 01:59:30 PM »
I have a ticket ewr -tlv
and there is showing 8 business class tickets available for full price ,is worth to make plan b booking ?
Yes

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1926 on: March 04, 2016, 02:03:44 PM »
Yes
But when i decided to take that particular flight it didn't even show up anymore at award booking at all , so i purchased a economy ticket by a travel agent is still possible to do it ?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1927 on: March 04, 2016, 02:13:05 PM »
But when i decided to take that particular flight it didn't even show up anymore at award booking at all , so i purchased a economy ticket by a travel agent is still possible to do it ?
No.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1929 on: March 04, 2016, 02:15:17 PM »
No.
Is there possibility to upgrade in airport ?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1930 on: March 04, 2016, 02:19:35 PM »
Is there possibility to upgrade in airport ?
If they offer it.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1931 on: March 07, 2016, 05:07:26 PM »
Do I have priority (on the original at-time-of-booking waitlist) over elite members trying to book upgrade awards or using premier upgrades?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1932 on: March 07, 2016, 05:08:22 PM »
Do I have priority (on the original at-time-of-booking waitlist) over elite members trying to book upgrade awards or using premier upgrades?
No.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1933 on: March 15, 2016, 07:16:41 AM »
What does +1 blocked mean in the booked seats, who blocks it?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1934 on: March 15, 2016, 10:18:25 AM »
What does +1 blocked mean in the booked seats, who blocks it?
Usually pilot rest.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1936 on: March 27, 2016, 04:54:42 PM »
Hello everyone. I booked few Plan B bookings. The agent booked me in HN class confirmed (has i'm a CC holder so the availability shows like this). Is H class the right class for points tkt? He wait list me on I class and not on IN. Am i not eligible to be wait list in IN?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1937 on: March 27, 2016, 04:59:33 PM »
Hello everyone. I booked few Plan B bookings. The agent booked me in HN class confirmed (has i'm a CC holder so the availability shows like this). Is H class the right class for points tkt? He wait list me on I class and not on IN. Am i not eligible to be wait list in IN?
CMIIW, but I believe cc holders can not book IN class, it's only for UA Plat and higher.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1938 on: March 27, 2016, 05:58:18 PM »
Your Plab B is not setup correctly. You're not supposed to be booked in HN, you need X/XN.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1939 on: March 27, 2016, 06:10:16 PM »
But if they booked and issued the tickets in H class, even it suppose to be in X class, i can't get confirmed the I class that's on waiting list?