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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 #2040 on: May 10, 2016, 08:31:00 PM »
Quote from: CS91 on May 09, 2016, 10:51:40 PM
Went to the airport on the way back to the hotel and managed to land on the one @$$hole in the entire state. Didn't even want to look at gg onestandby. That's how stubborn he was. Called UA through the callback link and every single person had no idea what I was talking about.  >:( >:( >:(
Best plan B ever?....

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2041 on: May 10, 2016, 08:34:56 PM »
Heh, nice!

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2042 on: May 10, 2016, 08:37:11 PM »
Quote from: Joe4007 on May 10, 2016, 08:31:00 PM
Best plan B ever?....

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Quote from: Dan on May 10, 2016, 08:34:56 PM
Heh, nice!

Took a miracle and a prayer! But now everyone here knows my first initial and first three letters of my last name  :o lol
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2043 on: May 10, 2016, 08:56:51 PM »
So basically Plan B is pretty much dead in the water unless you know how to perform miracles...
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2044 on: May 10, 2016, 08:57:58 PM »
Quote from: ilherman on May 10, 2016, 08:56:51 PM
So basically Plan B is pretty much dead in the water unless you know how to perform miracles...
More or less  :)
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2045 on: May 10, 2016, 10:31:43 PM »
Quote from: CS91 on May 10, 2016, 08:57:58 PM
More or less  :)
Good thing I took advantage when it was easy.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2046 on: May 10, 2016, 10:57:31 PM »
There's always Plan A.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2047 on: May 11, 2016, 01:40:30 AM »
Quote from: ilherman on May 10, 2016, 08:56:51 PM
So basically Plan B is pretty much dead in the water unless you know how to perform miracles...
Lol
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2048 on: May 16, 2016, 10:38:54 AM »
If Im #1 on the upgrade list and Im connecting from another city where would I get issued my upgrade? I arrive in EWR with less than 2 hours before departure. Do I go straight to the gate or can I go to club?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2049 on: May 16, 2016, 12:23:22 PM »
Quote from: gtyossi on May 16, 2016, 10:38:54 AM
If Im #1 on the upgrade list and Im connecting from another city where would I get issued my upgrade? I arrive in EWR with less than 2 hours before departure. Do I go straight to the gate or can I go to club?
Make sure to be at gate about 1:10 before takeoff so that you can moniter the list and make sure you get upgraded before they start offering upgrades for sale.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2050 on: May 16, 2016, 02:45:12 PM »
Quote from: CS91 on May 16, 2016, 12:23:22 PM
Make sure to be at gate about 1:10 before takeoff so that you can moniter the list and make sure you get upgraded before they start offering upgrades for sale.
I wouldn't interact with the gate agents in ewr based on past experience
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2051 on: May 16, 2016, 03:09:36 PM »
Quote from: efflpetzel on May 16, 2016, 02:45:12 PM
I wouldn't interact with the gate agents in ewr based on past experience
Than who do you interact with? Just wait for your name to be called?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2052 on: May 16, 2016, 03:10:45 PM »
Quote from: gtyossi on May 16, 2016, 03:09:36 PM
Than who do you interact with? Just wait for your name to be called?
UA lounge
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2053 on: May 16, 2016, 06:37:49 PM »
Just got bumped to number 3. Don't know why. I was 1 the whole time.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2054 on: May 16, 2016, 07:02:55 PM »
Quote from: efflpetzel on May 16, 2016, 03:10:45 PM
UA lounge

+1

Can't speak for plan B but I did get the agent at the lounge in DCA to do something nice for me. Don't know how it might have worked out in a busier place.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2055 on: May 16, 2016, 07:21:52 PM »
Quote from: gtyossi on May 16, 2016, 06:37:49 PM
Just got bumped to number 3. Don't know why. I was 1 the whole time.
You need to make sure you get PR1 status
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2056 on: May 24, 2016, 10:55:05 PM »
Ex: EWR-SFO-AKL
If SFO-AKL clears but not EWR-SFO will I get a refund? Or too good to be true?  :P
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2057 on: May 24, 2016, 10:58:14 PM »
No.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2058 on: June 09, 2016, 12:26:47 PM »
Booking Plan B for LAX-EWR for 5 people.  If two seats open up, will 2 of the passengers get them, or will they only move if all 5 move become available?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2059 on: June 09, 2016, 12:29:53 PM »
Quote from: normathej on June 09, 2016, 12:26:47 PM
Booking Plan B for LAX-EWR for 5 people.  If two seats open up, will 2 of the passengers get them, or will they only move if all 5 move become available?
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