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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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Author Topic: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability  (Read 507505 times)

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2360 on: December 08, 2019, 12:27:56 PM »
Yup.
If there's 2 on the res you'll need 2 open seats to clear.
If you're willing to be separated then split it.
Thanks @Dan the waitlist cleared.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2361 on: December 08, 2019, 12:54:28 PM »
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2362 on: December 08, 2019, 03:03:16 PM »
Congrats!
2 open seats on my flight but couldn't convince the gate agent to give us priority status or WDI or whatever it's called these days. It's not in SHARES and SHARES is error free, so she wouldn't look up the rules and manually assign it.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2363 on: January 06, 2020, 12:54:05 PM »
Here's a fascinating question: Is flying in business class for a few hours worth all the time, hassle and headache [and points] that plan b, c, d, e, f, g, etc, entail? I mean, it's just a flight.

Flying across the world is one thing, but otherwise, whats the big deal?

As an aside, Zev Wolfson was known to fly coach exclusively.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2364 on: January 06, 2020, 12:57:02 PM »
It's a free country. Do as you wish.
Here's a fascinating question: Is flying in business class for a few hours worth all the time, hassle and headache [and points] that plan b, c, d, e, f, g, etc, entail? I mean, it's just a flight.

Flying across the world is one thing, but otherwise, whats the big deal?

As an aside, Zev Wolfson was known to fly coach exclusively.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2365 on: January 06, 2020, 01:00:13 PM »
Here's a fascinating question: Is flying in business class for a few hours worth all the time, hassle and headache [and points] that plan b, c, d, e, f, g, etc, entail? I mean, it's just a flight.

Flying across the world is one thing, but otherwise, whats the big deal?

As an aside, Zev Wolfson was known to fly coach exclusively.
I redeem for coach domestic.
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2366 on: January 06, 2020, 01:16:47 PM »
Here's a fascinating question: Is flying in business class for a few hours worth all the time, hassle and headache [and points] that plan b, c, d, e, f, g, etc, entail? I mean, it's just a flight.

Flying across the world is one thing, but otherwise, whats the big deal?

As an aside, Zev Wolfson was known to fly coach exclusively.
What makes you think people are working that hard to do Plan B for short domestic flights? As an aside, fly in whatever cabin makes you happy, who cares what anyone else does or did?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2367 on: January 06, 2020, 01:21:31 PM »
I redeem for coach domestic.

As do I. I'm trying to understand the obsession with business.

It's a free country. Do as you wish.

What makes you think people are working that hard to do Plan B for short domestic flights? As an aside, fly in whatever cabin makes you happy, who cares what anyone else does or did?

I'm just trying to understand. Havent gotten an answer yet

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2368 on: January 06, 2020, 01:27:49 PM »
As do I. I'm trying to understand the obsession with business.
There is no obsession to fly business from NYC to MIA. There is from NYC to TLV.
Questions?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2369 on: January 06, 2020, 01:29:25 PM »
As do I. I'm trying to understand the obsession with business.

I'm just trying to understand. Havent gotten an answer yet
There's no obsession with business on short domestic flights, at least not on DDF for the most part. Some people feel that they have so many miles that there's no reason not to fly business but that's definitely not the prevailing feeling among the people I know and on this forum as far as I can tell. If you want to understand the obsession with J on long-haul flights, you'll just have to fly it yourself to understand.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2370 on: January 06, 2020, 01:34:26 PM »
Personally I stand for most of long flights and a chair is a chair when seated. If someone wants to sleep, I understand, but in a day flight, it seems like more of a headache for the business seat.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2371 on: January 06, 2020, 01:36:30 PM »
Personally I stand for most of long flights and a chair is a chair when seated. If someone wants to sleep, I understand, but in a day flight, it seems like more of a headache for the business seat.
Exactly why I prefer the NYC-TLV-NYC redeye.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2372 on: January 06, 2020, 01:38:04 PM »
Personally I stand for most of long flights and a chair is a chair when seated. If someone wants to sleep, I understand, but in a day flight, it seems like more of a headache for the business seat.
You're acting like someone who's allergic to dairy trying to understand why people are obsessed with pizza. "It's just bread with tomato sauce on it, why bother."
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2373 on: January 06, 2020, 01:39:18 PM »
Exactly why I prefer the NYC-TLV-NYC redeye.
You're also someone who can actually book that for his whole family
Us plebians are stuck with Plan B.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2374 on: January 06, 2020, 01:43:01 PM »
Exactly why I prefer the NYC-TLV-NYC redeye.

Ok, I understand. How many miles do you save per trip with the tricks?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2375 on: January 06, 2020, 01:43:49 PM »
You're acting like someone who's allergic to dairy trying to understand why people are obsessed with pizza. "It's just bread with tomato sauce on it, why bother."

 ;D  Maybe flip that! I like milchigs and dont like fleishigs.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2376 on: January 06, 2020, 02:10:34 PM »
You're also someone who can actually book that for his whole family
Us plebians are stuck with Plan B.
Plans C and D have also been discussed here.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2377 on: January 06, 2020, 02:23:44 PM »
Plans C and D have also been discussed here.

Link to those? Have not seen/read about them before

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2378 on: January 06, 2020, 03:45:56 PM »
Hello. is the best way to get on business from TLV to EWR segment with United paid with an electronic travel voucher by booking economy with the voucher, and being waitlisted for business with a 35,000 miles and $500 upgrade?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2379 on: January 06, 2020, 06:55:54 PM »
Hello. is the best way to get on business from TLV to EWR segment with United paid with an electronic travel voucher by booking economy with the voucher, and being waitlisted for business with a 35,000 miles and $500 upgrade?
Or buy a GPU
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