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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 #1020 on: January 04, 2015, 11:18:23 PM »
Quote from: AJK on January 04, 2015, 10:42:04 PM
Thanks. I'll sleep easier tonight :)
What does the eticket show?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1021 on: January 04, 2015, 11:19:11 PM »
Quote from: MEIR613 on January 04, 2015, 11:16:34 PM
Partner award HI-ME J = 85k.

ME-USA Y = 42.5k.

85k + 42.5k = 127.5k

Seems like they didn't deduct for the ME-USA leg

That's it. Thanks. So I need another 37.5K in my account per passenger (80-42.5) for Plan B.

No I know why miles haven't been taken... I have less than 75K in there! Doh.

I guess I need to make it 75K or my Plan B won't work, eh?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1022 on: January 04, 2015, 11:20:44 PM »
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1023 on: January 04, 2015, 11:20:55 PM »
Quote from: AJK on January 04, 2015, 11:19:11 PM
That's it. Thanks. So I need another 37.5K in my account per passenger (80-42.5) for Plan B.

No I know why miles haven't been taken... I have less than 75K in there! Doh.
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27.5k + 42.5k = 70k UA J ME-US
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1024 on: January 04, 2015, 11:22:03 PM »
Quote from: MEIR613 on January 04, 2015, 11:20:55 PM
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27.5k + 42.5k = 70k UA J ME-US

Goodness. Tonight is not my night.

I need 55K in there, and I have just shy of that. Perhaps that's why the miles have not been taken  :o

Do I need to reset it up from scratch? Or can I just transfer in now?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1025 on: January 04, 2015, 11:25:50 PM »
Quote from: AJK on January 04, 2015, 11:22:03 PM
Do I need to reset it up from scratch? Or can I just transfer in now?
No clue. Not a big Plan B guy.

Can't really rely on that ;)
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1026 on: January 04, 2015, 11:53:46 PM »
Quote from: AJK on January 04, 2015, 11:20:44 PM

Good luck on the last leg clearing, I've yet to hear one Plan B success story ex TLV
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1027 on: January 04, 2015, 11:54:37 PM »
I really don't have much hope for it even before that... it's right after Sukkos.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1028 on: January 05, 2015, 01:01:54 AM »
LIH-HNL is a separate award, right?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1029 on: January 05, 2015, 01:04:51 AM »
Quote from: Joe4007 on January 05, 2015, 01:01:54 AM
LIH-HNL is a separate award, right?

Same.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1030 on: January 05, 2015, 01:07:13 AM »
Quote from: AJK on January 05, 2015, 01:04:51 AM
Same.
Then you need to add an additional 6k.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1031 on: January 05, 2015, 01:07:25 AM »
Quote from: Joe4007 on January 05, 2015, 01:07:13 AM
Then you need to add an additional 6k.

Yep.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1032 on: January 05, 2015, 02:26:03 AM »
Quote from: efflpetzel on January 04, 2015, 11:53:46 PM
Good luck on the last leg clearing, I've yet to hear one Plan B success story ex TLV

I beg to differ. I once cleared Plan B LHR-EWR (there was zero availability that route for the month), I also cleared TLV-EWR waitlist in hot season once. This wasn't plan B actually, I was booked with US TLV-PHL-LGA and did the old fashioned waitlist on UA direct and I cleared within 24 hours of flight. For that reason I'd never discourage anyone from trying!
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1033 on: January 05, 2015, 03:16:22 AM »
Quote from: Knaper_Chuchem on January 05, 2015, 02:26:03 AM

I beg to differ. I once cleared Plan B LHR-EWR (there was zero availability that route for the month), I also cleared TLV-EWR waitlist in hot season once. This wasn't plan B actually, I was booked with US TLV-PHL-LGA and did the old fashioned waitlist on UA direct and I cleared within 24 hours of flight. For that reason I'd never discourage anyone from trying!
From the reports on this thread, I haven't seen anyone receive the PR - 1 status in TLV, so I'm excited to see if runnergirl and AJK will be successful and teach the rest of us how to convince the Israeli UA agents :-)
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1034 on: January 05, 2015, 02:18:47 PM »
Theoretically, if UA opens saver on a segment on which I'm waitlisted, I should automatically clear, right?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1035 on: January 05, 2015, 02:48:37 PM »
Quote from: AJK on January 05, 2015, 02:18:47 PM
Theoretically, if UA opens saver on a segment on which I'm waitlisted, I should automatically clear, right?

No. I had in the past that they opened saver and me waitlist didn't clear. I had to call in and do a manual change and paid a change fee which is waived if the waitlist clears. (For the none status ppl)
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1036 on: January 05, 2015, 02:58:17 PM »
Quote from: AJK on January 05, 2015, 02:18:47 PM
Theoretically, if UA opens saver on a segment on which I'm waitlisted, I should automatically clear, right?
If by waitlisted you mean plan b, then yes.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1037 on: January 05, 2015, 11:07:20 PM »
Quote from: AJK on January 05, 2015, 02:18:47 PM
Theoretically, if UA opens saver on a segment on which I'm waitlisted, I should automatically clear, right?
Theoretically, yes. But it doesn't always work that way.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1038 on: January 07, 2015, 08:11:17 PM »
does plan b only work on united flights or will it work for a air Canada flight booked thru united?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1039 on: January 07, 2015, 08:21:40 PM »
Quote from: jbkr101 on January 07, 2015, 08:11:17 PM
does plan b only work on united flights or will it work for a air Canada flight booked thru united?
Only UA.
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