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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 512256 times)

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1140 on: February 04, 2015, 07:53:47 PM »

Flight tomorrow LHR-EWR Wait listed already and as I see that there 9 J seats and I'm not upgraded yet.

There can be 20 j seats open. If the correct fare class isn't open, you wont get upgraded
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1141 on: February 04, 2015, 07:55:07 PM »
Could i call them or only in airport?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1142 on: February 04, 2015, 07:55:56 PM »

Could i call them or only in airport?

To do what? In the airport they will go by the list,
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1143 on: February 04, 2015, 08:00:16 PM »
To do what? In the airport they will go by the list,
I did it for people who will have no idea WWW to do in the airport.

If i could help them over the phone would be a big help.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1144 on: February 04, 2015, 08:03:57 PM »
I did it for people who will have no idea WWW to do in the airport.

If i could help them over the phone would be a big help.
did they check-in online?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1145 on: February 04, 2015, 08:32:57 PM »
If anyone would help me willing to $$.

(1 of the 2 res didn't go thru normal to be wait listed........)

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1148 on: February 04, 2015, 08:47:03 PM »
let them checkin.
ok.

For the res that wasn't done properly could I still do it to waitlist? I tried didn't work. Should I HUCA or its to late?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1149 on: February 04, 2015, 09:18:41 PM »
What means R class requested?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1150 on: February 04, 2015, 09:27:59 PM »
What means R class requested?

R class is the upgrade class.. Upgrades book into R class. You need R class to be available to get upgraded
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1151 on: February 04, 2015, 09:32:04 PM »
R class is the upgrade class.. Upgrades book into R class. You need R class to be available to get upgraded
So i'm good if its R class requested?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1152 on: February 04, 2015, 09:35:24 PM »
ok.

For the res that wasn't done properly could I still do it to waitlist? I tried didn't work. Should I HUCA or its to late?
what do you mean that it was not done properly?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1153 on: February 05, 2015, 01:43:09 AM »

Flight tomorrow LHR-EWR Wait listed already and as I see that there 9 J seats and I'm not upgraded yet.
tell them to check-in online, then do callback saying you paid business class fare but have been seated in economy.

I successfully did that this week

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1154 on: February 05, 2015, 07:46:56 AM »
GOT BUISNESS!!!  (Because saver opened up now befor flight)

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1155 on: February 05, 2015, 12:44:34 PM »
United Plan B Question: We did Plan B for an overnight flight from LAX to EWR, but business filled up. Flight is a week away. There are 2 later flights that night with biz class availability. Any way to get United to put us in biz class on one of those flights before/on day of flight?  Tx!
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1156 on: February 05, 2015, 12:46:07 PM »
United Plan B Question: We did Plan B for an overnight flight from LAX to EWR, but business filled up. Flight is a week away. There are 2 later flights that night with biz class availability. Any way to get United to put us in biz class on one of those flights before/on day of flight?  Tx!
Sure, just change your reservation. Change fees may apply.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1157 on: February 05, 2015, 12:48:16 PM »
Any way around change fees in this situation?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1158 on: February 05, 2015, 12:56:58 PM »
Any way around change fees in this situation?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #1159 on: February 05, 2015, 12:58:34 PM »
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