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http://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/mileageplus/awards/travel/types.aspx
Click on "United air travel award rules:"
"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 #2020 on: May 08, 2016, 08:30:14 PM »
Nothing happens automatically. You'll have the airport agent do it.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2021 on: May 08, 2016, 08:39:26 PM »
Quote from: ilherman on May 08, 2016, 08:30:14 PM
Nothing happens automatically. You'll have the airport agent do it.
So even when I check in online I won't be added to the waitlist?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2022 on: May 08, 2016, 08:43:32 PM »
Correct, in airport only.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2023 on: May 08, 2016, 08:46:18 PM »
Quote from: Dan on May 08, 2016, 08:43:32 PM
Correct, in airport only.
Gotcha. Must've misunderstood the DDMS post.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2024 on: May 08, 2016, 09:05:04 PM »
Quote from: Dan on May 08, 2016, 08:43:32 PM
Correct, in airport only.

I got email from UA within 24 hours saying once I check-in online I will be auto added to the list

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2025 on: May 08, 2016, 09:06:14 PM »
Quote from: KidOOO on May 08, 2016, 09:05:04 PM
I got email from UA within 24 hours saying once I check-in I will be auto added to the list
And were you auto-added?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2026 on: May 08, 2016, 09:07:12 PM »
Quote from: CS91 on May 08, 2016, 09:06:14 PM
And were you auto-added?

I didn't check-in online so can't say, but was auto added once airport agent checked us in
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2027 on: May 09, 2016, 01:29:10 PM »
Last question (hopefully): would a UA rep in OGG have the ability to give me PR-1 for my flight from HNL? Doing RTH today so thinking it may be worth it to circle back instead of doing the full loop so that I pass the airport on the way back.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2028 on: May 09, 2016, 01:45:24 PM »
Possible.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2029 on: May 09, 2016, 01:57:00 PM »
You're doing that for a J0 flight?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2030 on: May 09, 2016, 02:39:22 PM »
Quote from: Dan on May 09, 2016, 01:57:00 PM
You're doing that for a J0 flight?
J3/4 now.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2031 on: May 09, 2016, 05:09:01 PM »
When is the flight?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2032 on: May 09, 2016, 05:47:15 PM »
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2033 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 @$$hole in the entire state. Didn't even want to look at gg onestandby. That's how stubborn he was. Called UA through the callback link and every single person had no idea what I was talking about.  >:( >:( >:(
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2034 on: May 09, 2016, 10:59:14 PM »
Quote from: CS91 on May 09, 2016, 10:51:40 PM
Went to the airport on the way back to the hotel and managed to land on the one @$$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.  >:( >:( >:(
Try again when his shift ends?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2035 on: May 09, 2016, 11:16:03 PM »
Quote from: Yehoshua on May 09, 2016, 10:59:14 PM
Try again when his shift ends?
Not sitting around the airport or driving back later. I'll try again tomorrow when I go for my flight and then again in HNL if need be. Annoying that I can't  get a competent rep on the phone.

Does anyone here know how to read UA internal notes? The rep at the airport printed out what seems to be the reservation with the notes.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2036 on: May 09, 2016, 11:56:49 PM »
Quote from: CS91 on May 09, 2016, 11:16:03 PM
Not sitting around the airport or driving back later. I'll try again tomorrow when I go for my flight and then again in HNL if need be. Annoying that I can't  get a competent rep on the phone.

Does anyone here know how to read UA internal notes? The rep at the airport printed out what seems to be the reservation with the notes.
I hear ya. Good luck!
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2037 on: May 10, 2016, 12:06:18 AM »
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2038 on: May 10, 2016, 12:10:25 AM »
Quote from: CS91 on May 09, 2016, 11:16:03 PM

Does anyone here know how to read UA internal notes? The rep at the airport printed out what seems to be the reservation with the notes.
From Dan's Hopper TR it sounded like he knows a lot of the UA internal lingo, maybe he can read the notes too.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2039 on: May 10, 2016, 12:14:47 AM »
Quote from: Ydad on May 10, 2016, 12:10:25 AM
From Dan's Hopper TR it sounded like he knows a lot of the UA internal lingo, maybe he can read the notes too.
I'm sure he knows how to read notes, but I'm not gonna bother him by PMing him. He does enough for us  :).
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