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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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Author Topic: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability  (Read 507492 times)

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2260 on: August 23, 2018, 10:51:22 AM »
Does gg "onestandby" clearly state that a plan B ticket qualifies for PR-1on the upgrade waitlist?

(Or is this just based on logic that such a pax is technically a displaced biz class pax)
Yes.
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Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2261 on: August 23, 2018, 01:41:39 PM »
Can one do a plan B for a different flight?
What do you mean?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2262 on: August 23, 2018, 01:42:57 PM »
What do you mean?
book economy on Sunday and waitlst for biz on Thursday before.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2263 on: August 23, 2018, 05:43:18 PM »
Eta. Yes
book economy on Sunday and waitlst for biz on Thursday before.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2264 on: August 23, 2018, 07:02:01 PM »
Eta. Yes
Interesting.
Report back if it clears :)
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2265 on: August 23, 2018, 08:15:43 PM »
"JS [is] a fetid cesspool of unvarnished linguistic manure, with lots of useless drivel and post-padding." -Moishebatchy

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2266 on: August 23, 2018, 08:16:31 PM »
Ain maive raiyah me'GS
IIRC he doesn't really fly J, I assumed it was for someone else.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2267 on: August 23, 2018, 08:17:19 PM »
IIRC he doesn't really fly J, I assumed it was for someone else.
If you can use the GS line you don't count.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2268 on: August 27, 2018, 05:23:42 PM »
This is not Plan B, but similar idea

I booked a partner biz using UA miles. Can I waitlist for the UA direct flight in case it opens up?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2269 on: August 28, 2018, 06:39:40 AM »
This is not Plan B, but similar idea

I booked a partner biz using UA miles. Can I waitlist for the UA direct flight in case it opens up?
no, you'd have to cancel and rebook when/if I opens on the UA flight.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2270 on: August 28, 2018, 06:42:01 AM »
IIRC he doesn't really fly J, I assumed it was for someone else.
correct. But (unfortunately) you can't wait list for Y only J.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2271 on: August 28, 2018, 09:46:30 AM »
no, you'd have to cancel and rebook when/if I opens on the UA flight.

got it thanks

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2272 on: August 28, 2018, 10:01:48 AM »
Plan B Scenario: 2 segment flight, 1st segment united operated and seated in Business 2nd segment SA operator and Seated in economy. Will I get returned the diffrence in milage between buisness and economy?
Always praying for delayed baggage.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2273 on: August 28, 2018, 10:03:15 AM »
Plan B is UA metal only.
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 #2274 on: August 28, 2018, 02:43:05 PM »
can someone book a plan B for me? or assist me in using my miles to book a business class ticket. will pay. i have plenty if miles and points in every program.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2275 on: August 29, 2018, 03:15:02 PM »
Plan B is UA metal only.
Since I wont get upgraded [not ua metal] to buisness will I get reimbursed diff. in millage?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2276 on: August 29, 2018, 03:24:45 PM »
Since I wont get upgraded [not ua metal] to buisness will I get reimbursed diff. in millage?
if its on the same ticket and a mixed cabin you will pay full J price 

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2277 on: August 29, 2018, 03:29:23 PM »
Can you do Plan B when there is mixed cabin available?
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2278 on: August 29, 2018, 06:26:07 PM »
Hi - Was wondering if a Plan B can only be booked if it is on a Saver Award for Economy? A flight I am looking at for NYC-TLV is at 70K for economy ( a little less than the full amount) but still less than Saver Business. Anyone have experience with that?

Thanks in advance...

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #2279 on: September 04, 2018, 03:45:20 PM »
is this a proper plan b?
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