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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #340 on: April 09, 2012, 05:48:34 AM »
The only advantage (if searching for a specific non-stop flight) on an airline specicfic site (which operates the actual flight), if you are willing to pay extra miles for enhanced availability. (In my oppinion rarely worth it).

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #341 on: April 09, 2012, 02:20:24 PM »
If one books a UA award ticket from a non-elite account, can he or she cancel that reservation within 24 hours without penalty?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #342 on: April 09, 2012, 04:19:28 PM »
If one books a UA award ticket from a non-elite account, can he or she cancel that reservation within 24 hours without penalty?
Yes, all UA tickets are cancellable for 24 hours.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #343 on: April 09, 2012, 04:23:22 PM »
Yes, all UA tickets are cancellable for 24 hours.

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I have on hold JFK-FRA-BKK. How can I add a BKK-CMB leg on the same itin? Is it possible to do online?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #344 on: April 09, 2012, 04:30:51 PM »
TY.

@Dan or anyone who knows:

I have on hold JFK-FRA-BKK. How can I add a BKK-CMB leg on the same itin? Is it possible to do online?
I don't think you can have more than 3 segments on 1 itinerary without calling having a UA rep call you
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #345 on: April 09, 2012, 04:33:08 PM »
I don't think you can have more than 3 segments on 1 itinerary without calling having a UA rep call you

So will they just add it if I call, or did I mess up by putting the JFK-FRA-BKK portion on hold online?

Also, is there a booking fee to do that?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #346 on: April 09, 2012, 04:35:05 PM »
TY.

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I have on hold JFK-FRA-BKK. How can I add a BKK-CMB leg on the same itin? Is it possible to do online?
Call in to add.

Don't make the mistake I made a few times that I put it separately on hold, and then called in to merge, because they'll have to cancel one, and you're not guaranteed that they will still have space available then.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #347 on: April 09, 2012, 04:45:22 PM »
Call in to add.

Don't make the mistake I made a few times that I put it separately on hold, and then called in to merge, because they'll have to cancel one, and you're not guaranteed that they will still have space available then.

Thanks.

What's the best way if I am starting from scratch? Hold one portion online and call to add the second, or try to do the whole thing on the phone?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #348 on: April 09, 2012, 05:14:13 PM »
Before adding the leg there were only taxes of $72.56.

I added the leg and now it shows this (see pic).

The rep said the "fees will be exempted" when I book.

Can I trust that or do I need to call back and make sure they're removed?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #349 on: April 09, 2012, 07:29:14 PM »
Before adding the leg there were only taxes of $72.56.

I added the leg and now it shows this (see pic).

The rep said the "fees will be exempted" when I book.

Can I trust that or do I need to call back and make sure they're removed?
Call back IMHO
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #350 on: April 09, 2012, 09:51:09 PM »
Call back IMHO

I did. Another rep said her system only shows the $72 in taxes, so I guess the first one was right.

Anyone know if the close-in ticketing fee applies if I held the reservation before the 21 days? Does it have to be actually ticketed 21+ days to avoid the fee?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #351 on: April 09, 2012, 09:56:55 PM »
So will they just add it if I call, or did I mess up by putting the JFK-FRA-BKK portion on hold online?

Also, is there a booking fee to do that?
How do you put a ticket on hold on united.com?

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #352 on: April 09, 2012, 09:59:42 PM »
How do you put a ticket on hold on united.com?

There's an option to "reserve" once you select the flight.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #353 on: April 10, 2012, 01:44:44 AM »
I did. Another rep said her system only shows the $72 in taxes, so I guess the first one was right.

Anyone know if the close-in ticketing fee applies if I held the reservation before the 21 days? Does it have to be actually ticketed 21+ days to avoid the fee?
Must be ticketed.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #354 on: April 10, 2012, 09:34:09 AM »
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #356 on: April 16, 2012, 01:12:37 PM »
Can you check a year in advance and the ticket should be for 30 days

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #357 on: April 25, 2012, 05:31:22 PM »
hi can i book a ticket with ana with having to pay big time for foul ?
 
is it still worth transfing poins to and i have there 50k i wont to use it to go to isreal and they charg me 700$ for foul what can i do

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #358 on: April 25, 2012, 05:48:33 PM »
hi can i book a ticket with ana with having to pay big time for foul ?
 
is it still worth transfing poins to and i have there 50k i wont to use it to go to isreal and they charg me 700$ for foul what can i do
would you like to enlighten us as to what "foul" is, and while your at it retype your whole post again so it makes sense

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #359 on: April 25, 2012, 06:42:06 PM »
would you like to enlighten us as to what "foul" is, and while your at it retype your whole post again so it makes sense
He prob. means fuel.
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