United award flights

[DMYD]

If I have a afternoon award ticket, any chance they'll put me on earlier flight if there are open seats?

For a change fee

[rileywiles23]

If a passenger cannot fly due to medical reasons, is there a way to get the miles back without any fees ?

[DMYD]

If a passenger cannot fly due to medical reasons, is there a way to get the miles back without any fees ?

HUCA could work

[rileywiles23]

Will they require a doctors note ?

[raphy781]

Will they require a doctors note ?

IME not always.

[sruly]

Anyway to set up a alert for award seat opening up or do I need to check 6 times a day ?

[Jm1248]

Anyway to set up a alert for award seat opening up or do I need to check 6 times a day ?

Expertflyer.com

[@Yehuda]

Expertflyer.com

Does not work for UA.

[MC]

For a change fee

-1.
I have shown up to the airport and been put on earlier flights for no fee.

[coralsnake]

-1.
I have shown up to the airport and been put on earlier flights for no fee.

Most people want to be confirmed rather than risking spending the day at the airport.

[raphy781]

Most people want to be confirmed rather than risking spending the day at the airport.

Within 24 hours of the flight you can sometimes change and be confirmed without a fee.

[DMYD]

-1.
I have shown up to the airport and been put on earlier flights for no fee.

I am stating the facts not what could happen,  yes I also got mine changed with no fee.

[Jm1248]

Within 24 hours of the flight you can sometimes change and be confirmed without a fee.

Off topic but is this true with other airlines as well or only united?

[coralsnake]

Within 24 hours of the flight you can sometimes change and be confirmed without a fee.

Ive also done it outside of 24. Doesn't make it the rule.

[coralsnake]

Off topic but is this true with other airlines as well or only united?

DL I've done inside of 24

[Jm1248]

DL I've done inside of 24

Ok thanx. Seems like it's all ymmv anyway

[night-owl]

I'm trying to book AC I class TLV-LGA . It shows on united.com but won't allow me to book the ticket.  When I called, they told me they don't see it. Is that a usual occurrence? Is there any way for me to book the seats through AC? The rep explained that its married segment and she cant book that particular connection.

[D93]

I'm trying to book AC I class TLV-LGA . It shows on united.com but won't allow me to book the ticket.  When I called, they told me they don't see it. Is that a usual occurrence?

It's not unusual for UA.com to show phantom availability.

Is there any way for me to book the seats through AC? The rep explained that its married segment and she cant book that particular connection.

Did you check AC to see if it shows up? (keep in mind it'll be 82.5k + YQ).

[yaakov]

I'm having same problem with united now on a different ac flight called them and they said if it was a united flight then they would have to honor it but this is not their fault it's air canadas fault. Any way to fight this out or get them to open a united flight for me or its a lost case?

[coralsnake]

I'm having same problem with united now on a different ac flight called them and they said if it was a united flight then they would have to honor it but this is not their fault it's air canadas fault. Any way to fight this out or get them to open a united flight for me or its a lost case?

You can try HUCA but unlikely IME.