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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3600 on: February 24, 2016, 02:16:46 AM »
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: United award flights
« Reply #3601 on: February 24, 2016, 02:18:31 AM »
Old news...

Thought it worked only for roundtrip.
And was concerned about luggages. They won't suspect "hidden city"?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3602 on: February 24, 2016, 09:13:16 AM »
I'm trying to book the direct flight PHX-EWR on 3/1 at 1pm (UA1552). Without logging in, there is no saver availability. With the expanded availability there are 5 tickets in coach on the saver level. I booked the route in April to avoid the close-in fee, however when I tried to change the booking to March 1st there was no saver availability on that flight. Is there anything that would help, such as calling up the airline? Or the expanded award seats don't work for this?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3603 on: February 24, 2016, 10:21:25 AM »
I'm trying to book the direct flight PHX-EWR on 3/1 at 1pm (UA1552). Without logging in, there is no saver availability. With the expanded availability there are 5 tickets in coach on the saver level. I booked the route in April to avoid the close-in fee, however when I tried to change the booking to March 1st there was no saver availability on that flight. Is there anything that would help, such as calling up the airline? Or the expanded award seats don't work for this?
Of course expanded would work, it's just not available. You could try your luck with calling but don't keep your hopes high.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3604 on: February 24, 2016, 10:43:46 AM »
Or the expanded award seats don't work for this?
Probably won't work.
When you change flights it can't see expanded award space and 99.9% of agents won't give you expanded award space unless you're elite.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3605 on: February 24, 2016, 10:45:55 AM »
Probably won't work.
When you change flights it can't see expanded award space and 99.9% of agents won't give you expanded award space unless you're elite.

Didn't know this. Even when you change from XN?

Edit: And I wouldn't call for this even if I were an elite :)

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3606 on: February 24, 2016, 10:46:42 AM »
Correct.
XN for cc cardholders is unpublished, so you take what you can get.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3607 on: February 24, 2016, 10:47:03 AM »
Probably won't work.
When you change flights it can't see expanded award space and 99.9% of agents won't give you expanded award space unless you're elite.

With enough HUCA, you'll get the .01% agent to do it for you.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3608 on: February 24, 2016, 10:47:48 AM »
With enough HUCA, you'll get the .01% agent to do it for you.
That's true for anything.
Most people would pay $75 before spending 4 hours doing HUCA for that, but we are a special lot.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3609 on: February 24, 2016, 10:48:22 AM »
That's true for anything.
Most people would pay $75 before spending 4 hours doing HUCA for that, but we are a special lot.

ALOL :)

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3610 on: February 24, 2016, 10:56:16 AM »
Probably won't work.
When you change flights it can't see expanded award space and 99.9% of agents won't give you expanded award space unless you're elite.
Wow interesting, I guess you could always search that flight and see if its available with expanded availability. 

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3611 on: February 24, 2016, 11:13:50 AM »
That's true for anything.

Apparently not #AAwful

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3612 on: February 24, 2016, 11:13:50 AM »
I sometimes see the other way around: not a cardholder, booked X, then when trying to change online I see XN...

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3613 on: February 24, 2016, 12:37:50 PM »
The close in fee trick was published on another blog online.
Coincidentally it was published soon after a seminar ;)

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3614 on: February 24, 2016, 12:39:48 PM »
"You will open up 2 saver award seats for me to change my connection from 5 hours to 1 hour"
"I will do what?"

Retry Jedi mind trick with more force.

"You will open up 2 saver award seats for me to change my connection from 5 hours to 1 hour"
"I have opened 2 seats for you on the flight you requested, thanks for calling"
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Guess the force is not strong enough with me.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3615 on: February 24, 2016, 12:40:25 PM »
He dumbed down that trick and others to avoid the pledge I guess.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3616 on: February 24, 2016, 01:21:15 PM »
Hi all. Been out of the scoop lately. Am I still able to book out of 21 days and switch it back to a flight within 21 days to avoid the extra fee?

Many thanks in advance.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3617 on: February 24, 2016, 01:22:36 PM »
Hi all. Been out of the scoop lately. Am I still able to book out of 21 days and switch it back to a flight within 21 days to avoid the extra fee?

Many thanks in advance.

Yup.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3618 on: February 24, 2016, 03:16:18 PM »
"You will open up 2 saver award seats for me to change my connection from 5 hours to 1 hour"
"I will do what?"

Retry Jedi mind trick with more force.

"You will open up 2 saver award seats for me to change my connection from 5 hours to 1 hour"
"I have opened 2 seats for you on the flight you requested, thanks for calling"

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #3619 on: February 24, 2016, 05:27:23 PM »
"You will open up 2 saver award seats for me to change my connection from 5 hours to 1 hour"
"I will do what?"

Retry Jedi mind trick with more force.

"You will open up 2 saver award seats for me to change my connection from 5 hours to 1 hour"
"I have opened 2 seats for you on the flight you requested, thanks for calling"

Is this trick also explained at the seminars?
^^^