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Re: United award flights
« Reply #440 on: January 20, 2014, 05:11:16 PM »
Only solution AFAIK is to HUCA like a fiend.

I'm going to try that. See what happens.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #441 on: January 20, 2014, 05:13:32 PM »
I'm going to try that. See what happens.
Also try to book a few legs online without violating the rule and then call the add the illegal segments.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #442 on: January 20, 2014, 06:28:50 PM »
When canceling without redepositing the miles what has to be the same on the 2nd reservation as the canceled ticket to keep the rate (Dan's post says they need to be same routing)?
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Also Can I book a saver award on United and then change it (for $50/100) to a partner flight with the same origin and destination (i.e. From TLV-EWR United business to TLV-EWR Lufthansa with a stop in FRA) at the original rate?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #443 on: January 20, 2014, 06:30:33 PM »
No.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #444 on: January 20, 2014, 06:31:48 PM »
No.
Thanx. Do you know the answer to the question I quoted?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #445 on: January 20, 2014, 06:33:16 PM »
Everything except date is what UA Insider implied.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #446 on: January 20, 2014, 06:33:45 PM »
Everything except date is what UA Insider implied.
Thank you once again.
That includes flight numbers and times?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #447 on: January 20, 2014, 06:36:25 PM »
No.
I believe you are talking when booking on UA for 70K you won't be able to change to partners for the same 70K, but when you lock in now on a UA direct flight for 60K you WILL be able to change to partners for the same rate. Or am I wrong?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #448 on: January 20, 2014, 06:38:36 PM »
Thank you once again.
That includes flight numbers and times?

You can change date and flight numbers and times.

You cannot change O/D, and most likely cannot change airline or routing.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #449 on: January 20, 2014, 06:39:27 PM »
I believe you are talking when booking on UA for 70K you won't be able to change to partners for the same 70K, but when you lock in now on a UA direct flight for 60K you WILL be able to change to partners for the same rate. Or am I wrong?

95% chance of being wrong.

Though there is no "official" word.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #450 on: January 20, 2014, 06:40:04 PM »
You can change date and flight numbers and times.

You cannot change O/D, and most likely cannot change airline or routing.
O/D?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #451 on: January 20, 2014, 06:40:40 PM »
"Not all who wander are lost"

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #452 on: January 20, 2014, 06:41:44 PM »
Origin. Destination.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #453 on: January 20, 2014, 10:20:30 PM »
Im looking to book 2 seats direct CDG-ORD on UA F (777) on a specific day in August. Naturally it is not available.
If it doesn't become avail, i'd settle for J.
If neither becomes avail, I would book F as a standard award.

If i Book saver F for a random day and then J becomes avail (or book J and then F becomes avail) i believe i'd be stuck paying the additional miles. I would settle for CDG-MUC/FRA-ORD as well as long as the times are right (there is a connection through each that works on that day.
What would be my best strategy booking something before the deval?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #454 on: January 21, 2014, 01:51:51 PM »
Only solution AFAIK is to HUCA like a fiend.


One phone call is all it took B"H.  What a crazy new rule.  ::)
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #455 on: January 21, 2014, 01:56:12 PM »
Nice.

Current routing?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #456 on: January 21, 2014, 02:07:12 PM »
Nice.

Current routing?


 Pretty basic.
ORD-MIL
VCE-TLV
TLV-ORD
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #457 on: January 21, 2014, 02:21:05 PM »
Looks good to me!
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #458 on: January 21, 2014, 03:18:27 PM »

One phone call is all it took B"H.  What a crazy new rule.  ::)
Nice!
Callback line?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #459 on: January 21, 2014, 03:21:41 PM »
Nice!
Callback line?
No, he waited an hour on the phone and got to talk to a rep sitting in India that can read out from a computer.  ;)

Of course Callback....
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