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Re: United award flights
« Reply #740 on: February 04, 2014, 09:59:52 AM »
I hope we get a write up about when it will and when won't get repriced

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #741 on: February 04, 2014, 11:57:46 AM »
Some minor consolation after the devaluation
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If you fly a United operated flight from say the US to Europe in business or first, and then have a short connecting segment within Europe on a partner airline like Lufthansa, then you won’t be hit with the higher charge for partners, even if that segment is also in business of first.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #742 on: February 04, 2014, 12:11:31 PM »
Some minor consolation after the devaluation
I read that from Australia to SE Asia its cheaper

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #743 on: February 04, 2014, 12:40:05 PM »
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Updated handling for mixed UA-Partner United/partner award itineraries: As we shared with the initial announcement, the Star Alliance/Partner partner award pricing will apply to Business or First awards for itineraries that include at least one flight segment operated by a MileagePlus partner carrier in Business or First.

However, as a customer benefit we have made an exception for most itineraries which require connecting onto a MileagePlus/Star partner in First or Business for a short distance. Specifically, if a United/Copa award itinerary contains a connecting segment on a MileagePlus/Star partner that is wholly within one MileagePlus award region, then the United award price will apply.

        For example: IAD-FRA in United BusinessFirst connecting to FRA-FCO in Lufthansa Business, will be priced at the United mileage award amount.
        Note that this exception will not apply to a few specific regions and routings, such as intra-Africa connecting segments and certain fifth-freedom routes (e.g. BKK-KUL operated by Lufthansa)

Change clarification for itineraries booked before February 3: Many of you have also been asking about what kinds of itinerary changes will re-trigger a re-price to the new award chart, and I can share some additional follow-up details about that. As a reminder, the existing change process will apply, and any change that requires an award to re-price will require an add/collect of the additional miles under the new award price structure. Fees for change/cancel will still apply per our existing policies. Changes that will not trigger a re-price for itineraries ticketed before February 3, 2014 include:

        Date/time (cabin, region, and award type can’t change)
        Carrier on one or more segments (cabin, region, and award type can’t change)
        Origin/Destination within the same regions (carrier and cabin can’t change)
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #744 on: February 04, 2014, 12:40:37 PM »
Meaning ANA J is the same as ANA F connecting to long-haul UA (ORD-BOS is the mixed cabin):
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #745 on: February 04, 2014, 12:53:01 PM »
Is this just within the same region or even crossing regions?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #746 on: February 04, 2014, 01:03:30 PM »
Is this just within the same region or even crossing regions?
Same region only, see quoted post.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #747 on: February 04, 2014, 04:55:48 PM »
Can someone please explain this for dummies? What won't trigger a reprice?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #748 on: February 04, 2014, 04:58:46 PM »
Can someone please explain this for dummies? What won't trigger a reprice?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #749 on: February 04, 2014, 07:14:30 PM »
What about changing a flight that bumps down a cabin and changes airlines, but maintains the same origin/destination cities?

I booked two tickets flying I on OS from FCO – JFK via VIE at @50K a piece. I may have to change the date and the ticket, to flying X on LH from FCO – JFK via FRA. Origin and destination cities remain the same, airline changes, and I’d bump down a class from I to X. If I do that, would I just have to pay the $75 change fee, and would I get the 40K pre-deval miles credited back to my account?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #750 on: February 04, 2014, 08:16:21 PM »
Cabin cannot change.

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Changes that will not trigger a re-price for itineraries ticketed before February 3, 2014 include:

        Date/time (cabin, region, and award type can’t change)
        Carrier on one or more segments (cabin, region, and award type can’t change)
        Origin/Destination within the same regions (carrier and cabin can’t change)
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #751 on: February 04, 2014, 08:55:15 PM »
Cabin cannot change.

...And this is where my confusion lies:  The deval did not change award rate for partner award flights in coach between Europe and USA.  The ticket was 30K before the deval, 30K after the deval.  I used 50K to book a business class seat before the deval, and now need to change it to a coach seat, which still requires 20K fewer miles than my business seat.  So yes, I'm changing cabins, but I'm using fewer miles.  Do I get those miles redeposited?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #752 on: February 04, 2014, 09:58:02 PM »
UA.com now shows SAS award availability.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #753 on: February 04, 2014, 10:20:27 PM »

YAY.
So to be clear: I'm currently booked TLV-BRU-EWR on SN-J and UA-F, and let's say within 14 days of travel I see seats released in LH F, can I change to TLV-FRA-JFK in LF-J and LH-F without a reprice?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #754 on: February 04, 2014, 10:38:45 PM »
not related to deval but general united award question.. if i currently have two one ways that i booked separately as the became available jfk-tlv, tlv-jfk, can i combine them in to one RT so i can add an extra domestic leg? TIA

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #755 on: February 04, 2014, 10:44:54 PM »
...And this is where my confusion lies:  The deval did not change award rate for partner award flights in coach between Europe and USA.  The ticket was 30K before the deval, 30K after the deval.  I used 50K to book a business class seat before the deval, and now need to change it to a coach seat, which still requires 20K fewer miles than my business seat.  So yes, I'm changing cabins, but I'm using fewer miles.  Do I get those miles redeposited?

The conditions are for changes to prevent a reprice, since you don't fall within the criteria, there will be a reprice - which will result in a refund
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #756 on: February 04, 2014, 11:54:08 PM »
YAY.
So to be clear: I'm currently booked TLV-BRU-EWR on SN-J and UA-F, and let's say within 14 days of travel I see seats released in LH F, can I change to TLV-FRA-JFK in LF-J and LH-F without a reprice?

From the UA insider quote, it looks like it will not reprice. I said this from the beginning, and all the masters didn't agree with me.

I have something similar like you, and am very happy to be flying my last LH F flight.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #757 on: February 04, 2014, 11:56:59 PM »
Any idea how to make the "change flight" work online? It looks like it works for same date changes only.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #758 on: February 05, 2014, 12:19:56 AM »
not related to deval but general united award question.. if i currently have two one ways that i booked separately as the became available jfk-tlv, tlv-jfk, can i combine them in to one RT so i can add an extra domestic leg? TIA

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #759 on: February 05, 2014, 01:27:52 AM »
I booked BEFORE Feb 1 Dev LH F 67K:

JFK-FRA LH J (No F was Available)
FRA-HND Waitlist on LH F

If F opens within 14 days of Flight can I upgrade JFK-FRA to F with  out reprice?.