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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1040 on: April 13, 2014, 11:29:06 PM »
Can someone help me find Saver Award Business for MIA-EWR 4/27? (Is it not available or I don't know where to look)
Doesn't look like there's any available.
And it's a waste of miles.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1041 on: April 13, 2014, 11:43:38 PM »
Can someone help me find Saver Award Business for MIA-EWR 4/27? (Is it not available or I don't know where to look)
The last flight out from FLL or PBI usually opens last minute if you're willing to wait.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1042 on: April 13, 2014, 11:43:40 PM »
And it's a waste of miles.
I have enough to blow :P

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1043 on: April 13, 2014, 11:47:47 PM »
I have enough to blow :P
So you might wanna wait until you get closer to the flight.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1044 on: April 13, 2014, 11:48:02 PM »
And it's a waste of miles.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1045 on: April 14, 2014, 12:59:20 PM »
Anyone have any known workarounds for the following situation?

Saver award available for a flight USA-EU, but nothing available for the domestic feeder flight. I don't want the US-EU flight to go away, but still uncertain as to how to get to that flight. Trying to think of ideas but keep coming up short.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1046 on: April 14, 2014, 01:55:52 PM »
Anyone have any known workarounds for the following situation?

Saver award available for a flight USA-EU, but nothing available for the domestic feeder flight. I don't want the US-EU flight to go away, but still uncertain as to how to get to that flight. Trying to think of ideas but keep coming up short.
Book the domestic flight as standard and the INTL flight as saver separately and combine them online.
Or book the intl part and wait on the domestic to become available.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1047 on: April 14, 2014, 03:21:17 PM »
Book the domestic flight as standard and the INTL flight as saver separately and combine them online.
Or book the intl part and wait on the domestic to become available.

1: wouldn't that just be me paying more for the same award that otherwise would cost a lower mileage amount?

2: can i add the domestic on it since it would change the O/D, without a change fee since I am not elite?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1048 on: April 14, 2014, 03:43:20 PM »
Just wonder what happens when doing option 1 and  later on when Saver award bacomes available, you cancel without redepositing the miles and you rebook for the saver award, will they allow you to do that? meaning they should credit you back the other 25k..

LAX there is no Avios availability?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1049 on: April 14, 2014, 04:19:51 PM »
Just wonder what happens when doing option 1 and  later on when Saver award bacomes available, you cancel without redepositing the miles and you rebook for the saver award, will they allow you to do that? meaning they should credit you back the other 25k..

LAX there is no Avios availability?

None. Availability is so tight these days I am finding across both OW and *A for the flights I have been looking at.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1050 on: April 16, 2014, 06:21:52 PM »
i need help! i bought a united miles flight but the flight was with aegean airlines, a star alliance airline. it said on my united account that i was entitled to a free bag but at the airport they charged me. i am trying to work this out before my return flight on the 20th. i have called united five timed and aegean twice and i get different responses every time. if it says on my united account and everywhere i have my flight information that i have a free bag, am i entitled to it? or is there some fine print i am missing????
thank you!

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1051 on: April 17, 2014, 12:14:47 AM »
Can you get a <24 hour free stopover on a OW intl flight?
« Last Edit: April 17, 2014, 12:19:02 AM by @Yehuda »

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1052 on: April 17, 2014, 12:23:56 AM »
Sure
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1053 on: April 17, 2014, 12:54:46 AM »
Sure
Great. DROPR. And then HUCA. Got it.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1054 on: April 17, 2014, 01:52:16 AM »
PSA The "Have United Call Me" option leads to the web support desk.

I found that they can book a ticket, but don't know everything about booking (such as the free stopover I just mentioned upthread) and one rep was very rude (hung up on me) and unhelpful. On my 2nd HUCA, I just asked to be transferred straight to a booking agent, who gladly booked my free stopover and waived the phone booking fee.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1055 on: April 17, 2014, 10:08:07 AM »
PSA The "Have United Call Me" option leads to the web support desk.

I found that they can book a ticket, but don't know everything about booking (such as the free stopover I just mentioned upthread) and one rep was very rude (hung up on me) and unhelpful. On my 2nd HUCA, I just asked to be transferred straight to a booking agent, who gladly booked my free stopover and waived the phone booking fee.

I once had the web support agent tell me that JFK/EWR is an open-jaw

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1056 on: April 17, 2014, 10:14:10 AM »
I once had the web support agent tell me that JFK/EWR is an open-jaw
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1057 on: April 18, 2014, 01:27:41 AM »
Can I reserve a EWR-BRU on Jet Airways and connect to TLV on Brussels Airlines on the same ticket?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1058 on: April 18, 2014, 10:14:29 AM »
Can I reserve a EWR-BRU on Jet Airways and connect to TLV on Brussels Airlines on the same ticket?
Why not?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1059 on: April 18, 2014, 12:37:53 PM »
Why not?
I thought maybe because Jet is not a Stat Alliance member.