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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1180 on: May 04, 2014, 01:50:00 AM »
Help please!

I wanted to make a change to an award flight and it requires more miles, transferred from UR but the miles are not showing immediately. I checked the MP number and it is correct.  Is that because of a Sat night update? Is there anything I can do about it?

Afraid to lose the flights. thanks

Did you try logging in and out of United
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1181 on: May 04, 2014, 01:51:00 AM »
Call UA and make a reservation on the flights you want and put it on hold. They should hold it for 5 days IINM. Not sure about the xfer issue.
-1. You can't put on hold with UA.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1182 on: May 04, 2014, 01:53:08 AM »
Did you try logging in and out of United

Yes, many times, not showing

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1183 on: May 04, 2014, 01:54:38 AM »
Just check out with PayPal and the flight will be on hold for 24 hours.

It doesnt let me continue without buying or transferring miles.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1184 on: May 04, 2014, 01:54:46 AM »
Yes, many times, not showing
Try calling up Chase. I've had it once and they took care of it.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1185 on: May 04, 2014, 01:55:36 AM »
It doesnt let me continue without buying or transferring miles.
How much miles does the flight require, and how much do you currently have?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1186 on: May 04, 2014, 01:56:19 AM »
Try calling up Chase. I've had it once and they took care of it.

they said there is no way to expedite, it could take 24-48 hours. what did they do for you?

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1187 on: May 04, 2014, 01:57:30 AM »
How much miles does the flight require, and how much do you currently have?

its now 40k requires another 20 for biz. x2 people. have only a few thousand now.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1188 on: May 04, 2014, 02:00:56 AM »
its now 40k requires another 20 for biz. x2 people. have only a few thousand now.
UA operated flights?
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1189 on: May 04, 2014, 02:01:22 AM »
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1190 on: May 04, 2014, 02:16:44 AM »
-1. You can't put on hold with UA.
My bad.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1191 on: May 04, 2014, 02:23:35 AM »
My bad.

no, you are right, they are holding it for me! just needed the right rep, thanks guys

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1192 on: May 04, 2014, 02:24:19 AM »
Nice!
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1193 on: May 04, 2014, 02:34:36 AM »
no, you are right, they are holding it for me! just needed the right rep, thanks guys
Oh look at that, sweet!
ilherman, sorry but I have to...  :P

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1194 on: May 04, 2014, 02:57:44 AM »
NP  :D

Still, the official UA rule is that they don't hold, unlike AA.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1195 on: May 04, 2014, 03:15:00 AM »
NP  :D

Still, the official UA rule is that they don't hold, unlike AA.

The magic word.. I don't really think anything with UA is official
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1196 on: May 04, 2014, 03:27:03 AM »
NP  :D

Still, the official UA rule is that they don't hold, unlike AA.
There are at least 3 ways to hold with UA.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1197 on: May 04, 2014, 05:02:00 AM »
I booked a ticket for pesach ORD-VIE-ORD and thru in a other leg to SFO for today @7am (free so why not).

1)Could I get miles for not flying this leg?

2)Could I push the flight for later?

ETA: I changed the ticket online. (Very ridiculous, almost no saver award!)
So that answered my second Q.



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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1198 on: May 04, 2014, 09:37:58 AM »
There are at least 3 ways to hold with UA.
Yes, I know that.

And non of them are calling in.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1199 on: May 04, 2014, 10:10:54 AM »
Is it my imagination, or is there literally not one single award seat (economy or biz) available on UA direct EWR-TLV for the ENTIRE NEXT YEAR at Saver level?! >:(

It's one thing for them to cheap out, and have only a few scattered dates available... but I'm seeing literally nothing. It's like X and I class no longer exist. Am I missing something?