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| AES |
 Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:00 pm |
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Volunteered for a "bump" (actually, a delay to a later flight) on a
United flight, got a Free Ticket Voucher valid for one year for an
Economy Class RT anywhere in the U.S..
Voucher is laden with fine-print restrictions ("No Star Alliance, No
Mileage Plus Accrual, No Upgrades, etc"). Anyone know offhand if it at
least allows (paid) upgrade to Economy Plus at time of booking?
And further, out of curiosity: How long can the time interval between
outbound and return flights be on a ticket booked as a RT?
(I could of course check with UA, but didn't think to do so while still
in terminal, and attempting to do so by phone is likely to be a hassle.) |
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| Steve Cain |
| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:53 am |
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Likely the biggest hastle will be reconciling their availability with your
demand. The thing I see is they aren't going to give you your mileage plus
on the "compensation flight." Likely you'll have a chance at economy plus
when booking or if not available then when you get your boarding pass online
24 hours in. If you wait till you get to the airport EPlus is a goner. s |
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| rieker |
| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:04 am |
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Anyone know offhand if it at
Quote: least allows (paid) upgrade to Economy Plus at time of booking?
And further, out of curiosity: How long can the time interval between
outbound and return flights be on a ticket booked as a RT?
(I could of course check with UA, but didn't think to do so while still
in terminal, and attempting to do so by phone is likely to be a hassle.)
I thought they had to issue a voucher worth a fixed $$ amount rather than a
'free' ticket, or at least give you the choice of one or the other.
Somewhere I thought I read that the minimum had jumped from $400. to $800.
per bump, but it may have been a dream.
One thing to check on, also....you have 12 months to use the voucher...does
that mean that travel must be complete in that time frame, or that
reservations must be made within that time even if the flights are later?
We had Delta bumps a couple of years ago...$400. each...we did two on the
same day and wound up with a total of $1600. worth of flight vouchers, meals
and a night in a hotel in Atlanta from Delta. And we got our FF credit when
we used the vouchers. |
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| DevilsPGD |
| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:21 am |
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In message <h4indr$14b8$1@adenine.netfront.net> "rieker"
<rieker5.nospam.ever@google.com> was claimed to have wrote:
Quote: I thought they had to issue a voucher worth a fixed $$ amount rather than a
'free' ticket, or at least give you the choice of one or the other.
Somewhere I thought I read that the minimum had jumped from $400. to $800.
per bump, but it may have been a dream.
For voluntary they can offer whatever they want, if someone accepts an
expired McDonalds coupon that was only valid in Argentina to begin with,
as long as they knowingly and willfully enter into said agreement, there
isn't an issue.
Involuntary bumps are a different story, obviously.
Personally I wouldn't accept a "free flight" voucher, I'd hold out for
an equivalent-to-cash voucher just to avoid any of the aforementioned
restrictions coming into play. |
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| singlemalt |
| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:56 pm |
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"AES" <siegman@stanford.edu> wrote in message
news:siegman-A6FD91.09394226072009@news.stanford.edu...
Quote: Volunteered for a "bump" (actually, a delay to a later flight) on a
United flight, got a Free Ticket Voucher valid for one year for an
Economy Class RT anywhere in the U.S..
Voucher is laden with fine-print restrictions ("No Star Alliance, No
Mileage Plus Accrual, No Upgrades, etc"). Anyone know offhand if it at
least allows (paid) upgrade to Economy Plus at time of booking?
And further, out of curiosity: How long can the time interval between
outbound and return flights be on a ticket booked as a RT?
(I could of course check with UA, but didn't think to do so while still
in terminal, and attempting to do so by phone is likely to be a hassle.)
I posted on this identical thing almost a year ago. My wife took a
voluntary bump and was told the voucher was good for a free ticket anywhere
in the US. What they didn't tell her is that your voucher is given the same
accord as frequent flier miles, ie, if there is a voucher available seat
then you can get a ticket. It is not like what I have got from AA where the
voucher is the same as cash. I learned from that experience that United is a
sorry airline that ranks at the bottom in terms of customer satisfaction. My
wife got so pissed that she wrote the company and sent the voucher back
telling them , in effect, to stick it. She got a letter back advising her
all the ways the voucher could be used but the voucher was not returned. |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:20 am |
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On Jul 28, 4:56 pm, "singlemalt" <jolo...@myway.com> wrote:
Quote: "AES" <sieg...@stanford.edu> wrote in message
news:siegman-A6FD91.09394226072009@news.stanford.edu...
Volunteered for a "bump" (actually, a delay to a later flight) on a
United flight, got a Free Ticket Voucher valid for one year for an
Economy Class RT anywhere in the U.S..
Voucher is laden with fine-print restrictions ("No Star Alliance, No
Mileage Plus Accrual, No Upgrades, etc"). Anyone know offhand if it at
least allows (paid) upgrade to Economy Plus at time of booking?
And further, out of curiosity: How long can the time interval between
outbound and return flights be on a ticket booked as a RT?
(I could of course check with UA, but didn't think to do so while still
in terminal, and attempting to do so by phone is likely to be a hassle.)
I posted on this identical thing almost a year ago. My wife took a
voluntary bump and was told the voucher was good for a free ticket anywhere
in the US. What they didn't tell her is that your voucher is given the same
accord as frequent flier miles, ie, if there is a voucher available seat
then you can get a ticket. It is not like what I have got from AA where the
voucher is the same as cash. I learned from that experience that United is a
sorry airline that ranks at the bottom in terms of customer satisfaction. My
wife got so pissed that she wrote the company and sent the voucher back
telling them , in effect, to stick it. She got a letter back advising her
all the ways the voucher could be used but the voucher was not returned.
A few years ago I had (also with United) two vouchers for a total of
$650. Only thing was, they could only be used for phone bookings, the
prices of which (including some phone booking fee and non-web fares)
meant that for an out of season transatlantic flight, it was cheaper
to throw away $650 in vouchers and just buy the same seat online on
United's website myself. Yeah, great vouchers :-(
Hanne |
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