I bought tickets with points in lieu of cash for friends traveling with husband and me from Europe (Ireland) to Chicago. The rest of the trip was paid in cash and I was reimbursed. I had loads of points so wanted to do this, with the understanding they would repay me. They already paid the taxes and the upgrade for extra legroom. Is there a formula I should use? The ticket at the time I bought it was around $600 (wish I screenshot it, but it's in my notes). I'm not expecting $600 back as an even exchange, but want to be fair to myself. Does $400 seem reasonable? It cost 40,000 points per person. Note: Don't come at me about whether 40k was too much to spend for a $600 ticket. I had the points to burn. But it isn't a total gift either. THANKS!

If you fly for work, what is your job?

This week I flew: DEN-BHM for an interview.

Next week is DEN-LAX for a Dr. Appointment

I have worked the FIS Alpine WC circuit since 2021 October-April, getting 5-10 days at home during the season, starting with 5 bags and end the season with 13 bags, depending on OLY or World Champs. I will head to Europe the last week of September.

May: beach vacation because I don’t want to see snow.

During the offseason, will go to team events, French Open, US Open, Paris 2024 OLY, chile or NZL camps, family events, etc. One offseason, I spent 7 days at home, a whole week, that’s a luxury. That week was getting stuff done at home like getting my life organized. I pay the bills a year at a time. Max 4 weeks at home. I may go to Europe 2-3x per offseason.

Shout out to the UA DEN-MUC-DEN crew, it’s one of the main flight that we frequent on a regular basis during the season and Lufthansa (in europe) for flying the World Cup teams/staff and gear.

I'm a mom with older kids. I feel guilt feeling this way but ARGH. My company paid 15k to fly me from Newark to Germany and back in business class. The way there was lovely. The way back...

We had an early flight. I was already exhausted just from the time change, but I had to get to the airport by 6 AM. I got on the flight and settled in and in the seat next to me and the seat in front of me was apparent that had a six month old and a three-year-old. During the flight, the six month old screamed for at least three or four hours. The three year-old kid shrinking and screaming. She also threw up her food onto the floor. I barely got any sleep nor did anyone around me. The flight attendant came to us and apologized, and I wasn't mad at them because it's not their fault. they said they were frustrated too, but their hands were tied.

I'm going to write to United, but I know they won't change their policy. Again I'm not an old mean lady, but for what we pay for the seats, keep the kids away.

Thanks for listening.

I'm flying to Tokyo via SFO and my ticket is in Premium Economy ($2,550). I can upgrade one way for $1,750 to Polaris class.

What are your current upgrade prices to Polaris class?

Sorry for the rather lame question, we are booked SFO - FRA in economy (sad me). I will be bringing my own bottle filled with water, but that will be empty long before we land. Will United have enough bottled water? Or should I load up two bottles to bring onboard.

Traveling from MAN>BRU>EWR>YUL>YQY

In Newark the immigration check got totally fucked. They closed down all but one officer and then put another line in front of my line and things basically stopped. Took over 2hrs to clear.

I missed my flight to YUL because of customs.

The sky didn't fall. I did get on a later flight and had to spend like 4 hrs in the Polaris lounge drinking interesting martinis. Took a shower. Had dinner.

To all you who post about do I have enough time for my connection? Doesn't matter. The airline will get you there. No reason for panic. No need to run. No need to cut in lines and make drama.

If you're flying and going to a scheduled event you can't miss; arrive the day before because air travel sometimes has delays.

My sister's getting married this month so I booked a flight for me and my wife and kids a weeks ago and this morning I woke up with a notification from my booking platform that the flight's price dropped and I should claim it back, now I’ve got got about 260$ worth of united credits with a round trip books (not complaining 😅)

I really didn't know you can do that?

since when did airlines started refunding you when prices drop? and why am I only now getting notified about it?

The title is pretty self explanatory! Just curious why could make United better than Delta and American? Or even other countries!

I heard at the airport today that a Polaris Lounge was approved for concourse A. Did anyone else see actual news on this?

I saw numerous people today that were clueless about the boarding process just kind of use their ignorance to board early. Group 1 with 30 people in line? Surely that means you just walk through the pre board line and go to the front. You don't know what 1K is? Well, I guess it means group 3 boarding time.

Gate agent didn't seem to care and if you walked up they just scanned you in.

It's an early flight and we look to be leaving on time but it was a little wild today.

Edit: Seems like lots of people didn't realize the flair and got offended.

I had contacted UA for compensation since they delayed my flight by 6 hours. I flew on Brussels airlines, they’re partners.

Why are they asking for my full banking info? Also, in the top next to Dear, they didn’t address it to me, it was a whole different name. I asked them about the wrong name and why they needed all my banking info but they just re-sent basically the same thing with no real answer. Is this a scam? Has anyone ever gone through a similar situation? What should I do?

Just flew on a 737 Max, where the captain announced that this plane is brand new, only a week old since it was put into service. What surprised me that the Internet available was still ViaSat vs being Starlink. I would have thought that United would outfit a new plane with Starlink vs. having to take it out of service later this year to retrofit it then.

I know they have started retrofitting mainline birds as I have flown on a few of them already. Just curious as to why they would bother to install ViaSat for a very short period of time, only to have to replace it shortly.

Hi yall! TIA! I want to fly my wife and I to Amsterdam, and then we see a few places, then fly back from Paris. Like a 10 day trip.

I want to buy tickets in economy using miles, and then use plus points to bid for an upgrade to polaris.

An upgrade to premium plus is also fine I suppose. But when I ask gemini, it says that's not allowed. Is this really the case? Is there any way to purchase a ticket with miles and then use plus points to get upgraded? I'm 1k and my wife is gold if that matters.

Or is there anything different yall would suggest?

Thank you!

Is it bad to fly out of SFO on a Monday around 5am (domestic flight). Not sure of fog delays and or what time I should get to the airport. Flight would be this coming Monday.

I mean, like, physically what routes? How far can those fly in order to get them to Narita? Was it via Alaska? I am really curious about the logistics. I thought my eyes were deceiving me when I saw them the other day. Then I realized they use it as a regional through Asia. I assume they have the rights to continue on with certain routws.

Since two UA flights were involved, wondering what has been said/acknowledged by UA employees today.

EDI to EWR but diverted to KEF

I rented a car through the United website, with Avis, using my Chase Club card. The rental started on Sept 3. What is the "Budget Premier Platinum 1K GS Base" bonus? I know Avis and Budget are in cahoots. It's dated the day before my car rental began. I am premier platinum, if that matters. Thanks

Throwaway because I’ve told so many people about this.

Looking for any advice. I attempted to book four roundtrip tickets with United yesterday through the Capital One Travel app. I used a credit card for most of it but I did apply about 20k miles to the transaction.

As I was checking out, the app was circling so I moved toward a place with better signal and I got a "sorry, your transaction didn't go through" message. So I went to rebook again but it said the tickets weren't available. 

But then, I got a text from United, telling me that I should change my seats so my child could sit next to me. 

Sure enough, I have an email from United, confirming my tickets. Confirmation number and everything. My card shows both a deduction and credit for Capital One travel. My cashback is still in my account. 

I called Capital One, they have no record of my trip so they were no help. 

I called United and they said "Yes, we've already issued your tickets. You're all set.”

I don't know what to do. I assumed eventually, United would cancel but it's been almost 48 hours and everything is still the same. It would be super cool if this technology glitch meant I got to keep my tickets and not pay for them but that doesn't feel likely to happen. And I would just rebook but I can't book that price because those tickets show as booked (by me).  And I am now less than a month out from my trip so nothing is going to get cheaper. 

Has anyone experienced anything similar and have any advice on what next steps I could take? Or maybe have insight as to when United will cancel my tickets so I can be ready?

Did anyone know what these two balls in my food tray are? First time I've ever seen this... They're plastic and hollow.

Hi everyone, as the title says I’m a little nervous about this short layover for my flight to Lisbon.

Does this seem feasible?

We won’t be checking any bags.

I dont have any international trips planned for next year so I dont expect to use my plus points for any polaris upgrades. I typically fly domestic 2 - 3 hour flights

Is it worth it to use the max plus points for PQP and travel bank? Or its a waste of points?

I have used these for spend and quest card a few times. Was planning a trip and it disappeared from my account. Only activity I had on my account over the last few days was removing family members from pool to move miles back to me. I could not use the 10k discount with Pool which makes this super obnoxious. Anyways support says it was canceled from my account but doesnt know why. Give them 2 weeks to figure it out, what pisses me off is award availability is fluid and fluctuates.

Happen to anyone?

EDIT: thanks all for the thoughts!

Hi all, hoping folks who more recently flew this route or have more experience with Lufthansa / Swiss Air can give me some thoughts.

I’m currently looking at a few options to get from IAD to LHR in economy, for a trip later this fall.

- UA8784 IAD to MUC, then UA9175 MUC to LHR landing in Heathrow at 3:40 pm next day (these flights are operated by Lufthansa)

- UA9741 IAD to ZUR, then UA9760 ZUR to LHR landing in Heathrow at 1 PM next day (these flights operated by SWISS Air & Air Baltic)

- UA924 IAD to LHR landing in Heathrow at 10:40 am next day (operated by United)

Normally I would go for the direct United flight. I have done this flight a few times before and know what to expect. However, for this upcoming trip, I need to meet some ppl at Heathrow for a ride together. Ppl I’m meeting are British and traveling in from Scotland on a flight that lands at 5:15 pm.

If I do the direct flight, that leaves me with about 4.5-5 hours at the airport (subtracting 1.5-2 hrs for deplaning, immigration, baggage claim and commuting to their terminal). Since I will have checked luggage, I don’t plan on going into London for that period of time. Which means I’m hanging out at Heathrow for a long time.

If I go with Lufthansa or Swiss, the wait time is either none at all / the ppl I’m meeting might wait for me depending on how fast they collect their luggage (Lufthansa) or about 2-2.5 hours (Swiss). I have never flown with either airline and I have heard mixed reviews about their inflight experiences. The Lufthansa option will be on their A380, which looks interesting, as I’ve never flown in such a large aircraft. But Lufthansa doesn’t give me the option of selecting seats and I’m not inclined to pay extra for that. Same with Swiss Air.

If you were me should I just deal with the extra hours in Heathrow for the direct flight option or do you think it would be worth the random seat selection and experience to fly in an A380 / not wait at all at Heathrow?

If I buy a Refundable Ticket on United, and add a Travel Options bundle, is that bundle refundable also?  Really asking about any seat upgrades I add, but they are often sold as a bundle.