Not exact matches
A worry is that the increased capacity, especially the U.S. market, where
United last year had said some
fares had dropped to $ 10, will mean the
airline will have to match competitor
fares.
United Airlines was selling seats on an 18 - hour nonstop flight to Singapore but the
fares quickly sold out.
Airline stocks sink after
United Continental's growth plans raised concern it could drive down
fares.
Airline shares fell sharply on Tuesday after
United Airlines announced it would aggressively add seats to the market over the next three years, sparking worries of higher costs and a possible
fare war.
Alaska's Saver
Fare tickets will function in a similar manner to the unbundled no - frills basic economy
fares offered by American, Delta, and
United Airlines.
With the rollout of restrictive basic economy
fares on American, Delta, and
United, you could even consider these as more «budget»
airlines now based on travel experience.
A
fare war between
United Continental and Spirit
Airlines — that has also sucked in American
Airlines — was the other major factor that reduced Spirit's RASM.
The disruptive spirit of horrible
airline company public relations has drifted briefly (very briefly) away from
United and over to their scrappy, low -
fare competition, Spirit.
The New York Democrat says passengers who purchase new «basic»
fares offered by
United Airlines and American
Airlines won't be able to store carry - on baggage in the overhead bins.
United Airlines — Purchase military
fares for you and your dependents in select markets or for select routes if you are Active Duty.
Mileage earning on
United Airlines and select partner flights is now based on ticket price (base
fare plus carrier - imposed fees, excluding government - imposed taxes and fees):
Note: If you're collecting Singapore
Airlines miles and have a choice between flying
United Airlines and JetBlue (everything else being equal), keep in mind the cheapest
fares on JetBlue will only earn 50 % of the miles flown.
With the rollout of restrictive basic economy
fares on American, Delta, and
United, you could even consider these as more «budget»
airlines now based on travel experience.
For example, basic economy
fares on
United and American
Airlines only get one small personal item (like a purse of laptop bag) to carry on.
It was just last year I wrote about how the mileage run was not dead and it was still possible to earn full mileage on the majority of
United Airlines» cheapest
fare classes.
At this time, neither
United nor American
Airlines have made an announcement about waiving change fees or
fare differences.
The affordable
fares are available on a number of
airlines, including JetBlue and
United, as well as regional carriers Copa, Volaris, Aeromexico, and Avianca.
To upgrade a flight operated by
United Airlines,
United Express, or Copa
Airlines, you will need to redeem miles and provide a co-pay that vary depending on your destination, route, and the
fare class purchased.
With the rollout of restrictive basic economy
fares on American, Delta, and
United, you could even consider these as more «budget»
airlines now based on travel experience.
Mileage earning on
United Airlines and select partner flights is now based on ticket price (base
fare plus carrier - imposed fees, excluding government - imposed taxes and fees):
United Airlines will waive the change fee and any difference in
fare for customers flying through September 30, with rebooked travel to take place through October 7.
In the name of offering customers more choice, major
airline carriers — including American, Delta, and
United — are offering «basic economy»
fares.
Unfortunately for me, not all of the actual flight mileage was credited to my Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer account because the operating carrier's
fare class (
United K
fare class but ANA V
fare class) only earned 50 % mileage when credited to KrisFlyer.
As we expected, all major US
airlines including Delta, United and American have responded to the nationwide fare sale initiated by Southwest Airlines ye
airlines including Delta,
United and American have responded to the nationwide
fare sale initiated by Southwest
Airlines ye
Airlines yesterday.
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United Airlines Transcons to Newark for $ 246 Round Trip
American will award three elite qualifying miles for full -
fare first - and business - class tickets vs. two at Delta Air Lines and 1.5 at
United Airlines.
United Airlines announced details of its Basic Economy
fares at an investor event on Tuesday and the proposed offerings (or lack of offerings) may well surprise a few people....
United Airlines reserves the right to exclude certain flights,
fares, tickets, routes, products and / or programs from earning MileagePlus award miles and / or Premier qualifying credits.
United Airlines and Amtrak reserve the right to change the eligible
fare classes at any time without notice.
Tickets issued by
United but operated on Star Alliance or MileagePlus partners will earn mileage via the new system, but tickets issued by those
airlines directly will earn award miles based on distance flown and the purchased
fare class.
Routes: Discount valid between all Alaska
Airlines cities within the lower 48
United States and Canada Advance Purchase: Per applicable
fare rules.
United Airlines is holding an investor briefing as I type this and it has used the occasion to, amongst other things, announce details of its Basic Economy
Fares.
Should
United (or any other
airline) be forced to honor these mistake
fares that pop up from time to time?
With
United Airlines MileagePlus, Turkish
Airlines Miles and Smiles, Lufthansa Miles and More, V
fare class tickets will earn zero miles.
Of the two types of miles earnings - award miles and premier qualifying miles - award miles have been an after thought since
United, along with the other big 2 U.S.
airlines, went revenue - based, meaning miles accrue not by distance traveled, but rather determined by
fare type and cost of ticket.
United Airlines offers reduced
fares to select destinations for passengers 65 and older.
There is nothing passengers can do about a lot of these
United Airlines Basic Economy
fare rules but there are some
United Airlines co-branded cards that will help out with things like the hand baggage allowance and the boarding order.
The ability to earn Elite Qualifying Miles (albeit a t a reduced rate) is an improvement on what
United Airlines announced with its Basic Economy
fares which only allow passengers to earn redeemable miles.
May is when a lot of the major
airlines, including
United, Southwest, American, and Delta offer special
fares on non-stop flights to Belize from major American cities.
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The saver
fares for round - trip award tickets on American
Airlines, Delta and
United cost 35,000 miles in economy and 60,000 miles in business.
So, like budget
airlines,
United's basic economy
fare is pretty barebones.
Use cheap Avios, trains, or low -
fare European
airlines if
United can't get you where you want to go on their own metal.
For example, while Aeroplan requires more miles for a roundtrip business class
fare at 110,000 miles you can use Aeroplan miles to book a round trip with a partner
airline like SAS or
United and avoid high fees.
With
United Airlines, it's necessary to turn on Expert Mode to see what
fare class you're booking.
Award mileage accrual for tickets on partner
airlines that are not issued by
United, and for specialty tickets where
United does not know what
fare was paid (including unpublished, consolidator, bulk, group and tour tickets), is based on fair class and distance flown, not the cost of the ticket.
Whether you're using the new Basic Economy
fare, on
United, for a quick weekend getaway, flying another budget
airline with draconian carry on rules, or taking a 10 - day road trip in a new part of the U.S.,
United doesn't
fare well when compared to the other major
airlines in the
United States.