Those sites will give you a good indication of whether or not there are
any United flights available to Paris and then if you need to you could call in to book them.
With
no United flights available to use my yet - unnamed booking trick, I have to fall back on one of the Usual suspects: Avios.
Not exact matches
If you make voluntary changes to an itinerary for which you've purchased Premier Access, your Premier Access benefits will automatically transfer to the
flights on your updated itinerary that are operated by
United or
United Express, if
available.
Baggage subscriptions are
available on
United and
United Express operated
flights only.
Post-2020, Air Canada says it will not make
flights available to Aeroplan points holders on Air Canada's Star Alliance partners, which includes
United Airlines, Air China, Lufthansa, and others.
Saver Award
flights are
available on
flights operated by both
United and their partner airlines, and these are the MileagePlus award types we'll address in this post.
The primary Cardmember who is also a MileagePlus Premier ® member and traveling on an award ticket can take advantage of Complimentary Premier Upgrades on
United - operated
flights (when
available).
Although there are already lots of
flights available from travelers coming to Belize from the Southeastern
United States, the West Coast and the East Coast, new destinations are currently being added.
Thankfully, getting to Belize from virtually anywhere in the
United States is a breeze, and direct
flights are readily
available from countless cities.
Complimentary Premier upgrades — Premier members flying on an award ticket may be upgraded on select domestic
United - operated
flights depending on
available space.
However, you won't be able to take advantage of the cheaper awards
available on
United - operated planes because these
flights don't exist between Europe and Asia.
The next morning, a
flight on
United from San Jose to Newark is
available at their Saver award level.
If Saver Award space is
available on
United Airlines, you could transfer 25,000 miles to Singapore Airlines» KrisFlyer program to book the
United flight.
In reality, Delta rarely has space
available at the «Low» level, meaning
flights will regularly take many more miles than with
United.
United is in the Star Alliance network, which means it has many other airline partners whose members can use their miles to book
flights operated by
United when a saver award is
available.
it truly does look like
united specifically not including some
available flights on segments...
FareLock is
available on select
flights operated by
United and
United Express (Star Alliance ®
flights and marketed codeshare
flights are not eligible).
Baggage Delivery is
available for
flights served by
United and
United Express ® that originate from any U.S. airport and arrive at select U.S. airports.
FareLock is
available on
flights operated by
United and
United Express ® only, and the charge is per reservation.
Baggage Delivery provided by BagsVIP is
available exclusively on
flights operated by
United and
United Express ® that originate from any U.S. airport and arrive at select airports in the U.S., and the charge is per reservation, for up to eight bags.
Granted these benefits are only
available on
United flights, not partners, but the lounge access that comes with the card is actually better than the one from the Star Alliance Gold level, since you can bring up to two people with you to any
United Club lounge regardless which airline you fly.
Looking through the
available flights, I found a combination of both
United and ANA
flights with all ANA segments being
United codeshare
flights.
Cardholder is eligible for complimentary upgrades on award tickets on
United - operated
flights when
available
The
flights I wanted were
available so I typed in my information and
United sent me our e-tickets within minutes.
Waitlisting for travel awards is permitted in premium cabins on
flights operated by
United, and will be automatically confirmed, if the waitlisted cabin is
available, based on the status of the account holder.
Award Availability and Fees The primary Cardmember can use miles to book award travel on any
United - operated
flight at the MileagePlus ® Everyday Award level, including award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still
available for sale for the applicable cabin on such
flight.
If this is not practical,
United will arrange to transport the baggage on the next
flight with
available space.
In these cases, you will be confirmed on a space -
available basis by a
United airport representative at the gate once the
flight has closed for check - in.
First standard checked bag free is only
available on
United ® - and
United Express ® - operated
flights; codeshare partner - operated
flights are not eligible.
Baggage subscriptions are
available on
United and
United Express operated
flights only.
You can use
United's website to search for
available upgrades before or after you book your
flight, enabling you to compare options if you have some flexibility in your schedule.
Save time though to re-clear security when going back to your
United flight (although tunnels are soon to be
available between terminals meaning you won't have to clear security twice).
One thing to keep in mind is that ANA won't always show you the partners
available for booking, so you sometimes you'll need to search
United and Aeroplan for
flights to Bangkok and then call up ANA to locate the partner award seats.
Discounts on award travel to Asia on
United - operated
flights are also
available for reservations made by Aug. 22 and for travel by April 30, 2017.
Saver Award
flights are
available on
flights operated by both
United and their partner airlines, and these are the MileagePlus award types we'll address in this post.
* DIRECTV service is not
available on
flights outside the continental
United States, however, where applicable, movies from JetBlue Features are offered complimentary on these routes.
United does an okay job of showing connections
available, and if you are planning to book with
United miles you should only consider
flight options shown by their search engine because other
flight options will cost more miles.
According to the ITA Matrix search the cheapest non-stop
flights available on
United in December are for $ 3,805 (round trip).....
This promotion requires flying on
United Airlines - operated transpacific
flights, though there are many partners
available for connections within Asia.
There are
flights available on Swiss Air, Lufthansa,
United, Air Canada, and more.
Any mileage programs marked with a * show pricing that is only
available if your award does not include any alliance partners (i.e. you only fly American Airlines
flights if using American AAdvantage or
United Airlines
flights if using
United MileagePlus).
The primary Cardmember can use miles to book any
available seat, any time, on any
United - operated
flight when redeeming miles at the MileagePlus Standard Award level.
Complimentary Premier Upgrades are
available on most
United and
United Express operated
flights in the following regions:
The primary Cardmember who is also a MileagePlus Premier member traveling on a domestic MileagePlus award ticket will be eligible for Complimentary Premier Upgrades on eligible
United - and Copa - operated
flights (when
available).
Second, most airlines open more award space to their own members than partner airlines, which means that a
flight available on the
United website might not be
available to someone with Singapore or Thai miles (and vice versa).
Air Canada and
United are both members of the Star Alliance, which means you can book
United flights using Air Canada miles if
United makes those seats
available.
While
United tends to make the most seats
available for the lowest priced awards, American AAdvantage members have the option of using Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines
flights which often have generous availability.
If I can get a first class award on
United, even without first class seats for US to Australia (perhaps using a three - cabin first class
flight domestically, or because first class was
available in one direction) then I can waitlist for the segments I don't have in first.
TrueBlue members can use their miles to book
flights on Hawaiian airline
flights, making
available several
flights between the Hawaiian Islands, and of course, between Hawaii and mainland
United States as well.
One - way
flights from IAD to Paris are
available for 57,500
United Miles or Ultimate Reward points.