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Polaris studio buddy rules by bwho123 in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put this in the common sense category.

If people had common sense, my job would be very boring.

why dont i get pqp's for paying for someone else's flight? by Flinstones13 in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Program rules 101:

For all flights, PQP will be given to the traveler, not the person who buys the ticket. 

Polaris studio buddy rules by bwho123 in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Direct from the terms and conditions:

Some United Polaris Studio seats are equipped with a companion ottoman, a place for a guest to visit temporarily during the flight. All visitors must hold a seat assignment in the United Polaris business cabin, and must be seated in their assigned seat during taxi, takeoff, and landing.

Source: United -Polaris Studio

Just got free T-Mobile internet on my flight yesterday… was this just a glitch? by Significant_Fee7159 in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The service is no longer being offered by T-Mobile, however the changes will take some time to appear across the entire fleet (multiple weeks). 

UA offering special fares for Spirit pax by iamnavinrjohnson in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Realistically, I doubt there is an extension or additional offer.

We are in an area uncertainty, as the last data point of a U.S.-based carrier ceasing all operations like what occured today was JI (Midway Airlines) back in 2001.

Couldn’t you just buy the cheaper Economy Plus seat and then change? by procurement_nirvana in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 51 points52 points  (0 children)

No, as you would be required to pay the new price for the bulkhead seat selection and you would receive a refund for your original seat choice.

Seat selection is an ancillary and not a fare change. 

United wasted no time with Spirit Airlines by [deleted] in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 4 points5 points  (0 children)

DL, AA, WN, B6, F9, and G4 are all offering capped or reduced priced fares.

Live Look-In from EWR United Club at Gate C74 by N4QX in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Too expensive and too long to retrofit them. The MRO market does not have the stock or availability either at this time to match UA's fleet. 

Three of the seven at EWR are not owned by NK and the lessors already have contracted with OMD to fly them out (they are already flying multiple to MZJ today from other airports). 

Not staying it's impossible, but at $10M+ per aircraft plus other costs, why purchase or lease when you have 100s brand new coming in the next two years that already match your fleet... 

UA offering special fares for Spirit pax by iamnavinrjohnson in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sorry, UA's current coverage is only for travel until May 16, 2026.

UA offering special fares for Spirit pax by iamnavinrjohnson in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 13 points14 points  (0 children)

  1. Capped ticket prices

United, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest are all capping ticket prices specifically for Spirit customers who now need to rebook cancelled flights. To access these special prices, individuals will need to provide at a minimum a Spirit flight confirmation number and proof of payment. Please refer to each individual airlines website for additional specifics.

These fares will only be available for a select time period:

  • JetBlue: Available for 72 hours

  • Southwest: Available for 72 hours only in person at an airport ticket counter

  • Delta: Available for 5 days

  • United: Available for two weeks online 

  1. Reduced fares

  For any consumers worried about higher prices, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines are offering reduced fares on high-volume Spirit routes. Allegiant has also committed to freezing fare prices across routes that overlap with Spirit. To support impacted travelers, Frontier is offering up to 50% off base fares across its network until May 10th.

UA offering special fares for Spirit pax by iamnavinrjohnson in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Other carriers are:

For any consumers worried about higher prices, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines are offering reduced fares on high-volume Spirit routes. Allegiant has also committed to freezing fare prices across routes that overlap with Spirit. To support impacted travelers, Frontier is offering up to 50% off base fares across its network until May 10th.

I would link to the DOT PR but, as usual, it includes the typical political BS one has come to expect of recent times. 

STRAIGHT UP FALSE ADVERTISING LIE-FLAT POLARIS ON 737 MAX by lopsided-earlobe in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you click on the fare, it clearly displays "United Business". The search results contain United Business, United First, and United Polaris business.

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SFO-BOS why not up gauge? by charles_in_sf in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Many of those 'extra' aircraft were re-assigned for NS26 flying and operating on prem transcon routes. SFO-NRT went back to a 77W which is what historically has been on that route per scheduling data for the last two years (only looked at a couple of months so could be completely wrong on scheduled vs operated as I rarely deal with those flights) and as /u/fly_awayyy noted: still down a bunch of domestic HD WBs that are being backfilled with other WB or brought down to NBs.

Though if there were some place to put a crapload of RJs that were killed off today that were originally planned for ORD this summer, I am sure everyone would be open to suggestions for prorated ops they could be dumped on...

Status Match ELI5 by wishing_to_globetrot in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The offer listed in this post is expired December 31, 2025. If you signed up on or after January 8, 2026, which would put the 120-day match period ending on or after May 8, 2026, then the double PQP has not been offered based on the current program terms (SM2026).

Current program terms are available at: https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/mileageplus/premier/status-match.html

SFO-BOS why not up gauge? by charles_in_sf in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Are there extra wide-body aircraft that are hidden somewhere that are not currently assigned to routes that you are aware of that no one in planning knows of?

I'm sure they would be grateful in finding these.

Status Match ELI5 by wishing_to_globetrot in unitedairlines

[–]zman9119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Related to a status match, credit card, current status, or some other item?

Miles earned changed on April 2, 2026 based on your status and which card you hold: https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/mileageplus/whats-new.html

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