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11-18-2007 | 02:21 PM

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USNFDX

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UAL blows....
They only have 8 first class seats on their 320's and 737's.

11-18-2007 | 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by USNFDX

UAL blows....
They only have 8 first class seats on their 320's and 737's.

Of course, unless it's TED, and then they have NO first class seats. But they have REALLY old flight attendants.

11-18-2007 | 05:16 PM

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UAL blows....
They only have 8 first class seats on their 320's and 737's.

It all depends on where you live. This is especially true if you're on the west coast. UALs mileage program is superior as well as the upgrade potential when you reach 1K status. The service is superior to AA and NW in my experience and the fleet is newer with a lot better equip.

BTW, the 319s have 8 F seats and the 320s have 12 F seats.

11-19-2007 | 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by sparkmo

I did it this fall. They gave me elite status for 90 days - with a letter that states you only need 50,000 miles in the next 90 days to maintain the status!

At least we can keep miles on 4 carriers now - very cool.

I did the UAL status match this summer. You need 6250 miles or 8 flights on United or Ted in 90 days. You can claim your US Air flights for miles on UAL, but it doens't count toward the UAL elite status. And they do mean 90 days, not 3 months.
And they'll only ever do it once. So you might want to plan when you're going to be able to fly on United enough to preserve the match...
I lost mine by 1.5 segments, because I thought they were counting US Air segments. My US Air segments were showing up in my UAL miles, but they don't count.

On the brighter side, when I book Delta on Tripmanager, it always shows 'requested class of service not available' on mainline Delta. If you press on, you get the ticket at the price it quotes, but when you select your seat, it's in First Class.

Last edited by FDX aviator; 11-19-2007 at 06:55 AM. Reason: More info.

11-19-2007 | 06:48 PM

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As far as AA, I never knew we didn't get miles from them. After getting the confirmation e-mail from global travel, I just went to the AA.com website with my reservation and added my frequent flyer number. I just hit elite status last month. Don't know if they will match another carrier's status, though it's standard business practice to match one time. I would just call the 800 number off-peak and just say, "Hey, I haven't used you guys, because I'm Gold Elite on Northwest, I would love to try your product, but Northwest gives me free upgrades, can you match it?" All they can say is, No. I wouldn't mention being a pilot, just in case they confuse you with a non-rev.

Good luck!