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United award experience..... wow!

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As I promised yesterday, it's time to talk a bit about my United award experience over the past few days. On Sunday I finally crossed the 280,000 mile mark on United, which means I had enough miles for two first class award tickets from the US to Egypt for my brother and mom. Since they're…

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(@FortFun)
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🙂 Seems like it's UA that made the mistake not you. What were you supposed to do, confirm that each flight was in F and then call back to check with another agent that each flight was in F?

How many times is enough? 😉

Glad it worked out in the end.


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(@discopapa)
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Wait, are you SURE this one is booked in F? 😉


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(@as219)
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(1) How do you se LX on the ANA site? I thought that it was one of the airlines they don't show...

(2) I feel your pain about UA booking you in the wrong class. After the first time this happened to me, I got into the habit of frequently confirming the booked class.

(3) Why aren't YOU going to Egypt?

(4) When are we talking about Egypt? : )


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(@heather)
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1) Oops, sorry! I was actually using Expert Flyer for the LX award seats.

3) I wish I could, but it just won't fit in my schedule. My brother, on the other hand, is quitting his job in November and going to school in January, so it fits perfectly in his schedule.

4) Soon I hope! 🙂


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(@Douglas Astrike)
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Glad it all worked out for you and your family in the end. Will be an amazing adventure!


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(@Javan69)
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How the heck have you flown 280,000 miles this year???


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(@heather)
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Sorry, meant the 280,000 redeemable mile mark. I've "only" flown a little north of 200K BIS this year. 😀


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