July 15th, 2012
Award Tickets To Hong Kong For 4 United Miles?
Update 2: Multiple DDF members are now on flights bound to Hong Kong for just 4 miles, follow their sagas on DDF!
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Update: DEAD!
All tickets to Hong Kong are pricing out as 4 miles. When you select the award flights it displays at the regular amount but on the checkout pages it says 4 miles.
This works even if it’s easypass and even if it’s in business or first class.
The problem is that if you have enough miles in your account to pay the full mileage rate that it will deduct the full rate. However if you have an account that doesn’t have enough miles for the full mileage rate it still will ticket.
There’s a good chance that this won’t be honored, but you shouldn’t have anything to lose if United won’t honor the glitch so it’s worth a shot!
12 miles for our family of 3 in first class…here’s hoping!
HT: Gary and Reuven, via DDF
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July 15th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Booked my ticket for a few weeks out. Hope it works
2
July 15th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Booked it!!!!
Thanks Dan! What are the chances this will work?
3
July 15th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Booked Wife and myself over Thanksgiving, and wife and myself plus child for Memorial Day weekend 2013. Let’s see what happens. Saw it on View from the Wing.
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July 15th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
Freezes on the page where u put in travelers info. Been waiting for it to load for ten min already after choosing my first traveler.
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July 15th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
not working for me, says 65,000 miles + $77.50 on united
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July 15th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
forget it, at checkout comes out to 4 miles +$35
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July 15th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
So Dan I’ve got 250K in my UA account, you’re saying that UA will deduct the full cost of the ticket since I have enough miles to cover it?
I guess the only way around this is if I booked multiple tickets on the same reservation to push the cost over 250K?
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
@sam: try firefox
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Did you actually book the flight?
I cant seem to book it. Any suggestions?
This is the message that appears:
Your account balance is 0 miles. You need an additional 8 miles to redeem this award. See options below.
2 award 640,000 miles
Additional taxes/fees $81.00
Total Price 8 Miles and $81.00
10
July 15th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
freezing on traveller info for me as well
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Doesn’t freeze in Firefox.
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
@techoin:
it will work in IE
13
July 15th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
@Hoko u can make
A new account and reserve it
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
@sam: same here
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
works on IE
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Got it to work! Dan, do you think it’s safe to start looking into and booking hotel accommodations before we know if United will honor our tickets?
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:22 pm
i got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:22 pm
can someone help!! Its telling me to purchase the tickets because i dont have enough miles in my account. But it does show that its 8 miles and $81
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Can I change the dates before the trip?
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
tells me it cant price my reservation i need to call xxxxx
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Oh me Oh my, to Hong Kong in 1st class? …! hope it works, I got my receipt in my email, I wonder if that means it went through…! Good Luck to you!
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
what’s the cancellation policy? are we locked-in if they fix the glitch? can we cancel if we make other plans?
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Awesome, 2 Awards @ 600,000 & 71.00 for 8 miles & 71.00
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
not working for me its coming up as 150000 miles
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:32 pm
Was anyone ticketed?
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
@mclovin: never mind got it to go
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
@Dan:
thanks..worked in Firefox.
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
they added almost 1000 dollar fee for child under 2 on lap does that make sense?
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
@Dovid:
no
anyway why not get a seat for the baby, at this price?!
30
July 15th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
booked. did anyone get the email that actually confirms the ticket yet?
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
@Dovid: I had the same thing book your kid a seat
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
dead
33
July 15th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
I THINK ITS DEAD
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:51 pm
i think they caught on! i had dates for next may but they included shavuos, i changed them and i get the following error: united.com could not find any available flights for award travel meeting your requirements. You may modify your search criteria or contact United Reservations in United States at 1-800-300-1547.
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:51 pm
its dead no dates avail
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:51 pm
I got the ticket
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
DEAD!
united.com could not find any available flights for award travel meeting your requirements. You may modify your search criteria or contact United Reservations in United States at 1-800-300-1547.
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
could you guys post if this is actually honored because I was in middle of doing it and it stopped working in middle
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
I got ticketed
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Dead?
“united.com could not find any available flights for award travel meeting your requirements. You may modify your search criteria or contact United Reservations in United States at 1-800-300-1547″
For every date tried!
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
I got ticketed . But now its dead!!!
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:55 pm
It also works for flights out of HKG. Just booked aeparate RT ticket for 2 from HKG – Tel Aviv for a total of 8 miles and $147.20.
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
IT IS DED DEAD!Now lets see if they honor my 3 1st class tix! If not nu nu!
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July 15th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
united is currently blocking all availability
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Deal is dead, no FF inventory at all to HKG, I did get 2 Biz ticketed though. It froze on add a traveler page, but booked it individually through each one’s FF account through saved profiles and it worked.
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Ticketed
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Wow! This is going to be interesting.
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
I ticketed it but didn’t get ticket # yet, anyone has a Ticket # and 4 miles deducted from acct. ??
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Ready for this? I booked a ticket from EWR- TLV stay in israel for 2 weeks then tlv -Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV) to Hong Kong (HKG)
Connecting in Istanbul, Turkey (IST)
Hong Kong (HKG) to New York/Newark, NJ (EWR – Liberty)
Connecting in Munich, Germany (MUC)…. ALL FOR 4 MILES and $47.00 FISRT CLASS!!!!
Thanks Dan! You da best!!!!!
50
July 15th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Just got email with ticket. $40
It’s worth it just for the red carpet lounge in ewr.
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Can anyone confirm that this is dead ??
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Dan, I booked this for myself, wife, and 2 kids in first class for 16 miles and $275! You’re the man!!!
I got an email with the 4 eticket #’s, but I don’t see the 16 miles deducted from my account yet. Let’s hope it works…
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Let me know if anyone flies!!! I am late on that one
. Did anyone book their ticket for tomorrow??
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
keep getting united couldnt find any flights for reward travel meeting your requirement, tried IE, FF and GC. any suggestions?
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:40 pm
darn, it looks like it wont bring up any HKG flights at all??
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Booked it for my family during winter break.
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
Got my e-ticket #s via e-mail. Don’t know if they deducted the miles, but I just checked and my miles are still there (didn’t have an exact balance to compare to the balance showing, but it’s at least close)
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
I just tried my same exact itinerary and the following is appearing:
united.com could not find any available flights for award travel meeting your requirements. You may modify your search criteria or contact United Reservations in United States at 1-800-300-1547.
So it looks like the deal may be dead already.
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
yyk, when did u book it? at 3:28p or so?
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July 15th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
I booked several first class tickets for the fun of it, though 100% sure United will not honor this !!!
61
July 15th, 2012 at 4:02 pm
@ pilotb757… we missed it
((((!dunno why we were trying for awhile… so if this does go through can we buy 3 of them from u? u said u did a bunch for fun…
62
July 15th, 2012 at 4:09 pm
A DDF member is already on the way!
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=18043.msg260922#msg260922
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=18043.msg260940#msg260940
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=18043.msg261134#msg261134
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July 15th, 2012 at 4:10 pm
@pilotb757:
Can we buy 3 from u if it goes thru? cuz we missed it
well work out a good deal with u!
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July 15th, 2012 at 4:22 pm
Dan, alot of us missed it. Is there a way for you to send an alert right awasy, when one of these amazing deals comes up b/c i just rec the email at 3pm? thanks
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July 15th, 2012 at 4:26 pm
I have a flight ticketed leaving in a few hours from NYC. I’m not taking it but it seems i can change the passenger name online…
Business LGA>ORD>NRT>HKG>PEK>EWR
7/15 – 7/23
if anyone’s interested find me on the forums and message me. i’ll cancel if no one wants it. or if anyone has any ideas how i can change the date? (shows up higher rate)
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July 15th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
@mancunian:
whats ur num? can i call u now? i want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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July 15th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
@Dan: Is it a problem if i didnt add my 3 month old to my reservation
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July 15th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
@Dan: can i add her after?
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July 15th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
so i have a reservation on hold, but it wont ticket cuz it sais i dont have enough miles…
what do i do?
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July 15th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
Hi Dan -
I booked 2 First/Business First tickets LAX-SFO-HKG, HKG-NRT-LAX. Ticketed and charged to my credit card. The issue: in the rush to book, I just booked a simple LAX-HKG roundtrip (10 days in HKG), but I’d really prefer to spend time in Japan. Assuming (big if) United honors these, is there a way to change the routing so that I can stop in NRT for a week (rather than just the 2 hour layover)?
Thanks for posting! amazing mistake fare if it works.
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July 15th, 2012 at 5:16 pm
@ms:
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=18043.195
send me a message
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July 15th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Dan-
You are amazing- but i have one question for you…
How the HECK did you find this????
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July 15th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Dan- Wish i would have seen your face when you realized this glitch!
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July 15th, 2012 at 5:22 pm
What happens if you get on and then they cancel your return ticket?
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July 15th, 2012 at 5:22 pm
@jj:
People who follow @dansdeals on twitter got alerted immediately!
https://twitter.com/dansdeals
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July 15th, 2012 at 5:29 pm
thanks dan!
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July 15th, 2012 at 5:33 pm
Silly Me! I bought 2 round trip tickets 1st class to Hong Kong and realized later that one is booked to arrive back in JFK Erev Rosh Hashana and 1 is booked to depart on Erev Sukkos! Too bad I can’t go! HaHaHaHashgacha Protis
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July 15th, 2012 at 6:11 pm
Booked 6 first class round trips for the whole family in August, was ticketed about 30 min later, got a call from United manager to varify credit card number for taxes and once she did she sent me an email with the E-Ticket numbers. Bless you
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July 15th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
If anyone booked for in a few months and doesn’t want it or wants to make a couple of bucks instead.. plz message me in the forums and ill buy them off of u! i need 3 but will take wtv u have!
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July 15th, 2012 at 6:47 pm
@Dan:
If I signed up for your twitter feed how can I get text alerts when you post something?
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July 15th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Wow!!!! Thanx Dan!!!!!! That was really great!! I booked it!!!!
82
July 15th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
@Elaine: If you follow dansdeals on twitter you can enter your cell phone number to receive SMS notifications of new posts.
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July 15th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Hi all,
If anybody booked a ticket and would like to cancel, please message me ASAP. It would be a great help!
Thanks so much!
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July 15th, 2012 at 6:55 pm
@Dan: Where do I put my cell #?
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July 15th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
@Ben:
this glitch was found by a Chinese guy on a chinese frequent flyer site and passed on to a US travel blogger , from there it was all over the net .
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July 15th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
@Elaine:
http://twitter.com/devices
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July 15th, 2012 at 7:35 pm
Hey Dan THANKS YOUR AMAZING.
A few questions about my reservations. I made a reservation for some random date a few months from now. A) can I change the dates? B) can I change the name of the reservation. C) If neither of the above should I just cancel so i get my money for the taxes and fees back?
Thanks!
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July 15th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
@mikel v: I ll buy it off u! Let me know!
89
July 15th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
I am so disappointed that I missed this great deal!!! I am kicking myself!! Would’ve been a fantastic opportunity!
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July 15th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
who thinks that this will really work?? we booked for after succos in mid october, should we be getting excited???? and by when do we know that we are safe and the tickets wont be cancelled?
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July 15th, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Dan,I booked a flight and i was concerned if they actually can cancel my return ticket once i am in Hong Kong. please advise.
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July 15th, 2012 at 9:23 pm
@mikel v:
Dont think you can change dates but can change names apparently We would love to buy it from u!! we tried doing it and didn’t work for us so we are quite upset! let me know.
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July 15th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
@David: @yossi19:
If they don’t end up canceling it (not honoring it) we can work something out.
I will keep you posted.
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July 15th, 2012 at 9:52 pm
@yossi19: why cant you change dates?
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July 15th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
darn it i missed it
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July 15th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
So I can change the name
On the ticket?
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July 15th, 2012 at 10:31 pm
@yossi19: i would too love to buy for double the price hehe that u paid anyone intersted i only need 2 but yossi goes first
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July 15th, 2012 at 11:01 pm
@Asia Flyer: how do u book it through saved profile, the same happenes to me and it froze at add traveler, does anyone know if its saved and if i can still book it
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July 15th, 2012 at 11:02 pm
@Asia Flyer: can i still book it if it froze at add traveler is it still saved?
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July 15th, 2012 at 11:23 pm
Dan, THANKS!!!
So for all though who bought, here is an article from WSJ
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704266504575141644282587882.html
and I quote
“UAL Corp.’s United Airlines, Continental Airlines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., LUV +1.40% JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU +1.59% and Singapore Airlines C6L.SG 0.00% all say their policy is to not cancel tickets even when a mistake is discovered, no matter how large the error.
“That is the right thing to do,” says United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski. In 2007, United honored a business-class fare from Los Angeles or San Francisco to destinations in New Zealand that was missing one zero: it was sold as $1,062 plus taxes and fees instead of $10,620 plus taxes and fees.”
OOOHHHH YEAH!!! Hong Kong, here weee come!
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July 15th, 2012 at 11:27 pm
@Mark:
That would seriously be amazing; I would sue them for quite a bit more than the cost of the return flight home!!
102
July 15th, 2012 at 11:30 pm
@mikel v: it will be my pleasure to buy it off you
103
July 16th, 2012 at 12:02 am
i need a ticket from ORD this sunday to HKG and return thursday EWR. Please message me if you have those dates and want to sell
104
July 16th, 2012 at 12:32 am
Word has it they’re starting to cancel the tickets…
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July 16th, 2012 at 12:59 am
Guys, as per the experts on ddf, it is impossible to change the name on an airline ticket!
Everyone here talking about trading and transferring – I feel sorry informing you but I think in this case it’s better then later!
Guys head over to ddf, that’s were the real talk is at!!!!
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July 16th, 2012 at 1:02 am
Who got canceled after it was ticketed and confirmed?
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July 16th, 2012 at 1:06 am
@
:
“word” from who/where?
108
July 16th, 2012 at 2:56 am
Canceling computer-glitch award tickets no one in their right mind would consider legitimate in the first place?! Sure dIdn’t see that coming. (lol)
109
July 16th, 2012 at 3:12 am
I have 2 round trips for mid Feb from nyc – lax Hong Kong. Might b interested in selling. Lemme knoe
110
July 16th, 2012 at 5:02 am
I was actually trying to book 2 tickets from NICE-HKG today and have not been able to do it….still can’t see anything….
111
July 16th, 2012 at 8:32 am
@ND:
Hi ND,
I missed the deal, my comp kept freezing. I can get you half price on Cathay biz class if your interested. Just respond and i’ll be in contact with you.
BK
112
July 16th, 2012 at 8:48 am
@
: no way sue them sue them!!!!!!!!!!!
113
July 16th, 2012 at 10:11 am
@barry
hu,what can you get on cathay biz from tlv?
114
July 16th, 2012 at 10:30 am
Spoke to UA agent who said these would not be honored. Sorry folks.
115
July 16th, 2012 at 11:01 am
Hey Maj,
From Israel is hard to find. I can get great deals from Toronto, NY, LAX. Even coach tickets can come with major discounts in and out of Canada. JFK to HKG on Cathay is 9 grand at least, I can get them for 5 pending availability.
116
July 16th, 2012 at 11:06 am
Can get you United with stopover in Germany for 1200 each way biz class.
117
July 16th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@levik:
selling for how much?
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July 16th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@barry
thanks, im going to have to pass at that price
119
July 16th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Anyone get a call from United?
120
July 16th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
@Avi: This guy did http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=18043.msg261734#msg261734
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July 16th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Whats in Hong Kong?
122
July 16th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
@Avi:
Yes, they said they would not be honoring this but thanks for trying!
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July 16th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
@deal lurker:
You guys are gettung confused with changing secure travers info which is just for the name on passport. And not the passenger name
124
July 16th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Regardless if they will honor the tickets, the advantage of united waiting till the 24 change/canncellation time has passed only seems to work in their favor, based on this theory we can possibly expect an official response, sometime soon
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July 16th, 2012 at 3:24 pm
@levik:
if u wanna sell let me know! would be interested!
126
July 16th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
I just hope that all the people that are there and on their way don’t find a cancelled ticket on the return flight!!!
127
July 16th, 2012 at 5:36 pm
@brooke: what are 2 tickets worth to you?
128
July 16th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
i have 2 tickets from feb 11-20 from nyc to hong kong 1st clas
mesg me in ddf if you want em and what your willing to pay
129
July 16th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
@Barry:
how?
130
July 16th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
if anyone wants to sell me their 2 tickets for cheap ill buy it too
need 2 or more
131
July 16th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
Always good to be well connected. Let me know if I can help anyone, w biz class or a last min flight.
132
July 16th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
@levik- I’d be willing to buy those tickets off you if you’re sure you can change the names on them. Email me quickly at hthaaangc@gmail.com if you want a buyer quick before they cancel these tickets. I’ll take my chances for the right price!
133
July 16th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
United just came out with a statement that these 4 mile awards will not be honored and the 4 miles refunded.
134
July 16th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
@levik: just like i stated yesterday, there was no way UAL will honor this, no legal issues here.
Sorry to disappoint you but the tickets are not worth a penny, United just issued a statement that none of these tickets will be honored and the 4 miles will be refunded.
The smart ones are the ones who had the time to do it and took off same day-yesterday .
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July 16th, 2012 at 11:23 pm
my bro changed these tickets from nyc to hkg, into nyc to tlv first class.
i have one ticket from nyc to hkg first class (300k) i want to change it to 3 tickets economy from nyc to tlv. The rep in united said i would have to cancel the ticket and redeposit the miles and rebook and your good. Do you think theyll redeposit 300k or 4 miles???
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July 16th, 2012 at 11:36 pm
@pilotb757: where did you see the statement
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July 17th, 2012 at 12:12 am
@ely:
How do you change the HKG tickets to TLV?