Comments on: Continental’s Entry into Star Alliance Makes United’s Award Blocking Even More Untenable http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/11/02/continentals-entry-into-star-alliance-makes-uniteds-award-blocking-even-more-untenable/ Putting a little thought into a lot of travel Sat, 26 May 2012 19:48:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wandering Aramean http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/11/02/continentals-entry-into-star-alliance-makes-uniteds-award-blocking-even-more-untenable/comment-page-1/#comment-94194 Wandering Aramean Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:23:59 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=4749#comment-94194 United doesn't seem to care that everyone knows they are restricting the inventory. I don't really see how this is going to swing things. There are still things that are only available within the MileagePlus program, like SWUs and the UA FF members seem willing to trade StarNet blocking for those on a pretty regular basis. Otherwise there were always alternatives that didn't involve such blocking. Continental's move certainly is great for its customers, but I'm not sure that it really is going to skew things for United. Then again, common thought suggests that more "alignment" is in the works between the two carriers so who knows what is coming down the pike. United doesn’t seem to care that everyone knows they are restricting the inventory. I don’t really see how this is going to swing things. There are still things that are only available within the MileagePlus program, like SWUs and the UA FF members seem willing to trade StarNet blocking for those on a pretty regular basis. Otherwise there were always alternatives that didn’t involve such blocking.

Continental’s move certainly is great for its customers, but I’m not sure that it really is going to skew things for United. Then again, common thought suggests that more “alignment” is in the works between the two carriers so who knows what is coming down the pike.

]]> By: Gary http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/11/02/continentals-entry-into-star-alliance-makes-uniteds-award-blocking-even-more-untenable/comment-page-1/#comment-94175 Gary Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:57:12 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=4749#comment-94175 @tivoboy, it means one cannot book the award with United miles -- even though you can book the award with miles from each and every other Star Alliance frequent flyer program. (The United wbesite only displays United flights, not partner flights the way ANA, Air Canada, and now Continental do. But that's a separate issue entirely.) @tivoboy, it means one cannot book the award with United miles — even though you can book the award with miles from each and every other Star Alliance frequent flyer program. (The United wbesite only displays United flights, not partner flights the way ANA, Air Canada, and now Continental do. But that’s a separate issue entirely.)

]]> By: tivoboy http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/11/02/continentals-entry-into-star-alliance-makes-uniteds-award-blocking-even-more-untenable/comment-page-1/#comment-94174 tivoboy Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:49:46 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=4749#comment-94174 I haven't followed this topic too much, but does this mean one CAN book the award, but it simply won't show on the UA site, or one CANNOT book the award.? I haven’t followed this topic too much, but does this mean one CAN book the award, but it simply won’t show on the UA site, or one CANNOT book the award.?

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