Thread: united flying benefits

YES and NO

NO,

United charges a fee based on mileage and class of seating. A couple example, First from PVG to ORD cost me $166.65 (fare 124.73 and taxes 41.92), economy from LAX to SMF was $11.50 (fare 5.49 and tax 6.01), and last first from SNA to BOS was $44.12 (fare 35.83 and tax 8.29). So, it is not too bad. Guessing on mainland to island flights will be around 45-50 bucks in first and 25-30 bucks in economy. These fares are all one way, so take that into consideration.

YES,

However, as a mainline employee (i.e. not United Express) you can travel free (not sure about taxes or not) to most places on a lower priority as a BP 10. This is a good option when the flight is wide open.

List of priority on United:

BP-Boarding Priority

BP 1 revenue standby, paid for a seat on that flight, most likely an oversold flight.

BP 2 is the same

BP 3 and 4 business travel for employees

BP 5 is revenue standyby for an earlier flight

BP 6 is for retirees

BP 7 is used for some emergency travel, death in the family

BP 8a Employee, spouse and kids under 20 or 18, traveling for pleasure.

BP 8b Parents and kids 20-23 in school

BP 8c Companions of united employee and Express employees traveling on date of travel senority.

BP 9 would be other airline stand by. American employee buying ID90 ticket.

BP 10 Employee, spouse and kids under 20 or 18, traveling for pleasure without being charged a fare.

BP 11 Offline jumpseats.

Good luck.

United charges and their fees are high....you are better off going with Delta, their employees fly free.

Wow, retirees get priority over active employees on United? Now that's just wrong. Can't even imagine that on Delta.

Retirees flying on BP-6B are those with over 25 years of service. There will be dependents flying under that priority also as I have friends with high school kids that young too.