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1. People have already starting flying on the $100-$400 United glitch tickets booked via Widerøe last week.
In fact there is a DDF’er en-route now on United 84 from Newark to Tel Aviv on a $300 ticket. Poor sap next to him paid $1,400.
So yes, these are being honored.
2. It’s actually hard to call it a glitch.
Widerøe, a Norwegian airline, has admitted that their own website CEO leaked the info online and intended for people to book the deal on their site so that they would make commissions on the sales.
3. Plenty of reports of people successfully crediting the miles for their USAirways glitch Israel flights to Aegean and United as I suggested they should. There were the $300-$500 tickets to Israel that I posted about in late August from NYC and from other cities.
4. Several people were able to have USAirways drop off the NYC-PHL leg of their flights and just drive to Philadelphia to pickup their flights due to bad weather in the forecast which may have caused them to miss their connection in Philadelphia.. The trick is to keep calling until you get a nice rep if the flight isn’t delayed yet but the weather forecast look poor.
5. Some people have reported being hassled by USAirways agents after clearing customs to check their bags to Toronto. Simple solution: Tear off the bag tag when you take your bag off the carousel before clearing customs and save yourself from being hassled.
You’re under no obligation to continue onto Toronto or to recheck your bags.
6. If I get 1 more email from someone telling me that they called USAirways and that their bags will go directly to Toronto without stopping in Philadelphia I may scream. I’ve literally gotten dozens of these.
Nothing more than misinformation from uneducated agents or simply scare tactics. Even though your bag is tagged for Toronto you need to claim it in Philadelphia and walk it past customs.
7. Over the past 16 months we’ve seen glitches for Israel from every airline that flies between the US and Israel: Delta, El Al, United, and USAirways.
Perhaps if they would stop playing games with scammy fuel surcharges this wouldn’t happen as often…or perhaps it’s all for the best.
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Thanks for your great deals dan
Your amazing keep up the good work
There was one n left put of our names hope that’s
Not a problem?
@Zeva:
I wouldn’t worry about 1 letter being off, not writing middle name, or writing a wrong birthday.
You can try to fix those things at checkin though you shouldn’t have any issues even if you don’t.
When was your post for the wideroe deal?
@moshe:
Click on the link in the post.
Do you think thats the Southwest 50k will be coming back and should i wait …or get a card now to start earning ?
Has anyone been able to successfully change the dates of a flight booked through the most recent deal?
i understand that the concept of claiming luggage at the 1st port of arrival applies in the us, example TLV-EWR-LAX you clear customs in EWR. but, TLV-EWR-YYZ or any other city in canada, also applies that you clear customs in the 1st airport you arrived? great post Dan!!
just trying to understand item #6 better (as i didnt get those emails…)
Dan you are the man! My Twitter account is for you
I’m really saddened by unfortunate commenters who come late to the party. I was on time for $341 tix to Israel via widero thanks to tweet to text, but didn’t fit my schedule đ
Keep up the great work and thorough posts. Just today bought $300 in Amazon for $200!
Just got back from500$ Balt-Philly-Frankfurt -tlv 11/25 & tlv-Amsterdam-Philly-yyz.
Thanks dan,
good morning dan
DAN- IM ABOUT TO SEAL A COMPANION PASS. CAN U EXPLAIN HOW IT WORKS- DO PTS HAVE TO POST B4 JAN 1 OR JUST THE PURCHASES ?!?!
@dan,
I have the points in my United account. Am I safe now? or can they still take it out of my account?
Dan, you’re just awesome!
Tnx so much
Dan,
Great coverage of your deals recently. I’ve been enjoying the recaps of deals/strategies and personal/opinion pieces.
So, whats in store next for Dansdeals? Any additions coming soon? You are doing a great job, keep up the good work!
I just wanted to truly thank you for all you’ve done, you’ve added many wonderful days to our lives, with the advent of DansDeals. We’ve flown to California on your summer deal wiht JetBlue for $96, and now we’re going to Eretz Yisroel due to the recent deal. Honestly, I feel that I owe you a lot more than just a thank you, but hope this will suffice. Many Hashem give you the ability to keep on being a giver and culminate z’chusim from all the good things you do. Many, many thanks!!!!
@CJNJ:
There are plenty of other 50K cards available.
@Rc:
Doubt it.
@boruch:
For the last time, yes.
It doesn’t matter where you’re going, once you touch the US you need to bring your bag past the customs agents and declare what you have.
@Scott:
Nice!
@SWA FLIER:
You need 110K points to post in the same calendar year.
@yehuda:
Should be safe.
@ari F:
Stay tuned đ
@Thank you, Thank you!!!:
Amen! Thanks!
How do you go about crediting your us air flight to your united account? Thanks so much dan for everything you do!
@bin:
Call them and give them your United mileage number to credit.
Dan please tell me if u can help me
Dan I as many of your followers truly appreciate all you do especially your patience to answer to many rookie comments. Hashem should bless you with lots of good. BTW maybe you can start a thread of people whom have learned info from you and how they helped and shared them with others as you have done for us? My family calls me Dan Junior LOL despite my limited knowledge!
We signed up for the southwest card but now they wana charge us 90$ For signing up is there a way to waive the fee
Thnx Dan. Got dc-tlv united tickets for $290 r/t. U da man.
Dan,
I am flying on the Us Airways deal to Israel later this month Buf-Bos-Phl-Tlv. Will I have to pay for baggage for any of the domestic flights or is it all considered international? Will I have to claim my bags at either Bos or Phl or will they go straight through? Is there a way to have a bassinet assigned prior to getting to the airport?
@dan but, none that will get me companion ticket as easily..do you recommend waiting of getting current 25k and another card and transfer points to Hyatt to RR card ?
@Avi:
Nope, write to Wideroe.
@Maryashi:
Cancel it?
@dank:
Nice!
@Baseball Fan:
All international.
Straight through.
Call them.
@CJNJ:
I’d wait.
Thanks so much for the tickets!!! We’re so excited to go to Israel- we wouldn’t have had this opportunity otherwise!
We made a twitter account JUST to get your notifications and we’re so happy we did.
We’re hoping there will be more cheap ticket deals soon so that our friends can join us on our trip.
THANKS DAN!
@Dan
Quote: Widerøe, a Norwegian airline, has admitted that their own website CEO leaked the info online and intended for people to book the deal on their site so that they would make commissions on the sales.
Wouldn’t that be considered there mistake as the travel agency and the issuer of the ticket for failing to collect the YQ in this case the airline UA could easily send a ADM (agency debit memo)for there error
@Dov:
They’re an airline, not an agency.
Widerøe says it was an Amadeus error for dropping the YQ on WF ticket stock.
@Dan – is there a difference between an airline directly selling on an other airline and a travel agency when its comes to fares and rule violations for the purpose of ADM
Also can UA go after Amadeus in this case
@Dov:
Sure, a travel agency can’t change the ticket stock unless they have a darn good reason for it.
An airline OTOH can always sell under their ticket stock.
Anyway the truth is that YQ goes to the ticketing carrier anyway. So I’m not sure there’s even anything to go after as UA is just the operating carrier and wouldn’t get the YQ anyway.
All in all pretty weird stuff this YQ business.
Hi Dan!
Thanks for the original post, I booked three tickets NYC-TLV, I am going December 15 through PHL, Regarding #4, when is the soonest I can call the AIRLINE about the forecast? does it have to be the day I am flying or can I do it in advance?
@Motty:
You can try a day before.
Though check to see if there were any schedule changes.
Some people had their flights changed by a few minutes and got USAir to drop the NYC-PHL leg for free.
Someone who got the us airways deal arrived in phl after returning from Israel and did not continue to Toronto. A short while after arriving at home in NYC he received an email that his flight to Toronto was cancelled. One quick phone call later he is now getting a refund for that leg of the trip…ðŸâÂ
@dan (or any1 else THAT KNOWS) how do u get the 2 yr companion pass from swa
@dan Any idea if the miles earned will count toward United elite status? On the phone I was told that since it was booked thru wideroe, it wouldn’t. Any clarification would be appreciated.
@True story:
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@SWA FLIER:
Earn 110K points in a calendar year.
@Mark:
It will.
@Dan:
sorry dan i dont understand… the bonus is automatically for 2 yrs?!?!
@SWA FLIER:
It’s good for the remainder of the year you earn it and for the entire year after you earn it.
@Dan:
didnt u once write about doing something around the years end to get it to start the following yr?
Question : if issues came up with flight ( in my case delays & damaged luggage) on my hidden-city us airways flight, should I press them for compensation or should I let it go for fear they might try to charge me full fare for not completing trying Toronto leg?
Thanks
@Anonymous:
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/34650
@Dan:
so basically if i finish my spending after mid december my points will post after january so ill have 2014 and 2015 companion pass??
i thought u said earlier that all pts need to post b4 the yr end ??
Hi dan I booked the cheap tickets with united. Have you or anyone heard whether these tickets can be canceled for free?
@Cancelation:
Did you try cancelling on Wideroe website?
Mr Cancel, why would u do that? Wish i could buy from you!
dates?
@phl doubt their transferable 2/16-2/23
hi dan
quick question about the united deal. i bought the tickets but booked my flight to israel with a stopover. do you think i should try to switch it to direct either through united or wideroe? is there a chance it would mess up the ticket? do you thiknk they will do what elal did last year and let a chnage for 50?
thanks for everything!
Any suggestions how to find a good deal on flights from JNB to NYC during December return in January?
So if the US Airways people actually TOOK my luggage tags (unfortunately I didn’t see your simple solution before I flew!) should I be worried?