united but operated by us air??? that's what our flight says

[johnnyr]

what does that mean? do we go to united or us air check in, what do we tell ME? booked through cheap tickets so i can't find the flight on either united web site or us air?
anyone ever hear of this?

I have two bookings. One with Expedia, and one with Priceline. They are both United flights operated by US Airways. On both itineraries, it says to check-in with US Airways. I can't view my reservation on either United or US Airways site. I called US Airways and they said it was because I didn't book from their web site, but I should still be able to check-in online. This is the first time I have reservations like this, so I guess I'll find out soon.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

I called US Airways and they said it was because I didn't book from their web site,

This is one reason why I always book directly with the airline which will actually be flying the planes for my flight. If I search the US Air website and get a flight I want to take which says it is operated by United, then I go to the United website and book directly there.

It just makes everything a lot easier.

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

This is one reason why I always book directly with the airline which will actually be flying the planes for my flight. If I search the US Air website and get a flight I want to take which says it is operated by United, then I go to the United website and book directly there.

That's reasonable advice, if the fare is the same.

I've seen cases where the US Airways fare is three times as much as the United Airlines code-share fare, even though it's the same flight on the same date at the same time, operated by US Airways.

I've been looking at a West Coast itinerary lately. American Airlines sells code-share tickets on Alaska Airlines flights. Sometimes the fare is the same. Sometimes American is lower. Sometimes Alaska is lower. It makes no sense.

 

[safetymom]

Sometimes it is cheaper to buy on one or the other. I would rather save some money than be able to view it online.

 

[DebbieB]

One of the reasons you would want to do a code share would be to get frequent flyer miles on one of the airlines. For example, most of my frequent flyer miles are on USAirways, so if I wanted to take a United flight and wanted to get my miles, I would book it through USAirways. Another reason is if there is a connection to a city that the airline does not serve. You could fly one airline for the first flight and then the other for the second flight under 1 reservation.