United Free Flight Voucher

I received a free flight voucher for an overbooked flight on United. The voucher says "Ticket by:" May [ ], 2009. Does this mean I can use the voucher for travel in Summer 2009 (after May 2009), as long as I book the flight and get ticketed by May 2009? Or, do I need to travel by May 2009?Thanks, Pointhound

pointhound said:

I received a free flight voucher for an overbooked flight on United. The voucher says "Ticket by:" May [ ], 2009. Does this mean I can use the voucher for travel in Summer 2009 (after May 2009), as long as I book the flight and get ticketed by May 2009? Or, do I need to travel by May 2009?Thanks, Pointhound

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Usually, the ticket by date is when you have to make the reservations. Travel is also usually not limited in time, or sometimes one year from the booking date. I had some old Delta miles expiring by the end of the year and made a reservation before then. Delta also allowed a change to the original reservation.

With all the turmoil in the business this may have changed so check with United Mileage Plus desk or reservations.

Cheers

I received a free flight voucher on United by accepting a voluntary bump in June 2007. I booked a flight with that voucher in December 2007 for a flight in Sept 2008. So yes, you need to book your flight by that date, but you can fly up to a year after the date on which you make your reservation. Please note that I had to go to the airport to book the flight, I was not able to do that online.

Sue