December 22, 2018

 

RUPA Members: Latest travel news from RAFA Kirk Moore!

 

Pass Travel UPDATE – December 22, 2018

1. EF enrollment CLOSES Dec 29th
2. Pay your travel invoice by Jan 15th
3. New routes announced
4. News from United Daily
5. RAFA’s website

Read this UPDATE on RAFA’s website, the links may work better:

https://www.rafa-cwa.org/page-1836169

1)  EF enrollment for retirees CLOSES Dec 29th!

From now until 7 PM CT on Dec 29, 2018 retirees may update Enrolled Friends for the next travel period (Jan 1st to June 30, 2019). Go to https://ft.ual.com, log in and click on the “Travel tab”; then click on “Manage pass riders”.

If you don’t have any changes to make then no action is needed (your current Enrolled Friends will automatically roll over).

Before calling the ETC with questions read the enrollment guide for retirees: https://ft.ual.com/travel/passriderslandingpage/retireepasstravel/pass-travel-enrollment-for-retirees

Here are three important tips: http://www.rafa-cwa.org/3-Tips-for-Enrolling-EFs

The next EF enrollment will be in June 2019 for flying July 1- Dec 31, 2019.

 

2)  Pay your travel invoice by Jan 15th.

If your taxable pass riders’ (domestic partner, enrolled friends) travel was billed between Aug 1 and October 31, 2018 you should have received an invoice (Travel Liability Statement) from United.  Do not forget to pay it!

You can view your pass rider’s travel history in FT > Travel > Pass Travel > “Pass travel report”.

Here is information from the Employee Travel Center:

Visit our W-2 Pass Travel Tax Reporting page for a complete list of resources and tools including:

• The announcement letter sent to retirees and early out participants in 2017
• Frequently asked questions
• A video tutorial of the changes in employeeRES
• Quarterly invoice example
• User guide with:
• Sample screenshots of what you can expect to see in employeeRES
• Sample screenshots of the imputed income calculator
• User guide of how to view and print your invoice from the Your Benefits Resources website

Click to read: RAFA’s page about imputed taxes

 

3) New Routes Announced

As a perfect end to a year in which we lapped our competition by introducing an industry-leading 93 new routes, today we announced new service from ORD, LAX, IAD and IAH to 10 more U.S. cities. Read more here:

https://ft.ual.com/news/topics/network?read-article=b457af62-698e-49c9-bb4e-5c25c454bf00

Then scroll down to see three new international routes from SFO, including year-round nonstop service to MEL (Melbourne, Australia) and YYZ (Toronto), and seasonal nonstop service to DEL (New Delhi). That’s in addition to a second daily flight from SFO to ICN (Seoul, South Korea) and increasing trips from SFO to AMS (Amsterdam), AKL (Auckland, New Zealand) and PPT (Papeete, Tahiti) from seasonal service to year-round. Read more here (scroll down):

https://ft.ual.com/news/topics/network?read-article=b457af62-698e-49c9-bb4e-5c25c454bf00

 

4) NEWS from the United Daily

12/14: New Preferred seating in Economy

12/11: Basic Economy fare expands to Trans-Atlantic

11/20: All F/As to attend Chicago customer svc summit in 2019 read comments

 

5) Have you seen RAFA’s website?

Check out the Travel Benefits tab here: https://www.rafa-cwa.org

Read the Pass Travel Program Summary, helpful links, phone numbers & more.

For other Pass Travel Topics: Previous Travel UPDATES

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Kirk Moore, RAFA Travel Benefits Committee – December 22, 2018

 

Thank you Kirk!

Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year to all!

December 7th, 2018

RUPA Members: UPDATE

This message is being sent to all Retiree Organization Group leaders

Good morning, 

I was out of the office the last two days and wasn’t aware of this United Daily being published with the date of sunsetting previous employeeRES. I kindly as that you share this verbiage on your organization website to reach as many retirees as possible.

Sunsetting our previous eRES

The new employeeRES has been running side-by-side with the previous version during a beta period that started in August, and since mid-November all employees and retirees have had access. This has given folks a chance to get used to the new site while still having the old, familiar version available in case they wanted to use it. Hopefully you’ve tried the new eRES and seen the benefits of a modern system with helpful new features. It makes our exciting travel privileges even easier to use and opens up whole new ways to look at booking pass travel!

We want to thank you all for your feedback and let you know that we continue to make adjustments based on what you’ve said. For example, we’re in the process of making some navigation improvements and search result display changes, and we’re updating to allow searching more than 60 days out. These will all be live very soon. In addition, we’re working on other new and exciting features that we’ll launch in 2019, as well as continuing to address the feedback we receive from you.

We also have an important date for you to keep in mind: On December 13, the previous version of eRES will be discontinued, and after that only the new eRES will be available. We would recommend familiarizing yourself with the new eRES before then to make sure you’re ready for the change. (Pass riders who have access to book and manage travel will still use the old version of their site temporarily. We’ll let you know in advance when they will switch over.)

You can use the new eRES now or learn more about the new features and find quick-reference guides on the New eRES Information page. If you have any questions or need assistance, you can contact the Employee Travel Center through Help Hub or by calling 1-877-UAL-ESC9 (1-877-825-3729) and following the prompts for “employee travel” and “pass travel questions.”

Thank you,

Michelle

Michelle Pritchett

Employee Travel Policy and Procedures Representative, Human Resources

Try Help Hub to find answers to commonly asked questions and to submit request to our service centers.

December 9th, 2017

RUPA Members:  Correction in the President’s Letter in the December 2017 issue of RUPANEWS:

The pass travel open enrollment period ends December 28th at 7:00 pm CT!

Retired United Pilots Association
Phyllis Cleveland, Eblast Coordinator
P.O. Box 400 Vineburg, CA 95487 -0400

December 12th, 2016

Miscellaneous Notes on Flying Together from RUPA President Cort de Peyster:

The “MyIDTravelPurchase” link is hard to find! It is buried in the “Other Airline” page on Flying Together>Travel.

The same is true for the “Book” link for buying a “myUAdiscount” ticket; it is buried on the “myUAdiscount” page on Flying Together>Travel.

If you have a smartphone or tablet link your MileagePlus number with your “employeeRES” profile so you can use the “United APP” to book both standby and “myUAdiscount” tickets. (Cort reports it is much easier than using “employeeRES” and it is mobile – big advantage when traveling.)

However, until the “United APP” is capable of connecting to “myIDTravelPurchase”, if you want “Other Airline” tickets you still have to go to FlyingTogether>Travel>OtherAirline-InterlineTravel and click on the elusive “MyIDTravelPurchase” link there then sign-in again!

Happy Holidays and wishing all a very happy and healthy 2017!

Retired United Pilots Association
Phyllis Cleveland, Eblast Coordinator
P.O. Box 400 Vineburg, CA 95487 -0400