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"Upgrades" to United Economy Plus
One of the worst things about retiring and moving out of the US is
that I've lost all airline status. Forget about loss of income, this status stuff is serious. I had an itinerary on UA in regular economy recently and when I went to check in on line 24 hours ahead, they first offered to put me in Economy Plus for $78 (two leg trip.) I took them up on it. My questions: 1. If I hadn't, would I have been able to move for free at when I got to the airport if there was space in E+? I suspect yes, but I'm not sure. 2. If this was a single leg trip, would the price have been $39? THanks |
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"Dick Locke" wrote in message ... One of the worst things about retiring and moving out of the US is that I've lost all airline status. Forget about loss of income, this status stuff is serious. I had an itinerary on UA in regular economy recently and when I went to check in on line 24 hours ahead, they first offered to put me in Economy Plus for $78 (two leg trip.) I took them up on it. My questions: 1. If I hadn't, would I have been able to move for free at when I got to the airport if there was space in E+? I suspect yes, but I'm not sure. It depends. UA will fill E+ if E- is sold, but otherwise, the only way in is status or paid premium. GAs will not put someone in E+ simply because they ask for it. With respect to another response that you received, FAs who are following the rules (not all of them do), will throw you out of E+ if you try to move up. 2. If this was a single leg trip, would the price have been $39? THanks |
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In article . com,
" wrote: I suspect that one way or another it either goes to those who pay, or those with status. I guess on a lightly loaded flight you might be able to move up after the door closes. I'd be leery of trying that. I believe I've heard (??) that the cabin crew will disallow it. And even if not, unless the flight is *very* lightly loaded, if you propose to move into a seat adjacent to an already occupied seat in the Economy Plus section to get the added legroom, your prospective neighbor may squawk, and the cabin crew support the squawk. One of the stated benefits of the E+ section is that empty middle seats in that section are filled last. |
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On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 09:04:55 -0700, "PTravel"
wrote: " It depends. UA will fill E+ if E- is sold, but otherwise, the only way in is status or paid premium. GAs will not put someone in E+ simply because they ask for it. That's kind of what I'm thinking about. If E- is full and E+ isn't (and I can tell by looking at a seat map during on-line checkin) that almost certainly means there are E- passengers without assigned seats who will be put into E+ seats. In those circumstances I think they would be willing to put someone who asks early enough into an E+ seat and the person who didn't ask into the now vacant E-seat. With respect to another response that you received, FAs who are following the rules (not all of them do), will throw you out of E+ if you try to move up. 2. If this was a single leg trip, would the price have been $39? THanks |
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"Dick Locke" wrote in message ... On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 09:04:55 -0700, "PTravel" wrote: " It depends. UA will fill E+ if E- is sold, but otherwise, the only way in is status or paid premium. GAs will not put someone in E+ simply because they ask for it. That's kind of what I'm thinking about. If E- is full and E+ isn't (and I can tell by looking at a seat map during on-line checkin) that almost certainly means there are E- passengers without assigned seats who will be put into E+ seats. In those circumstances I think they would be willing to put someone who asks early enough into an E+ seat and the person who didn't ask into the now vacant E-seat. Yes, but . . . I suspect those seats are among those held for airport assignment. Those will probably be assigned to people with status and people on full-fare Y, first. UA oversells their flights, counting on no-shows. No-shows occur in E- as well as E+. The E+ seats will be assigned to people with no status/those on discount fares at, literally, the last minute. I wouldn't recommend timing your check-in to try and grab one. With respect to another response that you received, FAs who are following the rules (not all of them do), will throw you out of E+ if you try to move up. 2. If this was a single leg trip, would the price have been $39? THanks |
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PTravel wrote: Yes, but . . . I suspect those seats are among those held for airport assignment. Those will probably be assigned to people with status and people on full-fare Y, first. UA oversells their flights, counting on no-shows. No-shows occur in E- as well as E+. The E+ seats will be assigned to people with no status/those on discount fares at, literally, the last minute. I wouldn't recommend timing your check-in to try and grab one. Flew once to London on UA and was put in E+. We were booked on ticket through United Vacations. I remember right we were assigned these seats these seats before getting to the airport. That being said the flight from Newark was 30-40% full and that may of had someting to do with that. Michael |
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using miles for 2 free tickets (west coast to hawaii)
mom and aunt got put in Economy plus on the way back. no charges...it seems to be at the discretion of the gate and ticket agents when the plane is not full. Granted they are seniors, I Had asked for ADA seats for em but none were available. So the nice agent put em in Economy plus! |
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In message AES
wrote: In article . com, " wrote: I suspect that one way or another it either goes to those who pay, or those with status. I guess on a lightly loaded flight you might be able to move up after the door closes. I'd be leery of trying that. I believe I've heard (??) that the cabin crew will disallow it. In general I'd agree, but on my last flight nobody checked any ID (and I stood around for a minute trying to figure out which row I was supposed to be in, there were two exit rows and I couldn't read the numbers (I didn't have my glasses on) I was expected my boarding pass to get checked... On the other hand, it might be like first class where they count the people in the seats and if all is well you don't need to check boarding passes individually. -- If a stealth bomber crashes in a forest, will it make a sound? |
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mrtravel wrote:
wrote: using miles for 2 free tickets (west coast to hawaii) mom and aunt got put in Economy plus on the way back. no charges...it seems to be at the discretion of the gate and ticket agents when the plane is not full. Granted they are seniors, I Had asked for ADA seats for em but none were available. What ADA seats? I don't think any seats really qualify as "ADA". ADA doesn't apply to aircraft. Instead, there is a separate Air Carrier Access Act, with the following general requirements: - Aircraft with 30 or more passenger seats will have movable armrests on at least one half of aisle seats, which will be made available to passengers with mobility impairments. - Aircraft with 100 or more passenger seats shall have a priority space in the cabin for stowage of at least one folding wheelchair. - Aircraft with more than one aisle must have at least one accessible lavatory. - Aircraft with more than 60 passenger seats with an accessible lavatory will carry an on-board wheelchair. - Aircraft with more than 60 passenger seats will have an on-board wheelchair available on request for access to an inaccessible lavatory. Note that there is nothing special required for seats, other than they have to have a certain number with moveable armrests. There are a couple of other operational requirements, like they have to be able to handle passengers with guide animals somewhere on the aircraft. Older aircraft did not have to be retrofitted. |
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