UA changed my wife's E+ seat assignment
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UA changed my wife's E+ seat assignment
I paid for my wife's e plus selection a few hours before the flight. Well the lovely gate agent decided that they need her seat in order to sell more upgrades or give freebies so they moved her without asking her. She would have no problem moving if they had just asked, but of course that is too much work and it was better to stiff it to the customer! Nice united, stay classy
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I paid for my wife's e plus selection a few hours before the flight. Well the lovely gate agent decided that they need her seat in order to sell more upgrades or give freebies so they moved her without asking her. She would have no problem moving if they had just asked, but of course that is too much work and it was better to stiff it to the customer! Nice united, stay classy
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Was the seat assignment change pre or post boarding
If your wife stayed in E+, then neither of those happened. The same number of seats were occupied.
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What was the old seat and what is the new seat? In other words, was she moved from aisle to middle to something similar?
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I paid for my wife's e plus selection a few hours before the flight. Well the lovely gate agent decided that they need her seat in order to sell more upgrades or give freebies so they moved her without asking her. She would have no problem moving if they had just asked, but of course that is too much work and it was better to stiff it to the customer! Nice united, stay classy
some seats are saved for handicapped and if your wife was seated there, they will in fact move her. Same for some seats have an extra oxygen mask for infant in arms etc. GA may have accidentally broken up a child and a parent
You may not know the reason explicitly and if the seat she was moved to cost less, you are due a refund.
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