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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 6:31 pm
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snod08
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SAT / MAA / BOM
Programs: CO Plat; UA 1K; EK Gold
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Originally Posted by ljwobker
I've heard different answers to this from four different agents today.

As a UA 1K (*Gold) -- should I be able to book/request the exit rows without paying the "extra legroom" upcharge?

I'm doing EWR-OSL in about an hour and I ended up paying $89 for 21C, but the agent here at the President's club said I shouldn't have... (I told her that she needed to tell that to the agent that checked me in in RDU and made me pay the fee. ;-)

Since FT is often more authoritative than the respective airlines, I figured I'd ask here...
Only CO Gold and Plats have free access to ELR seats at the moment.
UA Elites will get free access sometime later this year. (and at that time CO elites will get free access to UA E+).
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