Originally Posted by
Lightman7
If musicians can buy a seat for their insturment, why shouldn't UA let you keep the coach seat? Its worth a try - but I would call so nothing unexpected happens.
I don't know the exact rules for UA; but I recall reading rules for some airlines (AA?

) which requires ticketing in the same cabin with same family name and
EXTRASEAT as first name. Both need to be booked in the same PNR. It makes sense as you want your instrument to be next to you, not far away in a separate cabin.
Ticket for
TerryK earns mileage while ticket for
ExtraseatK earns nothing.@:-)