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Old May 23, 2012, 10:05 am
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Originally Posted by AeroWesty
Go back to what UA Insider said. The implication was that Golds and above were seeing a higher ability to get seated in E+, without there being a demonstrative decline in Silvers being seated in E+, while admitting some may be getting there through purchasing E+ rather than waiting for T-24. Both statements can't be true, when you think about it.
One possible explanation is that there are less Silvers and/or less Silvers booking UA now due to the reduced benefits--therefore, the remaining ones do have an easier go at getting E+.

Another is that loads on UA are down (certainly my anecdotal experiences post-3/3 have been leaning that way), and thus E+ seats are easier to come by for all.
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