Originally Posted by rehoult

SMD5 Update​


1) Vegetarians

If you are a vegetarian, vegan or other non-meat-eating individual, please send me a PM. We are in the final stages of planning the catering for the flights and want to ensure we load enough vegetarian meals.

2) Last Chance to Book

Due to the international nature of this flight, we have a hard deadline of October 18 to finalize the flight manifest. If you have any friends or family who have been sitting on the fence, now is the time to get them to book. Bookings will close at 17:00 PDT on October 18, 2013.

3) Upgrade Opportunities Available

As should be obvious to anyone following along at home, SMD5 is not sold out. As all the remaining seats in Economy Class are middle seats, we are offering the ability to guarantee a blocked middle seat for $300 per person in Economy. There are presently 8 seats available to be blocked, meaning up the upgrade opportunity is available to 16 individuals. These will be offered on a first come, first served basis, so please send me a PM if you are interested in this upgrade. Please include your name, current seat (if known) and email address (for billing purposes) in your message to me.

In addition to the seat blocking, we do also have one window seat remaining in Tommy Class. Please PM me if you are interested in upgrading to Tommy Class.

Seat Blocking Upgrade FAQs​

Isn’t this just like Tommy Class?

While similar to Tommy Class, these seats will not be in the E+ section of the plane and therefore will only have 31” pitch. They will also be spread through the Economy section, so purchase will not result in you being reseated at the front of Economy.

Do I get extra miles for purchasing this upgrade?

No.

But E+ gets extra miles (or similar whining)!

Still no.

I’m presently booked in a middle seat, can I request an upgrade?

Yes! This upgrade is available to anyone currently booked in Economy class

I’m presently booked in Economy, will this offer result in my seat assignment changing?

Possibly. Based on who does or does not request an upgrade, combined with any additional bookings that occur prior the 18th, changes to the present seating arrangements will definitely need to be made. Such changes may or may not impact your particular seat assignment.

I’m presently booked in a window/aisle seat, if I don’t request an upgrade will I be seating in a middle seat?

Unlikely. Based on the current bookings, plus seats reserved for sponsors and media, we do not expect to have to reseat any one into a middle seat against their will. However, in the interest of complete transparency, I will note that it is theoretically possible that we would have to assign middle seats to individual who originally booked aisle or window seats. Please know that the organizers will do everything we can to avoid such reseating unless absolutely necessary.