Originally Posted by
mgcsinc
Why was she checking their seat assignments?
I've seen it on flights where a pax moved after boarding has completed.
Originally Posted by
mgcsinc
The seatmaps on the app and website actually are correct, down to the minute. If a seat is empty on the seatmap, and all the standbys have been cleared, that seat is essentially guaranteed to be unoccupied.
Alas, no. Nonrevs mess up the process. On CRJ200s I monitor the seat maps zealously and move around often to increase my chances of getting a row to myself. One flight after checking the seat map after boarding, I thought I was golden, and then just before boarding a pilot from another airline boards, and naturally is assigned a seat next to me. I checked the seat map again, and the seat still showed empty.
Originally Posted by
jon0
It's been two days since the original incident. No word yet from UA.
Meanwhile, I've posted my story on FlyerTalk and has discovered, from the replies, that I am a horrible person for having given up something I didn't really care for in the first place to someone who claimed they needed it and presumed they could get it from me. Apparently I have done a huge disservice to the FT community by encouraging this sort of seat poaching behavior. Also, I have apparently wronged myself by being willing to give up something on an airplane, with no expectation of receiving anything in return, and also without obtaining the proper documentation from the airline of what I have given up.
(sarcasm mode off)
I'll post any updates as I get them.
Horrible for giving up your seat? No.
Complaining here about you giving up your seat and then complaining about it to UA? Horrible would be an extreme term to use. It is however puzzling.
If you have no expectation of anything in return, then why did you make an enquiry of UA?