Originally Posted by
BearX220
I flew UA this week for the first time in months, on a BE ticket, in a middle seat, non-reclining... it was excruciating. I wouldn't do that again unless I absolutely had to... but I'm an easily replenished bison apparently.
I understand the point you are trying to make, but you booked BE, so the "grab bag" seat assignment is part of the deal (yes, on balance, travel on United is less pleasant than the glory days of 25+ years ago, or the lower-LF, pre-merger recession days). What more were you expecting? Is this a criticism of United or an industry trend?
Is Delta or American's equivalent basic Y product any different? You just as easily could have ended up in a non-reclining seat on AA or DL, and they have plenty of the same BE and Recaro slimlines as UAL...