Originally Posted by
CPRich
Apologies if this has been answered - I only have my phone and gave up after painfully reading 20 pages.
I rarely fly UA, but have Silver status via Marriott. On our flight down to STT, the gate agent split the records for me and MsCP and we upgraded the IAD-STT leg.
Our return is 2 days away, sitting in E with plenty of E+ seats available. As of now, the only way to change E seats is to go in and manage reservations/change seats one at a time.
At T-24, will MsCP keep my status and be able to select an E+ seat? Will I be able to change both seats at the same time, online? Or will I risk changing one of two and someone else takes the seat next to it before I get to the other record?
I assume we’ll be on the upgrade list together, though we may be split with one upgraded, correct? Only one checked bag, so no issue there.
My recent experience suggests you should both be able to select E+ seats on the return at T-24, although you will have to do it separately for each reservation.
What you mention is a risk (that exists even if the reservation isn't split), but I suggest you both have the United app, log into your respective accounts, and then choose seats roughly simultaneously.