Originally Posted by
bluedemon211
Thanks jsloan, that was my feeling as well. UA needs every $ of revenue they can get right now, so they are not going to turn away a sale in the name of social distancing.
Even a blocked middle seat is only about 20" of space from the nearest passenger. To meet CDC guidelines, UA would need to block nearly 90% of their narrowbody inventory -- basically, you could put two people every three rows, although you might need to stagger them on the 76-seaters.