Originally Posted by
Jacketwatch
we are booked in first class.
there are only two seats available in first class. All the seats below that are marked with an X. I was looking for friends and I you can see prices below 1st class . However all those seats are marked with an X which means unavailable.
If you are talking about the January 3 ORD-HNL nonstop flight, the economy class seatmap is wide open. There's no overbooking here.
As noted, if you view the seat map
from within your reservation, you will see an X in all seats that are not in your cabin. UA assumes you only care about seats in the cabin you're booked in. If you view the seat map from the purchase flow, as if you were buying a new ticket, you see the complete seat map. The front is nearly full, and the back is nearly empty.