Originally Posted by
Kacee
Yes, UA will only op-up if clearing instruments doesn't resolve the oversell.
It's really interesting how regularly and heavily UA oversells PE. And how common it is for PE to fare higher than J. I'm assuming this is driven by corporate travel policies that allow PE but not J (even when PE is priced higher).
The oversales don't surprise me; the PE cabin is deliberately tiny because of fear of upsetting the entire class-of-service structure by rolling it out too fast (or having it fall flat as a product).
I am surprised to hear of PE frequently pricing higher than J though; wouldn't that take something like full-fare O versus P?