Originally Posted by
Holometer3D
1. If I book an economy fare, and then select an E+ seat for an additional fee, does this fee get accounted for in the upsell offer I receive for First or Business?
No.
Originally Posted by
Holometer3D
2. If I book Economy Plus by selecting it in the booking screen, it still gets booked as an economy fare + a seat assignment charge (unlike Premium Plus, which is a separate cabin), so does this affect the amount of the upsell offer I receive for First or Business?
No.
Originally Posted by
Holometer3D
3. If the answer to #1 or #2 is no (as in, I get the same upsell offer as other economy passengers), if I take the upsell offer, do I get refunded the Economy Plus fee?
Yes.
Originally Posted by
Holometer3D
The answer is much more straightforward for Delta, since Delta codes Comfort Plus as a separate cabin.
It's a different system. UA's makes equal sense once you understand it. In some ways, UA's is better, since elites don't need to "upgrade" into E+. UA also has considerably larger E+ sections on most of its aircraft.