Originally Posted by
dkc192
B has recently been used to sell E+ fares at a modest premium above the lowest coach fare in many markets, similar to how DL markets and sells C+ as a pseudo-separate cabin. It could be that UA is managing inventory and revenue as such, rather than as if B was a full fare bucket just below Y.
This is precisely what they’re doing on some routes. I suspect if OP were to look at the seat map, there would be precisely one E+ seat available.