Originally Posted by itsme
What you say is correct, that is that "E+ seats are provided as a perk, an added benefit for UA's best and frequent customers." What you neglect to say, however, is that E+ seats are available not just to "UA's best and frequent customers" but also to those who while they may not be want to fork over the substantial premium to sit in first or business are willing to pay the supplement to promote from E- to E+. It's not so much elitism as economics.
Correct me if I'm wrong someone, but E+ is also available to non-elite pax when E- is oversold, right? That is, non-status pax fill up the back of the bus first, then move into E+, whereas for elites its the opposite (fill E+ first, then shunt the rest into E- or op-up into F/C).
Personally, if I had non status and walked past an empty E+ on the way to seat 89Q, I'd sure want to know how to
get me some status...
