Originally Posted by
cjmurray94
Thanks for your responses, guys. That was very helpful. I've never dealt with UMs, so I had no clue.
FC on both flights are open except row one. He's going 3/28 to 4/6. The way back only has FC open right now (and some disabled and the choices, all the premiums are even gone), so I don't see him in FC for the way back.
On the way out is more open in coach, but with row 1 already gone, I'm thinking probably not ...
Row 1 is routinely held out as occupied, until about the week before departure. With elite UGs, which will come out of (mostly) the P and E seats, on an elite heavy route, I would be surprised if he gets seated in F, although he is going the right way for it to be more likely (into DCA on Fri and out of DCA on Sun.). If he wasn't traveling as an UM, the chances would look favorable for a VDB and almost impossible for F (if he's on NW237, 239, 231).