UA E+ with AC*E?
Jun 9, 2011 | 1:47 pm
#31
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG (mind in YYZ)
Programs: MPC Green, AC Tangerine :)
Posts: 1,102
i've gotten E+ for free when i asked the gate agent, at check-in i believe they still charge for E+ but you'll be able to see how many empty E+ seats they have
i just asked nicely for a seat closer to the front (when i'm in the back) or a seat with no one in the middle and pointed out i was *G and asked if there's anything they can do for me (though it was a couple super short LAX-LAS and return legs)
i just asked nicely for a seat closer to the front (when i'm in the back) or a seat with no one in the middle and pointed out i was *G and asked if there's anything they can do for me (though it was a couple super short LAX-LAS and return legs)
Jun 9, 2011 | 1:57 pm
#32
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Jun 9, 2011 | 2:03 pm
#33
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Location: Canada
Programs: UA*1K MM SK EBG LATAM BL AC*E50
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A lot of bitterness here about having to ride in the very back on United while we get your precious "premium" seats on AC 
Jun 9, 2011 | 2:14 pm
#34
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Jun 11, 2011 | 7:39 am
#36
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Jun 11, 2011 | 7:48 am
#37
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I felt bad for the chap, so I told him I was 19/19 in free upgrades last year, and I even get these premium seats for free when flying AC!
Oh the anger in his eyes.
Jun 11, 2011 | 9:24 am
#38
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: PHL, NYC, DC
Posts: 9,763
On one of my two AC flights last year, I sat in 12B, next to a SuperElite (proudly displaying his luggage tags) who was whining how there is empty seats and employees up front.
I felt bad for the chap, so I told him I was 19/19 in free upgrades last year, and I even get these premium seats for free when flying AC!
Oh the anger in his eyes.
I felt bad for the chap, so I told him I was 19/19 in free upgrades last year, and I even get these premium seats for free when flying AC!
Oh the anger in his eyes.
Jun 11, 2011 | 9:29 am
#39
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Jun 11, 2011 | 9:49 am
#40
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: YVR
Programs: AC, BA
Posts: 137
I guess I should count myself lucky because I have always been given E+ seating on united as an AC*E. Never had to ask and always assumed this was standard practice. Apparently not!
Jun 11, 2011 | 12:50 pm
#41
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: UA MP
Posts: 768
I always pay for the E+ seats when flying UA in the states. I don't want to take any chances with their E- Y product!!!
Jun 11, 2011 | 7:05 pm
#42
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: AC*E50k, AvisFirst, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 136
No bitterness, I just don't give them my business because they don't deliver on their obligations like every other *A member. (except maybe Brussels Airlines, but thats a different story)
Jun 11, 2011 | 8:17 pm
#43
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: CHI / SFO
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Jun 11, 2011 | 11:09 pm
#44
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: YYZ (formerly YXH, seriously)
Programs: AP basic (formerly prestige, wannabe SE)
Posts: 55
I have an idea. For you *Gs that fly United in Y often (my condolences), wait at the gate until the final boarding call so as to board the aircraft last, look for an empty E+ seat and walk up to it and plop your butt in it like you own the place. The only worries are a lack of overhead baggage space and being caught by an observant FA. If you get caught you could just pull out your BP and say you made a mistake.
Could that work?
Could that work?
Jun 11, 2011 | 11:13 pm
#45
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I have an idea. For you *Gs that fly United in Y often (my condolences), wait at the gate until the final boarding call so as to board the aircraft last, look for an empty E+ seat and walk up to it and plop your butt in it like you own the place. The only worries are a lack of overhead baggage space and being caught by an observant FA. If you get caught you could just pull out your BP and say you made a mistake.
Could that work?
Could that work?