UA E+ with AC*E?
Jun 11, 2011 | 11:14 pm
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Jun 12, 2011 | 12:59 am
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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?
I just got off an AC77W in Y and I must say the extra 1" was amazing (first time in AC Y since I started flying UA). The flight was still torturous, but it was enough to make me seriously reconsider my TPAC flying on UA in the future. If there's no E+ left by the time I book, I'll just fly AC out of YVR.
Jun 12, 2011 | 9:11 am
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Jun 12, 2011 | 9:23 am
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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?
Jun 12, 2011 | 5:53 pm
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Well I am gonna test this little theory once and see if I can weasel my way into E+ without having to grovel for a seat at the gate!
...stay tuned!
Jun 12, 2011 | 6:17 pm
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Jun 12, 2011 | 6:21 pm
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I've seen more enforcement of this by UA FA's, & in YYZ, I've seen the GA's board and do this. And I applaud this. I just don't see how taking an E+ seat, unless you are assigned to one, is any different than just plopping down in a J seat when you are in Y. No matter how much status you have.
E crappy + is not J class my friend!
Jun 12, 2011 | 7:06 pm
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I literally just got home from a YYZ-SFO-ICN / ICN-SFO-YYZ trip on United, and had to pay for E+ on every segment. The SFO-ICN legs were on a tired old 747. On that aircraft, the United E+ was no different than AC's normal Y seating on a B767, A330 or B777 (and the regular economy seating looked waaaay tighter!! Is that even legal???).
I only flew the Friendly Skies because AC was asking almost double what UA charged (nearly $4,000 versus $1,800, taxes in). Even with paying for E+ it still came out to less than half.
I only flew the Friendly Skies because AC was asking almost double what UA charged (nearly $4,000 versus $1,800, taxes in). Even with paying for E+ it still came out to less than half.
Jun 12, 2011 | 7:17 pm
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The 747s E+ is 34", thats 1/2 inches more than AC "premium" seating.
The 747 E- is 31", exactly the same pitch as on AC in the back on 767/77W/A333
So going with your reasoning, is AC's economy even legal????
The 747 seats, are however, the smallest in the fleet - 17" is not wide enough for North American arses.
Jun 12, 2011 | 8:49 pm
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Just put 19,000 on an Aegean card and you get the benefits of 1K plus domestic lounge access. Best of all worlds.
-- this was a mobile reply to a post a while back about switching to UA. I hit reply to that post but I guess mobile doesn't quote and reply. Bahhh.
-- this was a mobile reply to a post a while back about switching to UA. I hit reply to that post but I guess mobile doesn't quote and reply. Bahhh.
Jun 12, 2011 | 9:12 pm
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I know that I have made bookings on CO.com and it let me select E+ on UA flights (obviously) for free. It doesn't always work, but you might as well book on CO.com if at all possible to take advantage of this.
Jun 12, 2011 | 9:13 pm
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Jun 12, 2011 | 9:16 pm
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Not suggesting E+ = J. What I am suggesting, is like, J, E+ is a different product than regular Y, and taking a seat in E+ when you are not entitled to it, as was suggested in the post I was responding to you, is no different than taking one in J when you are not entitled to it.
Jun 12, 2011 | 9:19 pm
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The 747s E+ is 34", thats 1/2 inches more than AC "premium" seating.
The 747 E- is 31", exactly the same pitch as on AC in the back on 767/77W/A333
So going with your reasoning, is AC's economy even legal????
The 747 seats, are however, the smallest in the fleet - 17" is not wide enough for North American arses.
The 747 E- is 31", exactly the same pitch as on AC in the back on 767/77W/A333
So going with your reasoning, is AC's economy even legal????
The 747 seats, are however, the smallest in the fleet - 17" is not wide enough for North American arses.
Seat pitch is measured from top of seat back to top of seat back, so a seat with thinner padding could potentially add an inch or so of space. This would explain why seats on airline X with the same pitch as that on airline Y actually seem roomier. I find that WS's 737-600/700 feel tighter than AC's 320, yet the seat pitch on the 737 is supposed to be greater than on the 320. My knees tell me differently, however.