UA 1K: access to exit rows for no fee?
Jul 3, 2010 | 4:51 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2003
Location: RDU, NC, USA
Programs: UA 1K/MM, Hilton something
Posts: 855
UA 1K: access to exit rows for no fee?
I've heard different answers to this from four different agents today.
As a UA 1K (*Gold) -- should I be able to book/request the exit rows without paying the "extra legroom" upcharge?
I'm doing EWR-OSL in about an hour and I ended up paying $89 for 21C, but the agent here at the President's club said I shouldn't have... (I told her that she needed to tell that to the agent that checked me in in RDU and made me pay the fee. ;-)
Since FT is often more authoritative than the respective airlines, I figured I'd ask here...
As a UA 1K (*Gold) -- should I be able to book/request the exit rows without paying the "extra legroom" upcharge?
I'm doing EWR-OSL in about an hour and I ended up paying $89 for 21C, but the agent here at the President's club said I shouldn't have... (I told her that she needed to tell that to the agent that checked me in in RDU and made me pay the fee. ;-)
Since FT is often more authoritative than the respective airlines, I figured I'd ask here...
Jul 3, 2010 | 6:31 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SAT / MAA / BOM
Programs: CO Plat; UA 1K; EK Gold
Posts: 5,110
I've heard different answers to this from four different agents today.
As a UA 1K (*Gold) -- should I be able to book/request the exit rows without paying the "extra legroom" upcharge?
I'm doing EWR-OSL in about an hour and I ended up paying $89 for 21C, but the agent here at the President's club said I shouldn't have... (I told her that she needed to tell that to the agent that checked me in in RDU and made me pay the fee. ;-)
Since FT is often more authoritative than the respective airlines, I figured I'd ask here...
As a UA 1K (*Gold) -- should I be able to book/request the exit rows without paying the "extra legroom" upcharge?
I'm doing EWR-OSL in about an hour and I ended up paying $89 for 21C, but the agent here at the President's club said I shouldn't have... (I told her that she needed to tell that to the agent that checked me in in RDU and made me pay the fee. ;-)
Since FT is often more authoritative than the respective airlines, I figured I'd ask here...
UA Elites will get free access sometime later this year. (and at that time CO elites will get free access to UA E+).
Jul 3, 2010 | 6:40 pm
#3
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: A menace to everything in the sky. Yes. Even birds.
Programs: Eh+ Rapid Rolleyes
Posts: 14,522
While I personally think you should have gotten the seat for free (my opinion counts for nothing), Plats/Golds on CO still have to fight for E+ on UA with mixed success.
Jul 4, 2010 | 1:27 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Houston
Programs: AA EXP; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Hilton Diamond, UA 1.56MM (fmr UA1K)
Posts: 5,774
As do UA elites have to pay for exit rows/many bulkheads on CO. The success rate for UA elites is worse on CO though.
