Question regarding access to E Plus
Feb 17, 2011 | 6:48 pm
#1
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Question regarding access to E Plus
So I am a plat on CO (That ends in a couple of weeks as I go back to non-elite). My question is I have an award ticket this coming August. Can I seat myself now in E+ on the UA flights I am on or is E+ reserved for paying tickets and/or limited to elite status at the time of the flight?
Feb 17, 2011 | 6:53 pm
#2
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You can seat yourself in E+ now, if the aircraft type is not changed and there are no schedule changes between now and then you have a high chance of keeping the seat. If anything happens though you could easily be bumped out of the seat so I wouldn't count on it. I'd suggest checking the booking regularly.
Feb 17, 2011 | 7:25 pm
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And you will have a good chance of an upgrade as a plat...my ops have turned out very good in 2011....^^^
Feb 18, 2011 | 7:23 am
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I am going to miss those random upgrade chances.
Was bumped from Y to J on a run back from HNL on Dec 3rd due to a swap from a 767 to 764. Nice little your gonna miss plat reminder.
Anyway my wife is on my itenerary as well so can I still seat in E+ If so do I need to call because when I took my reservation to ua.com and tried it showed it as being a chargeable seat.
Was bumped from Y to J on a run back from HNL on Dec 3rd due to a swap from a 767 to 764. Nice little your gonna miss plat reminder.
Anyway my wife is on my itenerary as well so can I still seat in E+ If so do I need to call because when I took my reservation to ua.com and tried it showed it as being a chargeable seat.
Feb 18, 2011 | 7:38 am
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I am going to miss those random upgrade chances.
Was bumped from Y to J on a run back from HNL on Dec 3rd due to a swap from a 767 to 764. Nice little your gonna miss plat reminder.
Anyway my wife is on my itenerary as well so can I still seat in E+ If so do I need to call because when I took my reservation to ua.com and tried it showed it as being a chargeable seat.
Was bumped from Y to J on a run back from HNL on Dec 3rd due to a swap from a 767 to 764. Nice little your gonna miss plat reminder.
Anyway my wife is on my itenerary as well so can I still seat in E+ If so do I need to call because when I took my reservation to ua.com and tried it showed it as being a chargeable seat.
Feb 18, 2011 | 8:25 am
#7
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I called them and indeed was able to move both the wife and I up to E+.
Thanks for the advice...
Has anyone flown row 10 on a UA 763?? Is it tight or decent?
Thanks for the advice...
Has anyone flown row 10 on a UA 763?? Is it tight or decent?
Feb 18, 2011 | 8:46 am
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Bit tight at the window seats, the aisle seats aren't bad though. Was just on one of these domestic 763s yesterday - they feel like they've been around the block quite a few times 
Feb 18, 2011 | 9:01 am
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Would you suggest moving a row back to 11 on that 763 flight? It is SFO-IAH