They're the RED TAIL! TRAITOR!

:p

-Vincent

Well, its 6:30 in San Francisco. I checked before doing OLCI for my OAK-IAH tomorrow at 6:25 AM. Just prior to OLCI, I was still in V class and there were 9 unfilled FC seats. I checked in SEQ #1 and was assigned 2E. I later went back to the seat chart and there I was, 2 E was now filled.

IMO, until this thing is stable again, anyone not confirmed in FC should really try to be SEQ 1 if they want to ride up front.

Edited to add:
I've been following the seat chart. At 7 Am the flight was down ot 6 open FC seats. At 8 AM its down to 4. This sure looks like seats being assigned at OLCI to (hopefully plats) and definitely not like some EUA action.

Things appear to back to Normal --

EUA'd at 5 day mark for next Tuesday both legs - DFW-IAH-BWI (W Fare); We'll see if 5/20 return runs tonight...

And for those who think 5 Day EUAs don't happen for Platinums on cheap fares...
WE HAVE PROOF they do.

-Vincent

EUA'ed on 4/14 for flight out of CLE on 4/20. V fare on 738 (14FC seats). Six days out but really 5 day EUA since they do it at 9pm instead on 3am later in the night. 3 out of 14 before EUA, + 2 of us Plat's upgraded, result 5 out of 14 occupied.

BUT I did not get the email, had to check on line. EUA is running, but email is down.

P.S. Email received at 7:30am - about 10 hours after upgrade. Also, note that the email message has been improved so the message fits in the text message for email sent to your cell phone. Great improvement (which I have suggested to co.com before). I call this improvement (rather than enhancement) since it really is an improvement!!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!
 

I'm flying to IAH-BOS 7:45am Sunday (day after tomorrow). Platinum on K fare w/ 9 open FC out of 12. No upgrade yet. Called elite line about EUA. Lady said EUA hasn't been run yet but offered guaranteed seat for 15k miles. Some help. This is a big change from last year's experience w/ EUA, which for me were like clockwork 5 days out.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

She said it hadn't been run yet? I hope she was wrong because thtas just SCREWED up... if so...

Lets all have a march in Houston in protest.... I don't mind flying back down...

-Vincent

EUA is running, I believe it is just that R is zero on many flights (even though lots of FC seats open).

My return flight still shows 3 out of 16 seats occupied, now well within the Plat and Gold window...so far no one got anything. Frustrating and odd. I understand the definition of 'subject to availability', but come on - this is abit much.

I did CLE-IAH last night on a K fare (plat) and was not upgraded. The flight was showing A7, 4 hours before departure.

This will be the 4th flight in a row which I haven't been upgraded.

I'm on flt 40 to EWR tomorow and it's showing A9, so I will be disappointed if this continues. No EUA so far. Again a K fare.

We'll have to wear bags over our heads
 

If we march in protest over the degradation of the EUA system, we'll have to wear bags over our heads in order not to have notes put besides our names/OP numbers as whiners. Maybe after the DO, they assigned some people to monitor this forum and right now they're looking up "plat, iah-bos, Sun, CO282, who's called Elite Desk"

Hmmm - I love CO's EUA system. And their planes, and the FAs, and pilots, and GAs, and baggage handlers, and elite desk and reservations personnel, the IT guys, the EUA guys, the people that monitor this forum, management, Chelsea catering, the people who pick the movies, the people who monitor this forum (oo0 - I said that already), the person(s) who can give me my upgrade now so I don't stew until 7:45am tomorrow morning when I can try the OLCI and find all the FC seats taken by CO personnel going to Boston to run in Monday's marathon like I am.

Oh, well, I got 14C (hint to people monitoring this board), which is a reclining exit row. I guess I just won't break a world record like I might have if I got to sit up front. I would probably stand on the podium above the Kenyans who placed 2nd and 3rd and say "Gee, I owe everthing I accomplished today to the EUA system at CONTINENTAL AIRLINES".

Did the FC cabin go out full on that IAH flight with the empty seat map showing prior to depature?

On the CLE-IAH flight, it appeared like it went out full, but I couldn't really tell from my seat all the way in the back.

Due to the timing of my bookings, often within 1-2 weeks of the flight, even getting an exit row is sometimes difficult.

Lots of talk about Y vs. Z fares. But this week I flew transcon on a D fare, refundable, at about $200 LESS than full Y (and only $300 more than restricted Y tickets selling 2 days ahead). Screwy, yes, but I'm certainly not going to complain. If you're flying on refundable Y fares (maybe for business requirements?) always check after ticketing for a cheaper refundable F fare to 'downgrade' to.

Robin

It's not just Y. Z is often cheaper than H.