Help! Upgrade Question
Jul 23, 2009 | 1:46 pm
#16
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: SJO
Programs: TA Platinum (Now LifeMiles Diamond), CO/CM Platinum. (Now UA Premier 1K) AMEX Platinum
Posts: 379
I always buy my 7 y/o Silver daughters, Gold wifes, and my ticket seperately (as adults). That way we all recieve the booking bonus. THe few times when my I have my upgrade, and my wife recieves hers before I can list my daughter as companion, and my daughter gets her reservation left behind in coach, one of us just switches BP's with her so that she is in the same cabin with the other, and we have no problem with UM fees. I would say that if you take the seat in back and your two children sit up front and truly behave that you will most likely not have a problem.
Jul 23, 2009 | 4:24 pm
#17
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: UA nothing (former multi-year CO Platinum), AA 1M Gold, HH Diamond, National Executive
Posts: 449
My son is 14 and 6"1 and my daughter is 12 and 5'6". Both are very mature looking and very well behaved. I don't think that if I speak to someone at the gate who has any sense the will have an issue with them sitting together. I will pay the money if I have to but it is a really cheap shot to squeeze money out of people when the parent is on the plane. I definitely will not let my daughter sit alone in the back of the plane.
Jul 23, 2009 | 8:33 pm
#18
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: IAD
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott Rewards - LTPP
Posts: 4,242
Not this. You run the risk of pissing off the FAs because they'll be expecting Mr ...
Jul 23, 2009 | 10:31 pm
#19
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Cypress, TX
Programs: CO Plat, Priority Club Plat
Posts: 641
Jul 24, 2009 | 7:23 am
#20
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: 30 minutes south of EWR
Programs: UA 1k MM;*A Lifetime Gold; Marriott Lifetime Platinum; HiltonHonors Gold. Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 7,817