2 traveling & 1 regular seat left to select. All the others are EML.
Aug 24, 2010, 10:04 pm
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2 traveling & 1 regular seat left to select. All the others are EML.
I just booked a vacation package with my girlfriend on Expedia & will be flying JFK-CUN. When I went to the B6 site to select seats for my flights I had no problem on the departure leg but I discovered on the return that there was only 1 regular seat at no extra cost left in row 25 plus all 36 of the EML seats were available at $50 a pop.
When I called the phone agent said she said B6 doesn't oversell their flights and we will most likely we will get the EML seats at no extra charge.
What does B6 really do when two people are booked on one itinerary and have this type of seat selection?
When I called the phone agent said she said B6 doesn't oversell their flights and we will most likely we will get the EML seats at no extra charge.
What does B6 really do when two people are booked on one itinerary and have this type of seat selection?
Aug 24, 2010, 10:54 pm
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When you get to the airport, if you don't already have a seat assignment, you will be assigned one. If there are no more regular seats left, you'll get an EML seat free of charge. However, you run the risk that someone buys up to an EML seat and you get their seat, and there's obviously no guarantee that you'll be sitting together.
You can either pick one and leave the other up to chance, or leave both up to chance (hoping that someone else selects the last remaining non-EML seat) - it's up to you.
You can either pick one and leave the other up to chance, or leave both up to chance (hoping that someone else selects the last remaining non-EML seat) - it's up to you.
Aug 25, 2010, 8:14 am
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I would just stay with no seat assignments for now. I don't know if you can OCLI to CUN, but if so, I would see what they offer there. If it doesn't let you assign a seat at that point, I would get the airport earlier than usual to help assure two seats together. I've never had this situation on B6, but this is how I typically handle getting E+ on UA without status.
Aug 25, 2010, 8:54 am
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The company does not, as a matter of habit, overbook their flights. They had 5 bumps in Q4 09 out of 5MM+ enplanements.
The numbers do not lie.
The numbers do not lie.
Aug 25, 2010, 9:48 am
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If there are 2 EML seats available next to each other when I arrive at CUN to checkin and there is still one of the regular seats remaining in the regular seating area will they force 2 people traveling together on the same record to sit separately?
Conversely, if another non EML seat opens up are we then forced to sit apart?
Conversely, if another non EML seat opens up are we then forced to sit apart?
Aug 26, 2010, 5:01 pm
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The company does not, as a matter of habit, overbook their flights. They had 5 bumps in Q4 09 out of 5MM+ enplanements.
The numbers do not lie.
The numbers do not lie.
Aug 26, 2010, 7:19 pm
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Yup...It was an interesting change when they switched from not selling refundable tickets to doing so. Without the chance of a refund there wasn't much need to oversell. With the chance of a refund the carrier's exposure is a bit higher. Still, seems to be working out OK for them.
Aug 27, 2010, 3:18 pm
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It's one of the reasons other airlines like going standby on us!
ETA: If you get to the airport without seats, they will first try upselling other people into the EML seats. If someone in 23B and someone in 17E decide they don't like their center seats enough, and they pay to move forward, they WILL put you and your girlfriend in those two seats... you elected not to pay for the upgrade, and you're still on the plane!
If you think you can move during flight, they will charge you on the airplane for moving to the EML seats as well.
If there are no other seats, they will put you in EML free of charge.
It is a gamble.
Last edited by LiaJB; Aug 27, 2010 at 3:22 pm Reason: Clarification.
