E+ pricing with Premium Plus Seating
Mar 26, 2019, 3:42 pm
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E+ pricing with Premium Plus Seating
I was under the impression that UA switched over officially on 03/20, but I just booked a flight in May that priced out as E+, but was in the PP seating area of a brand new 787-10. The fancy new biz class seats are there, so I'd assume it'd be marketed as Polaris? If so, how come I was able to book it as E+?
Mar 26, 2019, 3:48 pm
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I was under the impression that UA switched over officially on 03/20, but I just booked a flight in May that priced out as E+, but was in the PP seating area of a brand new 787-10. The fancy new biz class seats are there, so I'd assume it'd be marketed as Polaris? If so, how come I was able to book it as E+?
P+ is only being offered on a limited number of routes. On other routes, they may use the P+-equipped planes, but they're not selling the P+ product; instead, those seats are treated as E+. This is done to reduce the number of issues they have if they need to do an aircraft swap to a non-P+-equipped plane.
PS: The launch of P+ service is actually 3/30, not 3/20.
Mar 26, 2019, 3:49 pm
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I was under the impression that UA switched over officially on 03/20, but I just booked a flight in May that priced out as E+, but was in the PP seating area of a brand new 787-10. The fancy new biz class seats are there, so I'd assume it'd be marketed as Polaris? If so, how come I was able to book it as E+?
What was the route? SFO<>EWR/BOS or LAX<>EWR?
Even after, 30 March for travel North America, the PP seats will be offered as E+ (no price premium over economy, no separate fare class) and they will not be considered Polaris marketed flights for up front.
And on some Polaris routes, if PP is not being sold for that route but a PP equipped aircraft is used, those will still be considered E+ seats.
Mar 26, 2019, 4:00 pm
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The switch formal switch to PP is "travel after 30 March."
What was the route? SFO<>EWR/BOS or LAX<>EWR?
Even after, 30 March for travel North America, the PP seats will be offered as E+ (no price premium over economy, no separate fare class) and they will not be considered Polaris marketed flights for up front.
And on some Polaris routes, if PP is not being sold for that route but a PP equipped aircraft is used, those will still be considered E+ seats.
What was the route? SFO<>EWR/BOS or LAX<>EWR?
Even after, 30 March for travel North America, the PP seats will be offered as E+ (no price premium over economy, no separate fare class) and they will not be considered Polaris marketed flights for up front.
And on some Polaris routes, if PP is not being sold for that route but a PP equipped aircraft is used, those will still be considered E+ seats.
What was the route?
P+ is only being offered on a limited number of routes. On other routes, they may use the P+-equipped planes, but they're not selling the P+ product; instead, those seats are treated as E+. This is done to reduce the number of issues they have if they need to do an aircraft swap to a non-P+-equipped plane.
PS: The launch of P+ service is actually 3/30, not 3/20.
P+ is only being offered on a limited number of routes. On other routes, they may use the P+-equipped planes, but they're not selling the P+ product; instead, those seats are treated as E+. This is done to reduce the number of issues they have if they need to do an aircraft swap to a non-P+-equipped plane.
PS: The launch of P+ service is actually 3/30, not 3/20.
Mar 26, 2019, 4:49 pm
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Did that flight in 787-10 PP seat on a G fare recently. Trail run for a TATL later in the year.
There are no announced plans to market PP fares domestically. Would create too many headaches in irrops, as a low percentage of the domestic fleet will have the PP setas. And I suspect the 787-10 on domestic runs will be less frequent in the future.
There are no announced plans to market PP fares domestically. Would create too many headaches in irrops, as a low percentage of the domestic fleet will have the PP setas. And I suspect the 787-10 on domestic runs will be less frequent in the future.