How many people do you see upgrade to E+ on board?
Feb 26, 2013, 5:16 am
#46
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: DCA/IAD
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What does it matter? Though I imagine they might've been displeased, that was her assigned seat. In actual fact, they were a couple who left the middle seat open between them (I recognized them from the outbound flight) and that's always a gamble.
(*FWIW, they were seated in 21 A&C.)
(*FWIW, they were seated in 21 A&C.)
Feb 26, 2013, 8:03 am
#47
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
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Man, I love that tool and it updates practically in real-time. Most recently a deadheading FA and I had someone in the middle seat between us for a 5+ hour flight. I checked the app and saw that the pax should've been in 21B, not 21E. I politely mentioned it to the pax, who has happy to move. The FA was fairly grateful.
Myself and the gentleman in 26C both decided it would be better not to point out his error...
Feb 26, 2013, 8:56 am
#48
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Hey, that's what happens when 24 A and C aren't hip to the United app (or don't have data roaming in the UK). Sometimes we get lucky, others not. It's also a good tool for making sure that you don't have a poacher when you should have an empty middle seat. But surely you wouldn't have had a hissy fit if 24A/C had pointed this out to 24B.
Feb 26, 2013, 9:24 am
#49
Join Date: Jun 2007
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I thought OP was asking about people paying for E+ upgrades onboard. I have heard announcements by the pilots about E+ being available but have not seen anyone actually took out a credit card and buy those seats. i have seen plenty of people "upgrading" themselves after the flight takes off though. on UA flights, its not a big difference, but on NH, E+ is much better and cost almost 2X the price of E-.
on UA flights, its not a big difference, but on NH, E+ is much better and cost almost 2X the price of E-.