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SCAFlyer Jul 14, 2013 4:00 pm


Originally Posted by holocker (Post 21082167)
Have a flight Lax-Hnl tomorrow booked with FF points and I have no United Status. Was offered to upgrade to first class for $299 when I checked in. Was wondering if the upgrade might be cheaper at the airport or closer to the flight and also does the pricing for the E+ seats ever go down.

For $299 I would save the money for a massage and a great meal, LAX-HNL is a fairly short flight which I fly evey other month or so.....

turnleftbrighteyes Jul 14, 2013 5:19 pm

I can confirm that there is variable E+ pricing: prices went UP across the board for E+ seats by around $15 at T-72. Happened to me last week (7/9, UA 114, EWR-LHR). I was somewhat annoyed, because I hadn't heard this was the case and probably would have booked slightly sooner.

Row 20 windows (limited recline) went from $99 to $114; row 21 (exit row) windows (and aisles, maybe? I wanted a window), from $129 to $144. Middle seats had been $88 but were over $100 as well.

It was a fairly empty flight, there were empty seats throughout the flight, both in E+ and E-. I was offered a buy-up to BF at check-in (which I did T-20 or so) for $990. I declined.


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