Feb 23, 2015, 12:27 pm
Empty F seats even with CPU [2015 forward]
Jul 23, 2019, 8:43 am
#241
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May have been UA employees...? Seat map today still shows 5 empty seats. I bet this may be the case.
Jul 23, 2019, 8:51 am
#242
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Could also have been a weight and balance issue.
Jul 23, 2019, 9:01 am
#244
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Jul 23, 2019, 9:34 am
#246
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Jul 23, 2019, 11:17 am
#247
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Jul 23, 2019, 12:38 pm
#248
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Not quite the same but "Tail Tipping" on UA aircraft -- why, prevention, experiences, ....
Jul 23, 2019, 2:17 pm
#249
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I definitely saw one couple moved forward from Y to J on a erj175 earlier this year. I do not know where in Y they were seated but they ended up in 4CD (I was in 4A). It was CRP>IAH and it was due to weight and balance because the FA made an announcement stating she needed "two people from behind row xx to volunteer to be reseated for w&b purposes". It was only after this couple agreed that she told them where they were moving to. The lady was VERY excited and I overheard her say to her husband how they had never flown first. We made an "air cheers" with our PDBs across the aisle.
Jul 23, 2019, 5:33 pm
#250
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10+ years ago, I used to frequently ( 1-2 x per month) fly on the last CVG-ORD of the night - usually around 8 or 8:30 pm, on a CR7. While it came in full, going back out to ORD we usually only had a few on board - between 7 and 15 passengers typically, IIRC. Usually, everyone was asked to move into E+. On a particularly empty flight, there were 7 of us, with the captain inviting everyone who wanted to sit in F sit there.
On CR2s, on the other hand, I’ve often heard requests for someone in one of the first 4 or so rows to move to the back row. And another time, on a Dash 8, back on CVG-CLE when that still operated, we all got asked to move to the very back. Remember that flight well - I think there were only 3 or 4 of us on board, and it was Good Friday.
Sep 16, 2019, 2:08 pm
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In case anybody needed another data point to prove that normal people stick around New Orleans all weekend, UA 2371 MSY-IAD left with three of 12 seats open in F Saturday evening. I half expected to hear the FAs try to sell the remaining three after the entire, very short upgrade list had cleared by a few hours before this 5:50 departure, but instead some people up front got a little more personal space.
Sep 16, 2019, 3:44 pm
#252
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In case anybody needed another data point to prove that normal people stick around New Orleans all weekend, UA 2371 MSY-IAD left with three of 12 seats open in F Saturday evening. I half expected to hear the FAs try to sell the remaining three after the entire, very short upgrade list had cleared by a few hours before this 5:50 departure, but instead some people up front got a little more personal space.
Nov 25, 2019, 7:50 am
#253
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Saturday 11/23 the 7:30 AM RDU-EWR 737-800 had an empty F seat, no upgrade list, and two uniformed commuting FAs in First. Felt like last decade 
Dec 20, 2019, 8:47 pm
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UA248 ORD-LAX 753
6 seats empty even after all were upgraded:
my 3B seat mate:
David
6 seats empty even after all were upgraded:
my 3B seat mate:
David
Dec 21, 2019, 2:21 am
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19th LIH-SFO empty. F had about 5 open seats 757 lie flats. Such a short flight I barely slept even after skipping all services.. I was fortunate as I was flying out of HNL that evening on a full 777 which was delayed. Canceled my HA inter island and moved to the LIH flight. Enjoyed a super late check out from the GH Kauai