StuckinITH

I'm sorry for your family emergency. I hope all goes well.

On your return, will you also like to sit in E+? If yes and you are not getting to Silver with the LAX-SIN leg, maybe you should consider purchasing a subscription to Economy +. For a Global one for you and up to 8 companions the price is $1099.

sam_goh

Thanks - our return we are 3 + 1 in regular economy. It's going to be a day flight 15-16 hours back, so probably not much sleeping. I am torn on whether or not to do E+ for that. The subscription is a new angle to me, thanks for the heads up.

Seems that E+ pricing has bounced up and down from 175 to 189 in just a few hours. Do you all think it will go down, and is it cheaper at T24 or at the airport or on board the plane with an air hostess?

jsloan

The prices can change at any time, and in any direction. If there were a set pattern to it, people would just wait until the price were going to be best. I’d set a price you’re comfortable with and watch to see if it hits that, rather than to try to time the market, or just go with the subscription, since that price doesn’t change and it will be good for an entire year.

If you attempt to wait until you’re on board to buy E+, you may find that you can’t find seats together anyway, as E+ may have filled up. Understand that not only do people with premier status get free access to E+, but also UA will put passengers into E+ at no charge if they run out of seats in regular economy. The seat map can go from almost empty in E+ to almost full in the blink of an eye.

PS: I wouldn’t recommend referring to a UA flight attendant as an “air hostess.” A number of them will likely find it to be an offensive phrase, even if no offense is intended.

Best of luck with your family situation.

EXPLAT

Have E+ from LAX-ITO (Hilo, Big Island), any meal service or amenities? I think the answer is no but just verifying.

Kensterfly

EXPLAT

We'll I guess we'll be buying Pizza or a burger on the flight. Is there seatback video on the 737-800?

WineCountryUA

Except for premium transcon flights which include a hot meal for E+

findark

Most of them do, but some are PDE only. The DTV birds will only offer the movie set once you are no longer over CONUS.

mattack4000

What do you guys think is a fair number to upgrade from E- to E+? Actually I am not even selecting E+, I am just trying to get the big bulkhead

grapegrower

WineCountryUA

Most bulkhead rows are considered E+ since they have the standard E+ leg space and more. (However not all bulkhead rows have the extra leg space, For discussion on the bulkhead row of the 789 -- see https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...d-787-9-a.html)

Personally, I would not travel that long, that distance without E+. Much depends on personal preferences -- height, leg length, seating style, age, ..... Weight is less of a factor because the seat width is unchanged (but the 789 seats are narrow). Counting on an empty seat can be a risk depending on the time of the year for the flights to Australia.

mattack4000

Ended up booking the bulkhead at like $170 each

LarrySinNJ

I'll hit Gold Status this weekend which allows for free Economy Plus at booking. I have several bookings in the future that are regular Economy seats. Once I hit gold, will I be able to move the seats on my existing reservations to Economy Plus, or will that only happen with new reservations?

StuckinITH

Yes, as soon as you hit Gold status, go back to your reservations and choose your seats in Economy +.

jiburi

Am boggled with pricing scheme for Economy Plus. I have a flight on same type of aircraft, same seat, same flight distant length, but priced differently.

OCT26 SEA SFO UA 2356 12E on A320, $47 (2 hour 2 min)
OCT28 SFO SEA UA 0618 12E on A320, $29 (2 hour 27 min)

Ticketed in K class.
Seem flight is reasonably empty on both flights, with only about 25% booked.
Why the discrepancy?

Jiburi

(Was just booking cheapest Economy Plus seat to fulfilling a United offer)