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As of Feb. 5, only Global Services are able to select FC seats. The ability for 1K to reserve seats was removed. Existing 1K seat selections appear to be kept. ~~In June 2019, the advance access for 1Ks on J/C/D fares was restored.~~ [It appears this is not the case.]

Ex-GlobalFirst seats are selectable for all confirmed business class passengers at check in, even if >24 hrs from flight with GF seats (in the case of positioning flights).

Everything You Wanted to Know About Where to Sit on a pmUA 3-Cabin 777 Version 2

3-class F seat now sold as Domestic F/Polaris Bus,GS or J/C/D 1K? may select pre-OLCI

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Nov 27, 2019, 2:09 am

#721

Trappy

Join Date: Jul 2003

Location: London

Programs: United 1K 2 Million Miles, BA Silver, Marriott Platinum Elite, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 370

Just notified that my 1k seat on new Polaris seat 777 has been swapped tomorrow 11/28 on UA919, so am now sat in diamond style 6K, I have upgraded and online showing only one seat left in GF. Am I able still to try and get this at T24?
Thanks

Nov 27, 2019, 2:26 am

#722

cranky1K

Join Date: May 2011

Location: SFO

Programs: UA 1K

Posts: 721

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trappy

Yes. However it’s possible the frame will be swapped again before or after checkin.

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Nov 27, 2019, 5:20 am

#723

Trappy

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Posts: 370

Grabbed it :-)

cur and cranky1K like this.

Jan 12, 2020, 12:19 pm

#724

vaguba

Join Date: Dec 2018

Programs: UA

Posts: 104

Does anyone know if the first two rows are selectable at all for non-1K or GS flyers? I'm assuming that 24 hours before takeoff they open up when you check in online.

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Jan 12, 2020, 12:37 pm

#725

fumje

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Quote:

Originally Posted by vaguba

Does anyone know if the first two rows are selectable at all for non-1K or GS flyers? I'm assuming that 24 hours before takeoff they open up when you check in online.

The last I knew of was selectable by GS only before check-in, then selectable by anyone at check-in.

Jan 14, 2020, 5:51 am

#726

Steve Weagant

Join Date: Aug 2008

Programs: united, Hilton, Amtrak

Posts: 1,194

UA 305 ord sfo 4/4/20

I stumbled onto this scenario when I booked what I believed to be domestic first. As I looked at the various flight options I saw the 777 and picked that flight when I saw the seat map stating it was a Polaris set up. I then selected 1A. At that point I noticed that it was actually labeled a Polaris first seat.

I have no status with United. Just a MileagePlus account with some miles. Should I just leave this as is, or move to a BC seat in case someone with higher status is given that seat?

Thank you.

Jan 14, 2020, 6:27 am

#727

fumje

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Weagant

If you have that assignment, they won't move you from it for a higher status passenger. Aircraft swaps may mean you lose the seat, but there's no reason to change it now.

I notice those seats do show accurately as unoccupied or occupied in the booking path, so maybe they are not restricting advance assignment now.

Hope you get to keep it, and enjoy!

Jan 14, 2020, 7:52 am

#728

findark

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I see the 77L (Polaris/PE) seatmap for that flight (with PE seats as regular Y), not the legacy 3-class. You will be in a new Polaris seat most likely, not the legacy First seat. There are only five of the 3-class frames left and probably fewer by April.