Feb 5, 2019, 6:20 am
Last edit by: Ari
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
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
Oct 21, 2018, 9:21 pm
#76
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Curious to see what happens as we get closer to departure....
Oct 21, 2018, 9:33 pm
#77
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Oct 21, 2018, 9:36 pm
#78
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Oct 21, 2018, 9:38 pm
#79
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Oct 21, 2018, 11:44 pm
#80
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Not sure if this will stick, but I have a P fare with a seat in J for an upcoming ORD-PVG on a 777-200 3 cabin a/c. Before today I was not able to select any of the seats in F, just the ones in J. Today I was able to select any of the seats in F and seat 1A is now showing as my selected one!
If this does stick it's finally a change that I will actually enjoy
(Not counting my chickens before they're hatched ...)
If this does stick it's finally a change that I will actually enjoy
(Not counting my chickens before they're hatched ...)
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Oct 22, 2018 at 12:00 am Reason: moved to exisiting thread
Oct 22, 2018, 12:55 am
#81
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Location: SFO/SJC
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I'm able to switch myself and a non-status companion on the same PNR to the F seats on the old 772. Do you think I can call and get them to move a non-status companion on a different PNR to sit with me in F, the way I can do for E+? How many would they do this for?
Oct 22, 2018, 8:43 am
#82
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Location: SAN
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Was concerned I may have lost the (prior) GF seat but it is still assigned to me.
Strange to see PZ code for both international and domestic legs. I will get used to it as on the PNR with the PZ I have one leg not upgraded (yet) and would rather see PZ than W.
Strange to see PZ code for both international and domestic legs. I will get used to it as on the PNR with the PZ I have one leg not upgraded (yet) and would rather see PZ than W.
Oct 22, 2018, 9:28 am
#83
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I booked EWR-ORD-NRT-MNL in P class and was able to select seats in the old GF Cabin as far as NRT on the 777's, the red code for GF gone and now in same orange as Polaris. Is tis now official cuz it's the 22nd?
Adam
Adam
Oct 22, 2018, 10:02 am
#84
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They're definitely not treating GF as a separate cabin anymore as of today, so I'd definitely expect this seat assignment to stick for a GS, assuming that you actually get a three-class plane.
Oct 22, 2018, 10:55 am
#85
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: UA 1K
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A waitlisted upgrade for SFO→LHR on a 3 class 777 just cleared straight into 1A, so now I guess I'm hoping it doesn't get replaced with a Polaris bird.
Oct 22, 2018, 10:57 am
#86
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I have a flight the following week on UA 881 that is still showing the old 777 and I still have seat 2A - hope they DON'T swap it out!
Oct 22, 2018, 4:27 pm
#87
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After the fare changes, it appears that the old Global First seats are now selectable.
It's tempting to pick the seats there, and if there's an AC swap, we'd be up front in the Polaris cabin, right? The potential downside I see is if UA decides to block those again seats for some reason, and we'd very likely get with worse seats in the former BF cabin with the 2-4-2 configuration.
Fellow FTers, any thoughts?
It's tempting to pick the seats there, and if there's an AC swap, we'd be up front in the Polaris cabin, right? The potential downside I see is if UA decides to block those again seats for some reason, and we'd very likely get with worse seats in the former BF cabin with the 2-4-2 configuration.
Fellow FTers, any thoughts?
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Oct 22, 2018 at 7:39 pm Reason: moved to exisiting thread
Oct 22, 2018, 4:39 pm
#88
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After the fare changes, it appears that the old Global First seats are now selectable.
It's tempting to pick the seats there, and if there's an AC swap, we'd be up front in the Polaris cabin, right? The potential downside I see is if UA decides to block those again seats for some reason, and we'd very likely get with worse seats in the former BF cabin with the 2-4-2 configuration.
Fellow FTers, any thoughts?
It's tempting to pick the seats there, and if there's an AC swap, we'd be up front in the Polaris cabin, right? The potential downside I see is if UA decides to block those again seats for some reason, and we'd very likely get with worse seats in the former BF cabin with the 2-4-2 configuration.
Fellow FTers, any thoughts?
Oct 22, 2018, 4:56 pm
#89
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After the fare changes, it appears that the old Global First seats are now selectable.
It's tempting to pick the seats there, and if there's an AC swap, we'd be up front in the Polaris cabin, right? The potential downside I see is if UA decides to block those again seats for some reason, and we'd very likely get with worse seats in the former BF cabin with the 2-4-2 configuration.
Fellow FTers, any thoughts?
It's tempting to pick the seats there, and if there's an AC swap, we'd be up front in the Polaris cabin, right? The potential downside I see is if UA decides to block those again seats for some reason, and we'd very likely get with worse seats in the former BF cabin with the 2-4-2 configuration.
Fellow FTers, any thoughts?
Oct 22, 2018, 5:30 pm
#90
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Yes, every time you forget about my wife. She's Platinum. On her own PNR. She selected a seat in the First Class area on Saturday morning. Today, we printed her itinerary from the manage your trip page and it says that on the flight HKG-ORD she's in seat 2K. It they boot her out of that seat, it'd better be for a plane with the new Polaris seats and there we know that her preferred seat is 3K.