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Originally Posted by MBS MillionMiler
(Post 30348279)
I’m assuming if I select a former GF seat now for a flight in March, and I lose my 1K status on Feb 1....That I’ll get swept out of the seat?
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Agreed -- your odds of Polaris seats are the real limiting factor.
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Here’s something I can’t explain.... I have a roundtrip Z/P class ticket on a 777-200 out of SFO departing in about a month. I requested miles + cash upgrade on the outbound only. I’m Premier 1K. I just randomly checked on the reservation in my United app and noticed the following: 1. It (still?) says J-class requested on the outbound. 2. My seat has been changed to 1A in first on the return flight- where I hadn’t requested an upgrade. 3. I have access to first class on the seat map for the outbound flight as well now and was manually able to assign myself 1A. What the heck just happened.... |
Originally Posted by Johnallent
(Post 30350551)
Here’s something I can’t explain.... I have a roundtrip Z/P class ticket on a 777-200 out of SFO departing in about a month. I requested miles + cash upgrade on the outbound only. I’m Premier 1K. I just randomly checked on the reservation in my United app and noticed the following: 1. It (still?) says J-class requested on the outbound. 2. My seat has been changed to 1A in first on the return flight- where I hadn’t requested an upgrade. 3. I have access to first class on the seat map for the outbound flight as well now and was manually able to assign myself 1A. What the heck just happened.... Thread you are looking for is: 3-class First seats now considered Domestic F/Polaris Business & selectable by 1K/GSs |
Originally Posted by Johnallent
(Post 30350551)
Here’s something I can’t explain.... I have a roundtrip Z/P class ticket on a 777-200 out of SFO departing in about a month. I requested miles + cash upgrade on the outbound only. I’m Premier 1K. I just randomly checked on the reservation in my United app and noticed the following: 1. It (still?) says J-class requested on the outbound. 2. My seat has been changed to 1A in first on the return flight- where I hadn’t requested an upgrade. 3. I have access to first class on the seat map for the outbound flight as well now and was manually able to assign myself 1A. What the heck just happened.... |
Originally Posted by Johnallent
(Post 30350551)
Here’s something I can’t explain.... I have a roundtrip Z/P class ticket on a 777-200 out of SFO departing in about a month. I requested miles + cash upgrade on the outbound only. I’m Premier 1K. I just randomly checked on the reservation in my United app and noticed the following: 1. It (still?) says J-class requested on the outbound. 2. My seat has been changed to 1A in first on the return flight- where I hadn’t requested an upgrade. 3. I have access to first class on the seat map for the outbound flight as well now and was manually able to assign myself 1A. What the heck just happened.... |
Originally Posted by StuckinITH
(Post 30344953)
Yes, there are other threads that discussed this issue this weekend. Many FTers jumped at the chance of seating in those better seats. What is your status? Where you trying to do that on an existing reservation or a new one? There's still the possibility that your plane will be switched to one with the new Polaris seats where there will be no old Global First seats.
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Best course of action now?
I’m a lowly Plat. booked J on a 772 ORD TPAC. I used miles&$, was put on the GF waitlist, and chose good seats in J. Now the app says “J Class Requested”, I am “in” seat 2H (yay!) but the icon is square and no other seats appear available. I am concerned that I will not really be upgraded, will have already lost my good business class seat (aisle access is a must), and will spend 14 hours annoyed and annoying others by stepping over them. Is there any chance this upgrade will stick? |
Originally Posted by In2ishn
(Post 30352829)
I’m a lowly Plat. booked J on a 772 ORD TPAC. I used miles&$, was put on the GF waitlist, and chose good seats in J. Now the app says “J Class Requested”, I am “in” seat 2H (yay!) but the icon is square and no other seats appear available. I am concerned that I will not really be upgraded, will have already lost my good business class seat (aisle access is a must), and will spend 14 hours annoyed and annoying others by stepping over them. Is there any chance this upgrade will stick? We have to wait one month and a half for our flight which means one month and a half of worrying about what will happen to her seat. If your flight is before that, let us know the outcome. |
Adding in my experience - Booked Z Class back from NRT to IAD a few weeks ago for a flight today10/25). Was originally in 6C, and then my seat was changed to 2C in last 24 hours or so where all GF seats had been open prior to my arrival in Japan.
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Originally Posted by In2ishn
(Post 30352829)
Is there any chance this upgrade will stick?
I’d expect the upgrade will stick as long as you don’t call any attention to the record, and there isn’t a plane swap. In fact, you’d probably need two plane swaps to have a really bad seat — the most likely swap would be between the 3-class 772 and the reconfigured 772. The first swap (to the reconfigured plane), you’d get some all-aisle access Polaris seat. A second swap could put you just about anywhere. :/ |
Need some straightforward advice. What is the best way for a GS with fare "flexibility" to secure a former GF seat instead of J on former 3 class planes? TIA
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Originally Posted by manstein58
(Post 30354237)
Need some straightforward advice. What is the best way for a GS with fare "flexibility" to secure a former GF seat instead of J on former 3 class planes? TIA
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Originally Posted by villox
(Post 30354317)
Just.... do it? It should let you select it at booking. Your only risk is if it swaps to a Polaris plane.
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Originally Posted by jsloan
(Post 30353788)
The only person so far that has reported losing out on the GF seats after having a seat assignment there was in the same situation as you were — waitlisted upgrade, then assigned into the F cabin with a message saying “J class requested.” When that passenger called to remove the upgrade request, the call center rep reseated said pax into row 6. I’d expect the upgrade will stick as long as you don’t call any attention to the record, and there isn’t a plane swap. In fact, you’d probably need two plane swaps to have a really bad seat — the most likely swap would be between the 3-class 772 and the reconfigured 772. The first swap (to the reconfigured plane), you’d get some all-aisle access Polaris seat. A second swap could put you just about anywhere. :/ |
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