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
Mar 22, 2019, 4:16 pm
#556
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 144
Sorry, just made the update with more context.
Flying on UA 952 and it's the old 3-class cabin. I initially had 2A, plane changed 3 days ago, got row 3 in new Polaris, and now last night back to 3-class cabin and no 1-2 row available anymore. Hard to believe that the flight has 8 GS (it's possible), but would they move a 1K out of the seat and make room in case the computer assigned it to 1K members?
GS desk just told me that the computer assigned the seats so yes, not all of them went to GS, but they don't know who can swap them out. Any ideas on how to proceed?
Flying on UA 952 and it's the old 3-class cabin. I initially had 2A, plane changed 3 days ago, got row 3 in new Polaris, and now last night back to 3-class cabin and no 1-2 row available anymore. Hard to believe that the flight has 8 GS (it's possible), but would they move a 1K out of the seat and make room in case the computer assigned it to 1K members?
GS desk just told me that the computer assigned the seats so yes, not all of them went to GS, but they don't know who can swap them out. Any ideas on how to proceed?
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Mar 22, 2019 at 9:07 pm Reason: merging consecutive posts by same member
Mar 22, 2019, 4:21 pm
#557
Join Date: May 2010
Location: AVP & PEK
Programs: UA 1K 1.8MM
Posts: 6,335
I found myself in 2A (3-class) after several switches. I suspected then that the system just assigned 1K and GS randomly to old F seats, but had no proof.
Not sure if they will displace a 1K now to a GS though. That might be pushing it: their policy is that only GS can select them, but it may be that the auto-assign algorithm that kicks in when it reverts back to a 3-class is more "sympathetic" to us lowly 1Ks!
Mar 22, 2019, 4:34 pm
#558
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 144
Ah, yes, the big switcheroo!
I found myself in 2A (3-class) after several switches. I suspected then that the system just assigned 1K and GS randomly to old F seats, but had no proof.
Not sure if they will displace a 1K now to a GS though. That might be pushing it: their policy is that only GS can select them, but it may be that the auto-assign algorithm that kicks in when it reverts back to a 3-class is more "sympathetic" to us lowly 1Ks!
I found myself in 2A (3-class) after several switches. I suspected then that the system just assigned 1K and GS randomly to old F seats, but had no proof.
Not sure if they will displace a 1K now to a GS though. That might be pushing it: their policy is that only GS can select them, but it may be that the auto-assign algorithm that kicks in when it reverts back to a 3-class is more "sympathetic" to us lowly 1Ks!
Mar 22, 2019, 5:37 pm
#559
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: BA Bronze, United 1K, HH Gold, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 3,477
I guess it is what it is. My mistake was probably changing my seat for the third row in the new Polaris. If I would have kept row 2 on the new Polaris, maybe reverting back would have kept me in row 2 again. Kinda annoying with all these equipment changes back and forth.
Mar 22, 2019, 6:09 pm
#560
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 144
Message to myself: stay strong and don't switch from 2L to 3L if my plane becomes Polarized and my original 2K seat becomes 2L. Only 4 more days to know what the outcome will be for the outbound flight. For the inbound a week later, I don't know what will happen as I have to check-in with LH for the first segment before my FRA-ORD United flight and have read that some passengers get assigned a different seat on the United flight.
Mar 23, 2019, 4:52 pm
#561
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 622
Message to myself: stay strong and don't switch from 2L to 3L if my plane becomes Polarized and my original 2K seat becomes 2L. Only 4 more days to know what the outcome will be for the outbound flight. For the inbound a week later, I don't know what will happen as I have to check-in with LH for the first segment before my FRA-ORD United flight and have read that some passengers get assigned a different seat on the United flight.
Mar 23, 2019, 5:32 pm
#562
Join Date: Dec 2015
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 90
Last edited by roxie; Mar 23, 2019 at 7:58 pm
Mar 23, 2019, 6:18 pm
#564
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Tri Valley Area Northern CA
Programs: UA GS
Posts: 579
As a GS selected seat 1k on a 3 class 777-200 LHR /SFO flight. This morning saw the flight was poloraized and was assigned a seat in the middle, 4G IIRC. Went ahead and switched to 9L.
Tonight the flight reverted back to a 3 class 777-200 and was assigned 7H. The"first class" section was pretty much empty while the "business class" section was almost full. I was able to get back my original seat, 1k.
Tonight the flight reverted back to a 3 class 777-200 and was assigned 7H. The"first class" section was pretty much empty while the "business class" section was almost full. I was able to get back my original seat, 1k.
Mar 23, 2019, 6:46 pm
#565
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 144
Just found out that a Gold and 2 1K members were in the front cabin. Only 3 GS there. The airport said they can't give me the seat back.
Kinda sucks, no idea how they messed up all of that.
Kinda sucks, no idea how they messed up all of that.
Mar 23, 2019, 7:59 pm
#566
Mar 23, 2019, 8:03 pm
#567
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Corvallis, OR, USA
Programs: UA GS; Hilton LT Diamond, Marriott, Hyatt; Hertz
Posts: 320
Was in 1K yesterday from MUC to ORD and in standard domestic first from ORD to SFO (757). MUC to ORD was polarized and I was assigned 1L, which was fine (although not quite as nice). When I got to ORD was handed BP for 1K ... the 757 had become a legacy 777-200! Pretty bizarre turn of events. Given the delays to SFO, was glad to be in a nice seat. Also bizarre - there were 40+ cleared upgrades ORD - SFO due to the equipment change.
Mar 24, 2019, 2:15 pm
#568
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: EWR, PHL
Programs: UA1k 3MM, AA Plt, peasant on everybody else, elite something or other at a bunch of hotels.
Posts: 4,637
I'm presently scheduled for a SFO-LHR flight in May on a pmUA 777-200, however the seat layout in Y has the first three rows at 7 seats across (PY?) and 9 across in the rest of the Y cabin. Is this indicative of a likely switch or just UA hedging their seating bets to allow flexibility whether the aircraft is swapped or not?
Mar 25, 2019, 3:34 am
#569
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: DAY
Programs: UA 1K 1MM; Marriott LT Titanium; Amex MR; Chase UR; Hertz PC; Global Entry
Posts: 10,157
I'm presently scheduled for a SFO-LHR flight in May on a pmUA 777-200, however the seat layout in Y has the first three rows at 7 seats across (PY?) and 9 across in the rest of the Y cabin. Is this indicative of a likely switch or just UA hedging their seating bets to allow flexibility whether the aircraft is swapped or not?
My flight for Wednesday just got updated to show a remodeled 777-200, so I am now kicked out of my GF seat 2K. I am just going to leave it alone and hope it switches back, even though I was moved to 2L, which is the less private Window seat....
Mar 25, 2019, 8:23 am
#570
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: USA
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,189