Y+ for children
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2016
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Y+ for children
Hi, my partner and I usually fly NZ but for domestic stuff in the USA we end up on UA. We've had Y+ subscriptions covered by work in the past but now that our kid is turning 2 we will need a seat for him as well. Does anyone know if UA is flexible when traveling with children, such that they will throw in a free Y+ seat when we're traveling with our kid? Or to avoid being seated separately, will we need to buy an additional Y+ subscription for kid?
I should hit UA*G soon (on top of current NZ*GE) so will be able to use Y+ seating at booking time for myself, but we are often booked on separate itineraries, so I imagine it will be hard to get my partner and kid seats in Y+ easily/automatically without some sort of subscription.
thanks!
I should hit UA*G soon (on top of current NZ*GE) so will be able to use Y+ seating at booking time for myself, but we are often booked on separate itineraries, so I imagine it will be hard to get my partner and kid seats in Y+ easily/automatically without some sort of subscription.
thanks!
#2
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I should hit UA*G soon (on top of current NZ*GE) so will be able to use Y+ seating at booking time for myself, but we are often booked on separate itineraries, so I imagine it will be hard to get my partner and kid seats in Y+ easily/automatically without some sort of subscription.
#3
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Hmm, so maybe before I spring for a subscription for my kid I should try calling them for existing bookings to see what they're willing to do. It's a bit annoying but being super tall makes this stuff actually matter, especially after 12+ hour flights from NZ.
#4
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What you might be able to do is to change your existing subscription to the +1 or +8 version by paying the price difference.
#5
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If OP is looking for an E+ seat for their kid, maybe a middle seat is what they're looking for.
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