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VWang1111 Sep 8, 2019 7:50 pm
Confused about UA2835 SFO to EWR 9/9/2019
 
First time I've seen a flight this empty but they're holding inventory with just J9 Y9 B9 and looking at the seat map, there's only several people booked. Will this flight actually operate with a 77W?

Kacee Sep 8, 2019 7:56 pm
I don't believe that's a revenue flight number.

mherdeg Sep 8, 2019 7:59 pm
Based on the flight number (UA2835) and departure time (1am) I'm guessing this is an extra section or ferry flight and they really just need that plane in EWR tomorrow for positioning reasons.

I'm surprised inventory is so tight (J9 Y9 B9), guessing they don't plan to carry a lot of pax. The flight is for sale and you could plausibly buy it or SDC onto it.

VWang1111 Sep 8, 2019 8:01 pm
Any thoughts on whether they will open up inventory closer to departure or even some PZ? This seems like a great place to use an RPU.

narvik Sep 8, 2019 8:03 pm
Originally Posted by VWang1111 (Post 31505078)
Any thoughts on whether they will open up inventory closer to departure or even some PZ? This seems like a great place to use an RPU.
Closer?
Doesn't that plane depart in six hours?

Kacee Sep 8, 2019 8:20 pm
Originally Posted by TelemachusSneezy (Post 31505070)
The flight is for sale and you could plausibly buy it or SDC onto it.
I'm not so sure about that. I wouldn't be surprised if only pax are UA employees.

If seats were really available for public sale, you could travel waiver in regardless of booking class.

VWang1111 Sep 8, 2019 8:24 pm
Originally Posted by Kacee (Post 31505116)
I'm not so sure about that. I wouldn't be surprised if only pax are UA employees.

If seats were really available for public sale, you could travel waiver in regardless of booking class.
United.com seems to be willing to sell me a seat. I have a theory that they're only planning to staff 1 FA so they're limiting seats but someone with more insider knowledge would be helpful here.

jsloan Sep 8, 2019 8:30 pm
Originally Posted by VWang1111 (Post 31505120)
I have a theory that they're only planning to staff 1 FA so they're limiting seats but someone with more insider knowledge would be helpful here.
If they fly passengers in it, they have to staff it with a full complement of FAs. The rules are set by the number of seats, not the number of passengers.

Kacee Sep 8, 2019 8:31 pm
Originally Posted by VWang1111 (Post 31505120)
United.com seems to be willing to sell me a seat.
Did you get it to ticket?

VWang1111 Sep 8, 2019 8:34 pm
It also says it's delayed by 1 minute while working to find a new flight crew. That's why I'm worried they might go and cancel the flight entirely which is why I'm hesitant to switch. Also without confirmable upgrade space and because of the 24 hr wait-list rule, that's why I don't want to switch without more info.

mherdeg Sep 8, 2019 9:01 pm
Honestly if you have a ticket on the flight, go ahead and fly in coach -- take any of the sections of 4 seats in coach, borrow a mattress pad from J, and get a perfectly fine lie flat seat.

Infinite1K Sep 8, 2019 9:04 pm
Wonder if it is related to the runway mess. Noticed a bunch of 777 HD flying between SFO-LAX while a few narrow body flights were cancelled.

Brooklyn-LGA-Flyer Sep 8, 2019 10:47 pm
Originally Posted by VWang1111 (Post 31505053)
J9 Y9 B9
This is wide open. 9 is the maximum that will show, not a limit.

gengar Sep 8, 2019 10:58 pm
Originally Posted by Infinite1K (Post 31505206)
Wonder if it is related to the runway mess. Noticed a bunch of 777 HD flying between SFO-LAX while a few narrow body flights were cancelled.
Also one turn SFO-LAS-SFO just now on the 77W (apparently consolidating an earlier canceled 737 flight) - which actually appears to be the frame operating the SFO-EWR flight in OP.

Originally Posted by alexbellamy (Post 31505381)
This is wide open. 9 is the maximum that will show, not a limit.
The point is that it is J9 Y9 B9 and everything else zero'd out.

Kacee Sep 8, 2019 11:19 pm
Originally Posted by Infinite1K (Post 31505206)
Wonder if it is related to the runway mess.
Without doubt.
Originally Posted by alexbellamy (Post 31505381)
This is wide open. 9 is the maximum that will show, not a limit.
This is not "wide open." It's zeros from M down to G.


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