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Originally Posted by TomMM
(Post 32351789)
At least UA isn't charging a fee for a passenger to sit next to an empty middle seat like Frontier:
How to buy an extra seat? "EXTRASEAT" for paid or award flights And UA is not presently guaranteeing empty middles |
Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
(Post 32351800)
UA has had this option for years
How to buy an extra seat? "EXTRASEAT" for paid or award flights And UA is not presently guaranteeing empty middles David |
Originally Posted by hockey7711
(Post 32343259)
Here is my flight from SFO-EWR on 2 Jun. Downsized from 777-200 to 738.
I was put in 1A Below are seatmaps from UA site an Expertflyer https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8c5921ce8d.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...42b9bdc549.jpg The flight shows J2, are there actually more seats open? |
Originally Posted by Long Zhiren
(Post 32356584)
Nice. How do you know if a seat is blocked or actually taken? It looks like neither map tells you. ..
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Originally Posted by Long Zhiren
(Post 32356584)
Nice. How do you know if a seat is blocked or actually taken? It looks like neither map tells you. Sometimes, they block my favorite seat. I will see if you can request by calling up the help desk.
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It seems like there United policy is MUCH worse than Aa and ESPECIALLY Delta. Delta has blocked all middles as well as some windows and aisles, AA won't assign 50% of middles. United flies A319 and 737-700 and just fills them up as tightly as they can. Kind of disappointing, and definitely not competitive.
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Amend thread title: providing masks "but not requiring use like other airlines.."
The title of the thread should clarify that United is not mandating the use of masks. Tens of thousands of lives in the US could have been saved if the country was more aggressive in the use of masks. Who is coughing in the grocery store? One of the few not wearing a mask! Simple measures could have saved the economy. If I have to fly it will be on an airline that mandates that passengers must wear masks. If a person has an active cough, they should not be permitted on the flight. On a United flight last year I took a screen shot of the upgrade list to document the coughing passenger in the event of litigation. The person was coughing without even trying to cover her mouth. How many times have you gotten a cold or the flu after a flight?
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Originally Posted by BF263533
(Post 32362798)
The title of the thread should clarify that United is not mandating the use of masks
https://hub.united.com/united-corona...ght-attendants (Emphasis added) In coordination with the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) — we were the first major U.S. carrier to require that all flight attendants wear a facial covering to help protect themselves and customers on board our aircraft. That mandate was expanded to include all employees on board and effective May 4, all travelers are required to wear a facial covering on board. We encourage customers to bring their own face coverings, but our customer service agents will be able to provide them if you don't have one when you board our aircraft. Certain customers – such as those who have a medical condition that prevents them from wearing a face covering, those who cannot put on or remove a face covering themselves and small children – will not be required to wear one on board. This added protection aligns with current CDC guidelines and more information can be found here. |
It seems like row 1 is blocked on every flight now. Why?
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Originally Posted by eng3
(Post 32363473)
It seems like row 1 is blocked on every flight now. Why?
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People are scared on this flight
Has this been posted from SF press today? Doesn't make me want to fly again anytime soon, even though I miss it terribly.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SF-doctor-returning-from-helping-in-NY-plane-15259851.php |
Originally Posted by mahasamatman
(Post 32363564)
Every flight I'm looking at has seats available in Row 1 (319, 320, 752, 738, 739, 772). They're only allowing one seat on each side of the airplane to be reserved in F on narrowbodies.
Sometimes row 1 shows an empty seat but when I try to select it, it gives an error. |
It's not really news. There have been plenty of stories and videos of crowded planes.
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If I hear someone cough, I think about the worst case...
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No news. There are dozens of stories like this. If air carriers practiced CDC-recommended distancing, e.g. 6', that would mean (in a standard single aisle coach cabin), that there could be one passenger in each window every second row. Thus 2 passengers for 18 seats or "sold out" would be just about 10% of pre-Covid capacity (when many domestic services were running at or about 100%). You figure out the pricing to maintain anywhere near break-even.
So, at least for the time being, the trade off is between CDC guideline safety and price for those who absolutely must fly. For the rest, it is simply a risk tolerance matter. |
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