Is UA blocking some Row 1 domestic F seats for FAs? No longer starting 11 Nov 2020?
Nov 11, 20, 8:33 am - Wikipost
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UA appears to have dropped the FA social distancing seat blocking program on 11 Nov 2020
Originally Posted by cosflyer
i was chatting it up with a ua mainline gate agent in houston and showed her this post....she said that uax aircraft crj200 and erj170/175 and ua mainline 737 have "hard blocked" ....seats 1c/d on uax crj200,erj170/175 and 1e/f on the 737 can not be used(hard blocked) and on the 319/320 1 b/e can be used if needed(soft blocked) the reason she said that uax seats are blocked is that the distance from the galley to row 1 is relatively short and thats why those seats are hard blocked and on the 737 there are 2 f/a seated in the forward jumpseat so on takeoff and landing they can be socially distanced.
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Oct 13, 20, 3:50 pm
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Originally Posted by rotnkornkid
Took two flights this past week. SFO to PDX on a 737... first was completely full. PDX to SFO on A320... someone cleared into 1B. I ended up having the only empty first class seat next to me (was in 1F), which was wonderful 
It seems at this point to be totally random/inconsistent?
It seems at this point to be totally random/inconsistent?
Oct 14, 20, 9:45 am
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I have been able to confirm 1B on a few of my recent flights the past month or so. In all cases 1E was blocked. So it appears that at least one of the two are assignable.
Oct 22, 20, 12:08 pm
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Originally Posted by fumje
Are the seat blocks going away after this month? Without having done a systematic review, I don't see them on 737 / Airbus flights from November onwards.
Oct 22, 20, 12:16 pm
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1E and 1F were blocked on my flight (IAD-SAN) on Tuesday and one of the flight attendants sat there for take off and landing.
1D was blocked on my flight (MSY-IAD) on Tuesday.
However, my flights the week before (SAN-IAH and IAH-MSY) no seats were blocked.
1D was blocked on my flight (MSY-IAD) on Tuesday.
However, my flights the week before (SAN-IAH and IAH-MSY) no seats were blocked.
Oct 22, 20, 12:20 pm
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Originally Posted by fumje
Are the seat blocks going away after this month? Without having done a systematic review, I don't see them on 737 / Airbus flights from November onwards.
Oct 22, 20, 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by fumje
Are the seat blocks going away after this month? Without having done a systematic review, I don't see them on 737 / Airbus flights from November onwards.
Originally Posted by VRFast
I am flying IAH-SAT on an A320 in mid December and they are blocked on that flight.
From what I see, the 1EF or 1BE seats do appear blocked from assignment, but inventory is not being reduced by two for the 737. (Inventory currently is not being reduced for Airbus, so that part is moot.)
Nov 10, 20, 8:56 pm
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Upgrade list - no longer showing blocked?
Hi - I have notice that the upgrade lists no longer show (+2 blocked) or whatever they used to show. However, looking at seat maps, it seems the seats are still blocked, if that makes sense. For example, I see Capacity 12 and Booked at 9 and only one seat available on the map. And have checked other flights and see the same like Capacity 16 and Booked at 14 and no seat available on the map. However, if I try to book then am seeing J3 and J2, respectively.
Am I misreading the list? I know maps are not reliable but checked a few flights. Thanks!
Am I misreading the list? I know maps are not reliable but checked a few flights. Thanks!
Nov 10, 20, 9:00 pm
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Isn't this the standard blocking for FA distancing? such as blocking 1EF on 737s.
The +X, is generally a sign of overbooked economy.
The +X, is generally a sign of overbooked economy.
Nov 10, 20, 9:04 pm
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But the app no longer shows the (+2 blocked). It seems they are blocking but not showing that they are. So for flight tomorrow where it is 9 booked but 12 capacity, I would normally assume 3 seats would clear. My guess is only 1 will because the actual capacity is 10. I may be wrong. But, if I am right, this is more confusing especially if one does not know which aircraft have the blocked seats.
Or maybe I reading things wrong.
Or maybe I reading things wrong.
Nov 10, 20, 9:05 pm
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I missed that. Thanks. But odd that map showing only one seat available and upgrade list showing three. Again, I know that one cannot rely on the map but usually shows more available seats than actual and not less.
Thanks! I meant to quote you in my reply above.
Originally Posted by ual744777sta
United will stop COVID related first class blocks for narrow body flights.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Nov 10, 20 at 9:15 pm Reason: merging consecutive posts by the same member
