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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Aug 21, 20, 3:47 pm
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Is UA blocking some Row 1 domestic F seats for FAs? No longer starting 11 Nov 2020?
Originally Posted by pprrff
Does United block adjacent seats for Domestic First or will I end up with someone that gets upgraded beside me? Delta and Alaska appear to be blocking Adjacent for First/Business
Aug 21, 20, 4:25 pm
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Originally Posted by findark
They do not block in F, except 1B/1E sometimes (can be released by the GA).
Aug 24, 20, 12:58 pm
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Originally Posted by findark
They do not block in F, except 1B/1E sometimes (can be released by the GA).
Aug 24, 20, 2:39 pm
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Originally Posted by dinoscool3
I’ve got a flight coming up, noticed those two were blocked. F is booked 4/12 with 4 left on the upgrade list. If I choose 1A would it be more likely 1B will stay blocked?
Sep 5, 20, 6:04 pm
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Any other reports on blocking of 2 seats in F on the A319? It looks like they’re blocked on the seat map but the upgrade list doesn’t show (booked + 2 blocked / 12) like it does for the 737s. Would be helpful for an upcoming flight upgrade if I can expect first to go out 12/12 vs 10/12.
Sep 7, 20, 3:37 pm
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Originally Posted by jsloan
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1E & 1F appear to be blocked, so if no other seats become available, you'll get one of those. .
1E & 1F appear to be blocked, so if no other seats become available, you'll get one of those. .
Sep 7, 20, 5:16 pm
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Originally Posted by IAH-OIL-TRASH
I don't believe they are available to passengers at all, are they? I thought they're keeping those blocked for crew distancing at jump seat - 1AB are separated by closet.
Sep 8, 20, 12:29 am
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Originally Posted by jsloan
I've seen anecdotal reports that two seats in row 1 are the last to be filled (I thought it was 1B and 1E, but it might be 1E/F), but that they get filled nonetheless when necessary. I doubt that UA would pay downgrade compensation rather than fill those seats. But I also think that there are likely to be enough cancellations that it won't matter to the OP.
Sep 8, 20, 6:55 am
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Originally Posted by IAH-OIL-TRASH
It’s definitely 1EF (I’ve been in 1A w/ someone assigned 1B. I don’t recall being in a fully booked F cabin recently, so I don’t know if they’ll release them if needed.
Sep 8, 20, 7:31 am
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Originally Posted by IAH-OIL-TRASH
I don't believe they are available to passengers at all, are they? I thought they're keeping those blocked for crew distancing at jump seat - 1AB are separated by closet.
Sep 9, 20, 4:55 pm
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UA is blocking 1C on the E175. Are they blocking any other first class seats? I was told 1C on that plane is always blocked due to proximity to the flight attendant.
Sep 9, 20, 8:51 pm
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Originally Posted by EWRFlyerAL
UA is blocking 1C on the E175. Are they blocking any other first class seats? I was told 1C on that plane is always blocked due to proximity to the flight attendant.
Last edited by SS255; Sep 9, 20 at 9:01 pm
