UA Economy Plus (E+) - Questions/Worth It?/Experiences [Archive]
Sep 16, 2013, 3:24 pm
#541
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 97
The flight is for my gf. She has some back & neck problems. I am insisting upon it, but she doesn't want to. She's about 5'6" and slender. I don't mind paying for it if she is going to be comfortable. I am confused 
Hence reaching out for every one's opinion.
Hence reaching out for every one's opinion.
Last edited by nit407; Sep 16, 2013 at 4:50 pm
Sep 16, 2013, 3:46 pm
#542
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 2,379
Just thought I'd put another view across considering I'm well above the 5' quoted by someone else as some kind of cut-off for needing E+ yet didn't find E remotely "brutal" in comparison.
Especially why you consider there are generally a lot more E seats than E+ seats - it seems like the majority of people don't think it's worth the extra money.
Sep 16, 2013, 3:47 pm
#543
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,470
I'm 5-7 and find the extra space to be the difference between tolerable and miserably claustrophobic. YMMV.
Sep 20, 2013, 8:48 am
#545
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NYC
Programs: Amtrak Select Plus, Marriott Platinum, Marriott Lifetime Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,123
My co-worker paid for E+ and Premier Access but then got a paid F upgrade offer during online check-in. Will he be refunded either of the other purchases, since he later paid for F?
Sep 20, 2013, 6:43 pm
#546
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: BOS
Programs: MP,MR Silver,Avis
Posts: 848
E+ is refunded upon a buy-up. I don't know about Premier Access.
Sep 22, 2013, 11:22 am
#547
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: CX Macro Polo Club
Posts: 44
Just want to report my recent E+ refunds.
1 - Purchased one time E+ seats for HKG-EWR, SFO-HKG flights in Oct 2013
2 - Purchased Dec 2013 HKG-EWR-HKG flights (K fares) for me and my friend on the same PNR
3 - Called UA RSVP HK hotline telling them that I want to buy E+ subscription (Global + one friend) at $899 and want to refund the (1). The agent called UA USA and they declined
4 - Called UA RSVP USA hotline. The agent sought go-ahead from "Sales Director" and agreed to refund
5 - Refunds received in 2 days
So I can say United is being reasonable in this case.
1 - Purchased one time E+ seats for HKG-EWR, SFO-HKG flights in Oct 2013
2 - Purchased Dec 2013 HKG-EWR-HKG flights (K fares) for me and my friend on the same PNR
3 - Called UA RSVP HK hotline telling them that I want to buy E+ subscription (Global + one friend) at $899 and want to refund the (1). The agent called UA USA and they declined
4 - Called UA RSVP USA hotline. The agent sought go-ahead from "Sales Director" and agreed to refund
5 - Refunds received in 2 days
So I can say United is being reasonable in this case.
Sep 26, 2013, 9:50 pm
#548
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Honolulu / DC
Programs: UA 1K /2mm / Marriott Lifetime Titanium , Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,051
Pending upgrades for silver and below
I realize that this could go in several toxic forums out there, but is is a unique synthesis of the issues each of the other forums entails.
Situation: I use miles to upgrade my travel partner (a silver soon to be gold). At the time I start, all 4 segments are R>0. 3 clear and the 4th fails to (with R now = 0). She may well still clear.
She how has spent the 20,000 miles to upgrade from E- to F, whether or not that last segment (SFO-SAT) clears. The 20k points are spent on the SEA-SFO. So I ask the 1k desk to bump her to E+ prior to 24 hours (there is only 1 E- seat remaining and loads of E+) as she has paid to go to first and either will or will not get the points refunded.
Answer - NO. Those are for paying customers." "Yes, I say, like my wife who paid 20,000 points." If the 2 segments were upgraded separately, I wouldn't have an issue with it, but they aren't. She has paid her points for F and gets nothing except loss of those points if she fails.
Am I off base here?? HUACB is my plan
Situation: I use miles to upgrade my travel partner (a silver soon to be gold). At the time I start, all 4 segments are R>0. 3 clear and the 4th fails to (with R now = 0). She may well still clear.
She how has spent the 20,000 miles to upgrade from E- to F, whether or not that last segment (SFO-SAT) clears. The 20k points are spent on the SEA-SFO. So I ask the 1k desk to bump her to E+ prior to 24 hours (there is only 1 E- seat remaining and loads of E+) as she has paid to go to first and either will or will not get the points refunded.
Answer - NO. Those are for paying customers." "Yes, I say, like my wife who paid 20,000 points." If the 2 segments were upgraded separately, I wouldn't have an issue with it, but they aren't. She has paid her points for F and gets nothing except loss of those points if she fails.
Am I off base here?? HUACB is my plan
Sep 26, 2013, 9:55 pm
#549
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 8,634
Sorry, no dice. You don't get E+ for being waitlisted for an upgrade. But she'll likely get E+ within T-24. Reports are nearly 100% success with a little trying.
Sep 26, 2013, 9:59 pm
#550
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Frozen in Carbonite
Programs: UA Aluminum 0.6MM, Bonvoy Life Sentence, Hyatt Eliteist, AA Super Plutonium
Posts: 2,878
Sorry. Can't use miles to upgrade to E+.
UA.com is pretty clear about how mileage upgrades work on multi-stop domestic itineraries. Using miles to upgrade on a flight with connections is a risk if one segment doesn't clear.
I don't think you are owed an e+ seat.
UA.com is pretty clear about how mileage upgrades work on multi-stop domestic itineraries. Using miles to upgrade on a flight with connections is a risk if one segment doesn't clear.
I don't think you are owed an e+ seat.
Oct 8, 2013, 1:16 pm
#552
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 1
I don't have status and have a few transcontinental trips in the upcoming year, so I'm thinking about the economy plus subscription. If I buy it today, could I go back and choose e+ seats on a flight later this week that I bought before buying the subscription?
Can I apply my subscription to a flight taking place during the subscription period but bought before the subscription started?
Can I apply my subscription to a flight taking place during the subscription period but bought before the subscription started?
Oct 8, 2013, 6:53 pm
#553
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: BOS
Programs: MP,MR Silver,Avis
Posts: 848
According to the T&C, these are the restrictions regarding the flights on which it's valid:
Flights must be scheduled to depart within the subscription period.
The subscriber’s MileagePlus® number must be included in the reservation in order to receive the subscription benefits.
Flights must be scheduled to depart within the subscription period.
The subscriber’s MileagePlus® number must be included in the reservation in order to receive the subscription benefits.
Oct 10, 2013, 10:04 am
#554
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: PDX
Programs: UA, AS, AA, DL
Posts: 260
(I've searched, but didn't find anything on this topic. I admit to not reading all 31 pages of this thread, though, so forgive me ...)
I booked a flight for Mrs. Gnet to join me in Paris, but she has no status and is flying SFO-CDG in the back. Being a nice, but not spendthrift hubby, I upgraded her to E+. Now, looking at the seat map, I wanted to move her to a different E+ seat -- the system wants to charge me again! I called, and sure enough, that is the deal. This is despite there being an equipment change that moved the seats by a couple of rows.
What a crock! I pay for E+, and then I can't select an available seat later? Yet another UA BS -- it would cost them nothing to allow this. It's also not like I'm exchanging an aisle for a center E+ seat -- I'm changing from 21L to 22A.
The obligatory question is whether there is any way around this? HUCA did not seem to work (I'm calling from France). I'm Gold, which seems to have no bearing on the situation, as I'm not traveling on the outbound itin.
I booked a flight for Mrs. Gnet to join me in Paris, but she has no status and is flying SFO-CDG in the back. Being a nice, but not spendthrift hubby, I upgraded her to E+. Now, looking at the seat map, I wanted to move her to a different E+ seat -- the system wants to charge me again! I called, and sure enough, that is the deal. This is despite there being an equipment change that moved the seats by a couple of rows.
What a crock! I pay for E+, and then I can't select an available seat later? Yet another UA BS -- it would cost them nothing to allow this. It's also not like I'm exchanging an aisle for a center E+ seat -- I'm changing from 21L to 22A.
The obligatory question is whether there is any way around this? HUCA did not seem to work (I'm calling from France). I'm Gold, which seems to have no bearing on the situation, as I'm not traveling on the outbound itin.
Oct 10, 2013, 5:59 pm
#555
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: BOS
Programs: MP,MR Silver,Avis
Posts: 848
If you change to another seat that is more expensive than your original, you'll be charged for the new seat, and your original seat will be refunded.