Non-reconfigured (Old) 747 N194UA in service (until 6 Jan 2011)
Sep 28, 2010, 3:45 pm
#331
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Today's (9/28) UA/664 arrived early. It was new config, right?
Today's (9/28) UA/937 went out about an hour late due to "Late Arriving Aircraft."
Does that suggest the old config is back on the SFO-ORD rotation?
I'm on 9/29's UA/937 and it's open for check-in with the old config seat map. C is *wide* open (mostly unassigned) and Y is packed to the gills.
[Edited to add:] Today's 973 is scheduled into gate 82 and tomorrow's 664 out of 86 (at this point), so maybe another swap slated?
Today's (9/28) UA/937 went out about an hour late due to "Late Arriving Aircraft."
Does that suggest the old config is back on the SFO-ORD rotation?
I'm on 9/29's UA/937 and it's open for check-in with the old config seat map. C is *wide* open (mostly unassigned) and Y is packed to the gills.
[Edited to add:] Today's 973 is scheduled into gate 82 and tomorrow's 664 out of 86 (at this point), so maybe another swap slated?
Sep 28, 2010, 7:55 pm
#332
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- 858(28) PVG-SFO, arrived 8:15am
- 893(28) SFO-ICN, departed 11:09am
- 892(29) ICN-SFO, arrives 11:23am
...and ostensibly back to 664/973 turns on 9/30, which I don't believe for a second.
acardsd.org shows exactly one ORD-SFO flight for N194UA over the past 2 weeks: flight 973 on September 22. (I was on it! I was on it!
) Every other recent flight has been transpac.
Sep 28, 2010, 9:12 pm
#333
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New config today. I passed the boarding area at SFO as 1Ps were being called. 57 names on the C upgrade waitlist with 0 seats remaining.
Sep 29, 2010, 11:20 am
#334
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Ord-sfo 10/1 udu
I am on the ORD-SFO flight Friday on the old 747. The economy seat map has shown the flight full for some time (either all seats taken or one/two avaiable). The business seat map has shown 50 open seats for some time. The 100 hour window passed with no change in the business seat map (so I am assuming no upgrades were processed) and the 72 hour window also passed with no change. As PremExec, this is when my UDU would have cleared (I was waitlisted). Though I fully expect it to clear eventually, I wonder why UA is waiting when there are so many seats in C available.
Sep 29, 2010, 11:25 am
#335
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Looks like you've been swapped to the new config 744.
ORD SFO 973 Oct 01 15:05 17:33 47C
ORD SFO 973 Oct 01 15:05 17:33 47C
Sep 29, 2010, 11:45 am
#336
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Don't count on it. I was on that flight two weeks ago, was about 16 back on the list as a 1K on a middle-of-the-road fare bucket and 24 hour advance checkin.
Sep 29, 2010, 11:58 am
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Sep 29, 2010, 12:14 pm
#339
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I'm on today's 973, which had similarly had 50+ open seats in C. I did OLCI at the 24-hour mark and had my original Y seat assignment still showing. Overnight, upgrade cleared without seat assignment. Flight is now two hours out and OLCI is shut down and under airport control.
Without a seat assignment, I'm mildly worried about my upgrade being rescinded, but will know more on arrival at ORD. The flight is F1 J0 Y9. Looks like they cleared a lot of upgrades.
Without a seat assignment, I'm mildly worried about my upgrade being rescinded, but will know more on arrival at ORD. The flight is F1 J0 Y9. Looks like they cleared a lot of upgrades.
Sep 29, 2010, 12:58 pm
#340
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Sep 29, 2010, 1:40 pm
#342
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unitedcargo shows Saturday's (OCt 2) UA664 SFO-ORD as a 47C, but united.com still shows old config seatmap.
I have a confirmed upgrade (16A) , hope it sticks.
I have a confirmed upgrade (16A) , hope it sticks.
Sep 29, 2010, 1:56 pm
#343
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I have cleared 5 times this summer....and from what I could tell at the gate there were more avaliable seats than people on the upgrade list every time.
Things might be iffy with the new config.
Sep 29, 2010, 2:46 pm
#344
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I'm on 664 on Friday October 1. Same behavior as other days this week so perhaps also new config.
- Y Seatmap currently shows completely full.
- Last week Y seatmap showed only half full.
- C is wide open.
- My UDU didn't clear at 100 hours so I'm waitlisted.
Sep 29, 2010, 4:40 pm
#345
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I'm on today's 973, which had similarly had 50+ open seats in C. I did OLCI at the 24-hour mark and had my original Y seat assignment still showing. Overnight, upgrade cleared without seat assignment. Flight is now two hours out and OLCI is shut down and under airport control.
Without a seat assignment, I'm mildly worried about my upgrade being rescinded, but will know more on arrival at ORD. The flight is F1 J0 Y9. Looks like they cleared a lot of upgrades.
Without a seat assignment, I'm mildly worried about my upgrade being rescinded, but will know more on arrival at ORD. The flight is F1 J0 Y9. Looks like they cleared a lot of upgrades.