e+ sold out thread
Nov 15, 2011 | 11:12 am
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e+ sold out thread
If there is not a thread already on this, well lets start one.
I am looking at lots of flights coming up, soo many flights are sold out in E+ ALREADY! this is just insane now, and I thought the upgrade lsists were bad.
12/2/11 DCA-DEN UA815
I am looking at lots of flights coming up, soo many flights are sold out in E+ ALREADY! this is just insane now, and I thought the upgrade lsists were bad.
12/2/11 DCA-DEN UA815
Last edited by dcsnowwake; Nov 15, 2011 at 11:18 am
Nov 15, 2011 | 11:16 am
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never mind.. note OP you put 2012 as your date...
Nov 15, 2011 | 11:18 am
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Nov 15, 2011 | 11:20 am
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If you are looking at seat maps on UA.com, that doesn't mean much. More likely is that UA is blocking a lot more E+ seats in advance of the new MP policy to avoid the unpleasantness of shifting people who selected E+ back to E- when they don't qualify.
Nov 15, 2011 | 11:29 am
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Nah... the OP is right, E+ just happens to be completely full on that flight. UA does not block any E+ seats on 757's.
Nov 15, 2011 | 11:35 am
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Perhaps, but the seat map for ORD-DEN, flight 909 on 12/2/11 is also showing full in E+ despite plenty of seats available in E-. Maybe there are a TON of elites headed to DEN on that particular day?
Nov 15, 2011 | 12:43 pm
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yuck row 32 for me....havent been that far as an elite ever...this is crazy
Nov 15, 2011 | 12:54 pm
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When will 2Ps no longer be able to select E+ at time of purchase? January 1?
Nov 15, 2011 | 1:10 pm
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Nov 15, 2011 | 1:29 pm
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I neurotically check ELR/E+ seat maps starting at 120 hours on UA or around 5 days on CO to try to jump into seats that open up when upgrades happen.
Nov 15, 2011 | 1:45 pm
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I can't say that this is all that uncommon. There have been multiple instances in the past where I'd have wanted to take a particular flight for time reasons and can't because the flight is sold out (in both Y and F).
Hey, it happens, some flights just sell out.
Hey, it happens, some flights just sell out.
Nov 15, 2011 | 2:26 pm
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Nov 15, 2011 | 3:37 pm
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I started a thread on this very topic last year. Once they started selling E+ at any time rather than just at check in, I think a lot of people started buying it. It stinks for us elites. But UA is making more money. Still stinks for us.
Now the harder question, E+ middle or E- aisle?
Now the harder question, E+ middle or E- aisle?
Nov 15, 2011 | 4:16 pm
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[KVS Availability Tool 6.7.0/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
Code:
DCA Washington Ronald Reagan National DC US [KDCA] DEN Denver Intl CO US [KDEN] FRI 02 Dec 2011 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ----------------------------------------------------------- UA 815 DCA 17:22 DEN 19:35 752 F9 A9 Y9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T8 L0 K0 G0
[KVS Availability Tool 6.7.0/Diamond - Amadeus Seat Map: 02 Dec 2011/UA 815/DCA-DEN/752/F-First]
Code:
A B | E F 1 + + + + 2 + - - - 3 + - + + 4 + - + + 5 + + + + 6 + + - - [+] Available [W] Wing [L] Lavatory [-] Unavailable [E] Exit Row [U] Upper Deck
Nov 15, 2011 | 4:19 pm
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