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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 4:31 pm
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Choice of E+ seat when purchasing E+ on a flight?
When someone without E+ access, such as a GM, purchases E+ for a specific flight...can they select a specific E+ seat or are they randomly assigned a seat?

Looking at available seats on upcoming flights I see examples of middle E+ seats reserved and window and aisle are open. I highly doubt elites are choosing middle seats.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 4:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Dole
When someone without E+ access, such as a GM, purchases E+ for a specific flight...can they select a specific E+ seat or are they randomly assigned a seat?
They get to pick just like everyone else.

Originally Posted by Dole
Looking at available seats on upcoming flights I see examples of middle E+ seats reserved and window and aisle are open. I highly doubt elites are choosing middle seats.
Could be one person of a pair cleared their upgrade, or a change of equipment threw all the seats into disarray.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 4:51 pm
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Originally Posted by Dole
Looking at available seats on upcoming flights I see examples of middle E+ seats reserved and window and aisle are open. I highly doubt elites are choosing middle seats.
Can you offer an example flight/date? I have never seen this.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 4:57 pm
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Originally Posted by CPMaverick
Can you offer an example flight/date? I have never seen this.
Flight 779 8-21-08 BOS-DEN Seat 11B is taken while seats 11A and 11C are open.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 5:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Dole
Flight 779 8-21-08 BOS-DEN Seat 11B is taken while seats 11A and 11C are open.
Took a look at it...definitely out of the ordinary for a seat selection. You get to pick your seat before paying the upcharge. 3 things come to mind.

1) The person REALLY wants the entire row to him/her so they think by picking a middle seat, they ward off people who are trying to have a seat between them.

2) The person REALLY likes the middle seat.

3) The person actually clicked on the wrong seat.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 5:23 pm
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Originally Posted by Dole
When someone without E+ access, such as a GM, purchases E+ for a specific flight...can they select a specific E+ seat or are they randomly assigned a seat?
Any E+ seat that is not in an exit row, I believe.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 5:42 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyinHawaiian
Any E+ seat that is not in an exit row, I believe.
Correct. Those are still blocked out for 1P Elites and above.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 6:03 pm
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Originally Posted by visorboy1974
Correct. Those are still blocked out for 1P Elites and above.

Also interesting, as a 3P, I cannot choose a seat in row 8 on a 757-200.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 6:06 pm
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Originally Posted by 6rugrats
Also interesting, as a 3P, I cannot choose a seat in row 8 on a 757-200.
Correct, that's an exit row.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 6:18 pm
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Well, that explains it; hard to tell as it's not marked as such on UA's webpage and I didn't look at seatguru, which shows it is. Thanks.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 6:24 pm
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Originally Posted by 6rugrats
Well, that explains it; hard to tell as it's not marked as such on UA's webpage and I didn't look at seatguru, which shows it is. Thanks.
Row 8 is nice though. I have sat there twice...plenty of room.
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