E+ seating question
 

I am 1k and am travelling with a friend who has no status. I am using my points for his ticket. if I link those tickets/pnr can he sit in E+ without paying the upcharge.
thanks for the input

Yes. You, as a 1K are allowed to bring up to 2, oh, wait, I think it's eight now, guests with you into E+.

you don't need to have the itineraries linked, just keep an eye on the seats once assigned. You do need to call to get the assignment done though

*G access to E+
 

Hi,

I recently moved to the US and will be flying United more. I have a newbie question for you:

Contrary to my handle I am *G (LH SEN) When booking a ticket with united, how do I get access to E+ seating? My wife is *S - can she sit in E+ with me? And how do I get access to the seat inventory. On the website I can only book Economy or Business but not E+?

Thanks a lot
FeM

You have to pay for it. UA stopped giving complimentary E+ to *G long ago.

Pay for it. Unfortunately, UA scrapped comp E+ seating for *G a few years back.

It kind of makes sense if you think about it. E+ is not a *G benefit and it's not like any of the other *A carriers off it to anyone.

Fair enough. Can I use my LH miles to upgrade the flight though? I was planning to fly NY - DEN - JAC

You'd have to check the M&M rules on *A upgrades. Note that upgrades are to C or F, not to E+ (since it's not a separate cabin).

All MP elite members can bring one traveling companion into E+. Does not need to be on same PNR.

The 1K ability of more than one into E+, is not that limited to travellers on the same PNR??

This seems to have changed since the last time I looked at it. It now says:

The same confirmation number looks new since the benefit was announced.

So the benefit is limited to family on the same record locater as the 1K. As such, it is a nearly useless benefit. I doubt I'm different from most 1Ks: when I travel with my family, I use miles for them, and cash for me so that I earn EQMs. When done that way there are two record locaters.

Unfortunately, once you upgrade yourself, the other person no longer qualifies as a "traveling companion".

Yes it is.

You're definitely different from us. We pay for both our tickets so we can both earn EQM and maintain 1K status.

And I doubt most 1Ks have 1Ks for spouses. Do you doubt it?

In any case, if both you and your spouse are 1Ks, what good is "the 8 family members on the same PNR can be in E+ benefit" to either of you? Indeed, if most 1Ks had 1Ks , or even [12]Ps for spouses, what would the point of the benefit be?

I think you've lost the point.

yes he can get E+ seating. and i'm sure the PNR's can be split since my husband and i just split our childrens tickets from ours and we used CR-1's and the children sat in E+ and we applied 500 mile upgrade certs to the outbound segment of their flights