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

Many do. And even more have spouses who have their own status. The point is, there are a significant number of people who do want their family members to earm EQM, and don't have them fly once a year on an award. You claim that most 1Ks do that (only fly family on awards) - I do not believe that's true (based on the 1Ks who I personally know), and was only citing one example.

I suspect the latter is more common. As in my case where I am a 1K but Mrs. gre is a 2P. After she earns her 2P each year I start considering buying her tickets with miles depending on the price.