Why so far back?
Sep 27, 2005, 2:54 pm
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Why so far back?
We reserved 3 award tickets thru UA last March. We were immediately assigned seats in rows 22 out and 24 home. Today I check to see how full the plane is and am surprised to see that all classes of tickets have 9 openings, so obviously the plane is far from full. Why were we given seats sooooooo far back? BTW, first is way open. What would be our chances to be bumped up? Any suggestions for "a speech"?
Sep 27, 2005, 2:57 pm
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What route is that exactly? Do you mind giving flight number and date? What is your status with UA?
Right now by saying that those are reward tickets it makes it more difficult, but not impossible...
Right now by saying that those are reward tickets it makes it more difficult, but not impossible...
Sep 27, 2005, 2:58 pm
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Probably an auto-selection for seating.
-JC
-JC
Sep 27, 2005, 3:14 pm
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Flight numbers? HA, they have already changed 3 times! And our returning flight no longer exists, so they must have changed it again. 
Anyway will be flying ORD to CLT and then on to PUJ.
No, no status on UA or on US, most of our miles come from Credit cards, dines, groceries, long distance and any other way I can get my hands on some. I'm a self avowed mileage junkie. 
Anyway will be flying ORD to CLT and then on to PUJ.
No, no status on UA or on US, most of our miles come from Credit cards, dines, groceries, long distance and any other way I can get my hands on some. I'm a self avowed mileage junkie.
Sep 27, 2005, 3:31 pm
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Hm.. saying impossible is not a valid answer these days, let's say you have very little chance to get upgraded. Official policy is not to upgrade award tickets on any reason, however sometimes as an upper elite it is sometimes possible to work the gate agent on that.
ORD-CLT will probably be a UA flight also, making it more difficult (If you are on the 7am flight connecting to US 567)
Have a nice trip in any case.
ORD-CLT will probably be a UA flight also, making it more difficult (If you are on the 7am flight connecting to US 567)
Have a nice trip in any case.
Sep 27, 2005, 3:45 pm
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Originally Posted by kinglobjaw
the 7:15 from ORD to CLT is US Airways!
Sep 27, 2005, 4:04 pm
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We are booked US on all four legs, currently #'s 432, 567, 798 and 145.