"Sir, is this your first time on an airplane?" For some odd reason there were three United redeyes from San Francisco to Washington Dulles last night. Usually there are just two, but there was a super-early one at 9:30PM. I was booked on that one, and my upgrade hadn't cleared in advance. At the gate…
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So you earned more EQMs for full Y, and who knows maybe that's the segment that'll put you over the top for Global Services (hah!). Sounds like you were no worse off for the strategy, and you didn't have to gate check your bag!
@ Gary -- Yeah, came out slightly ahead, though was really hoping for the upgrade. It was my first failed upgrade since UDU started, of 50+ flights. And I don't mean to sound like a snob, but coach just isn't comfortable. While first class is far from luxurious, I really appreciate the elbow space, which is missing in coach. So didn't really get any sleep.
@ Iceman -- My seatback pocket was attached to the bulkhead, and it was basically falling off. I tried to place my Bose headsets in there, and the whole console fell off. I quickly fixed it and made it more "secure" than it was before, but the flight attendant had to comment "is this your first time flying?"
@ Dan -- There was a Global Services coordinator at the gate, and I overheard her saying that they have to find a way to upgrade the two Global Services on the upgrade waitlist.
The part of this story that seems weird to me is that the 777 captain was in a middle seat, yes? That makes the story read "take a redeye in an uncomfortable middle seat and then five hours later be in command of a 250 seat plane for 13 hours..." Ouch.
Steve, there's no 8F on the 757. So while 8E is a "middle" seat, there's no one to your right and you get unlimited elbow room, plus generous floor space for your bag after takeoff. It has a rather private feel, especially if you're traveling with someone and they get 8D. Plus, the two row 8 seats are often offered excess beverages and cookies from First. 🙂
Hopefully you can see why 8E is actually my favorite economy seat on that plane (and I have no trouble sleeping in it). So, the good captain could have done worse.