Starting March 17, Continental will start selling exit row seating for a fee (which varies based on the length of the flight). Of course Continental elites can continue to reserve exit rows in advance for free, and the same will be true for United elites in the near future. I have to wonder about the…
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Is this at the time of booking? So ma and pa kettle can get the exit rows before the elites? Or is this a day-of departure upsell? If the former, it could upset some elites.
This is only available at check in. Currently Continental allows ALL passengers access to the exit rows during check in for free. Before check in, only Platinum and Gold OnePass elite members have access to those seats. This is basically changing access to the exit row for non-elites from being available for free at check in to being available for an additional fee at check in. There's no real disadvantage to elite members here.
Seems like its an advantage to Elite members already in exit rows, as the open adjacent seat or two is less likely to go filled .....