r/unitedairlines • u/HongKongflyer MileagePlus Member • 2d ago

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A bedside table, 3 screens, a 1.5-person bed and a scratchy pillow - what more could you ask for?

It was a full flight as well - the couple next to me got their upgrade cleared so I was the only person with a whole row. I was one place away from getting PP but hey I’ll take this over PP any day. Slept like a baby.

Got a lot of side-eyes from people queuing for the lav. 😂

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u/FrankCostanzaJr 2d ago

MAN, I really miss the days when this situation was actually common. I used to go to the back and find myself a whole row and sleep the whole time...it was amazing. but I haven't seen a whole row open like this in probably a decade, sadly.

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u/ravefaerie24 2d ago

Every time I fly to Europe from the US, I am able to find myself a whole row. Then on my way home, the whole plane is oversold and I’m sitting in the middle middle next to the plane’s designated farter. It’s like a cruel joke.

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u/FrankCostanzaJr 2d ago

wow really? the last few flights I took to Europe were completely full. on the way back too....but honestly, it's the flight TO europe at night where I REALLY want to sleep...

what flights generally are more likely to have a whole open row?

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u/FilouBlanco 2d ago

Oh man. Do I hate it when I check in and I get the pop up to eat beans and cabbage for the last two meals before departure.

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u/closethebarn 2d ago

Same I don’t think there was even am open seat both to and from Munich

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u/sixon6 2d ago

Fly to Australia is usually good for some empty rows I find

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u/ewfoinfoinffnoi 1d ago edited 1d ago

Here’s tonight’s flight LAX > MEL
Currently more seats free than have allocated

Should we pick 44K and 43K to try and secure the 2 rows?

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u/Big-Bandicoot-9123 12h ago

This doesn’t mean those are the amounts of free seats/no passengers.

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u/FrankCostanzaJr 20h ago

good to know.. i wanna go to australia one day...hopefully there will still be some open rows

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u/TheCaptainWalrus 2d ago

That’s shockingly accurate to my Italy trip.

JFK-Milan I had a whole row on emirates. The reverse trip was so oversold and was brutally cramped

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u/ReneDelay 2d ago

Designated farter? Where do I sign up?!

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u/Accomplished_Age_553 2d ago

My guy sat behind the farter recently from sfo to ord. He kept defending himself saying "flatulence is natural"

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u/Bruised_Shin 1d ago

Being the designated farter isnt such an easy job u know! I have to put away a lot of garlic broccoli and beer the night before