One of the strangest things about United…

One of the strangest things about United Airlines is that booking a premium economy seat (of which there are only a dozen or so on this plane) has zero bearing on your boarding zone unless you buy an extra add-on. It's so bizarre because it results in United being wholly excluded from Premium Economy searches on sites like Google Flights. Feels strange paying twice as much to hang out in Group 5.

3.6k likes · February 5, 2024 at 4:42 PM UTC

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