You qualify for E+ if you have a full fare ticket or if you have at least Premier status. After all those have been assigned seats and the regular E seating is filled then the rest of the open E+ seats will be filled with other passengers. They wait with filling the rest of the E+ seats until then to keep the seat next to a Premier or higher flyer open as long as possible. To book an exit row you have to be at least Premier Executive (50K). Herman >------------------------------ > >Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:36:14 -0800 >From: "Michael C. Berch" <mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: Southwest Advice > >Baha (and others), > >Even though I have been (in the past) a UA Premier and Premier Exec, >these days I'm just a commoner (although I might make Premier for next >year). I don't really understand how Economy Plus works. It is *not* >a class of service, in that I can't book it directly with positive >space and a specific fare (like F or C). It's also not upgradable to, >i.e., I book a standard Economy ticket (H, B, M, etc.) and purchase >(with miles) an upgrade. How, exactly, is E+ assigned? If you are an >elite level, do you get it automatically if there's space? I'm never >able to choose a seat in E+ online, but counter and gate agents put me >up there sometimes. > > >-- >Michael C. Berch >mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >