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United using 777 between EWR and SFO/LAX
From this week until early September, United will be flying once and on some days twice a day 777-200 between Newark and SFO/LAX. Great opportunity to fly across the country in a wide body aircraft. Also I think United is upping their service with American as Amenity Kit – slim version of the current BusinessFirst kit, will be offered to passengers in the Premium Class. Now, I don’t see a way to purchase or to upgrade to a Global First seat.
If it’s got Global First, that means their business class is 8 across. While a transcon is funner on a widebody, the 8 across is kind of meh.
As [USER=29]@David W[/USER] says the UA B772 with Global first is not very good in J, seat is about same width as Premium economy on a Cathay B777. Or worse than a B757 with PS service which normally fly on these routes.
UA B772 with Global First
[URL]https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/aircraft/777/200/default.aspx[/URL]
[URL]http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines/United_Airlines_Boeing_777-200_3_New.php[/URL]
UA B757 PS
[URL]http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines/United_Airlines_Boeing_757-200_C_new.php[/URL]
[URL]https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/aircraft/757/200/v3.aspx[/URL]
Cathay B777 for comparison
[URL]http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Cathay_Pacific_Airways/Cathay_Pacific_Airways_Boeing_777-300ER_A.php[/URL]
Now if UA has flown one of their B772 with BusinessFirst as the highest class it would be a different story.
[URL]http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines/United_Airlines_Boeing_777-200_6.php[/URL]
[QUOTE=”No Name, post: 15192, member: 268″]As [USER=29]@David W[/USER] says the UA B772 with Global first is not very good in J, seat is about same width as Premium economy on a Cathay B777. Or worse than a B757 with PS service which normally fly on these routes.
UA B772 with Global First
[URL]https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/aircraft/777/200/default.aspx[/URL]
[URL]http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines/United_Airlines_Boeing_777-200_3_New.php[/URL]
UA B757 PS
[URL]http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines/United_Airlines_Boeing_757-200_C_new.php[/URL]
[URL]https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/aircraft/757/200/v3.aspx[/URL]
Cathay B777 for comparison
[URL]http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Cathay_Pacific_Airways/Cathay_Pacific_Airways_Boeing_777-300ER_A.php[/URL]
Now if UA has flown one of their B772 with BusinessFirst as the highest class it would be a different story.
[URL]http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines/United_Airlines_Boeing_777-200_6.php[/URL][/QUOTE]
aren’t the planes with just a business class cabin ex Continental while the planes with business and first Legacy UA planes?
[USER=104]@Jacob McCarthy[/USER]
Not sure about the planes with business and first, but Seatguru had this comment on the 2 class.
“This international 2-class configuration was formerly part of Continental’s fleet but has since been outfitted with new BusinessFirst flat bed seats.”
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