UA Polaris
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2016
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UA Polaris
Has anyone flown the new UA Polaris hard product in J? I just booked a work trip in Feb and for the same price could do AKL-SFO on UA916 in J or one of the usual NZ2/NZ6. I figured I'd try the new product since it'll be on a brand new UA 777-300ER with the new J design. I gather they're starting to do this flight at the end of October, and it's replacing the 787 from last year (which had the old UA BusinessFirst and was way worse than NZ BP).
#3
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
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I know a couple of people who have flown on it and regard it as a vastly superior hard and soft product offering compared to Air NZ. Staff on the other hand seem to be very mixed (but we can also say that about NZ as well).
It'll be very interesting to see what regular NZ FF's think of the product once it starts here, and if NZ were smart they'd be pulling the details of NZ FF's who fly on it and start questioning them about what they like and dislike about it so they can further plan for their new BP seat.
It'll be very interesting to see what regular NZ FF's think of the product once it starts here, and if NZ were smart they'd be pulling the details of NZ FF's who fly on it and start questioning them about what they like and dislike about it so they can further plan for their new BP seat.
#5
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: BNE
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UA is also launching SYD-IAH from early next year as well, which for those of us in Aus will be much more efficient for flying to Texas or the US east coast, and given how Air NZ treats earn rates on NZ metal vs other carrier metal will probably pay more APD/SP per dollar paid as well.
#6
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Some of the 772 would feature pmCO J seats (if my memory is correct), which would be B/E Diamond seats. It would however has the fantastic Saks 5th Ave bedding which is part of Polaris features.
#7
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Join Date: Oct 2016
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UA is also launching SYD-IAH from early next year as well, which for those of us in Aus will be much more efficient for flying to Texas or the US east coast, and given how Air NZ treats earn rates on NZ metal vs other carrier metal will probably pay more APD/SP per dollar paid as well.
That said I'd kill for AKL-ORD or AKL-JFK or something like that, as on the longest of the long haul flights I tend to sleep more and arrive more comfortable....
#8
Join Date: Dec 2014
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I've flown this one several times in J short and long haul(EWR-SFO & SFO-NRT). If solo I would recommend any odd numbered window seat for privacy.
#9
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: AKL
Programs: NZ*E, QF WP/LTG
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Has anyone flown the new UA Polaris hard product in J? I just booked a work trip in Feb and for the same price could do AKL-SFO on UA916 in J or one of the usual NZ2/NZ6. I figured I'd try the new product since it'll be on a brand new UA 777-300ER with the new J design. I gather they're starting to do this flight at the end of October, and it's replacing the 787 from last year (which had the old UA BusinessFirst and was way worse than NZ BP).
#10
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Programs: NZ Elite; QF Platinum; CZ Gold; MU Platinum; Marriott Titanium; Accor Platinum
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On a different note, I flew Air Canada on a 14 hour flight from Toronto to Shanghai earlier this week in their 777 in J. Really nice, I think superior hard product to Air NZ and found staff to be very good. Food was excellent, especially they had proper mid flight snacks (a choice of noodle soup, dim sum, a salad, chicken skewers and ice cream) as well as the usual chips and fruit and chocolate bars. Huge TV and a really good selection of movies. If they started flying to NZ would be some real competition
#11
Join Date: Nov 2007
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On a different note, I flew Air Canada on a 14 hour flight from Toronto to Shanghai earlier this week in their 777 in J. Really nice, I think superior hard product to Air NZ and found staff to be very good. Food was excellent, especially they had proper mid flight snacks (a choice of noodle soup, dim sum, a salad, chicken skewers and ice cream) as well as the usual chips and fruit and chocolate bars. Huge TV and a really good selection of movies. If they started flying to NZ would be some real competition
Far superior hard product to NZ.