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United is rolling out the 777-300ER to its fleet. These planes will be the first to feature the new Polaris business class seating, with direct aisle access.
Information about the plane from the United website is here
The plane features 60 Polaris class seats, 24 Premium Plus seats, 62 Economy plus seats, and 204 Economy seats. All economy seating is in a 3-4-3 format (except for 2-4-2 in the last two rows of the plane).
Seat width in economy is 17", down from the 18" in the sUA 777-200, and slightly narrower than the 787 width of 17.3". Bassinets are provided in 20EF, 30EF, and 46EF - the center seats on the three bulkhead rows.
Polaris seats have their own power outlets; Economy seats also have power (2 outlets per 3 seats or 2 per 4 seats; all bulkhead seats have their own power). Each seat has a dedicated USB power port as well.
Detailed seating plan: AeroLOPA -- https://www.aerolopa.com/ua-boeing-77w
From sbm12:
I flew on the media preview flight this week and wrote up a detailed report on which seats are good and bad on the new United 77W. Here's a summary of my thoughts.
Polaris Seating
General notes
Economy Plus
Economy
Information about the plane from the United website is here
The plane features 60 Polaris class seats, 24 Premium Plus seats, 62 Economy plus seats, and 204 Economy seats. All economy seating is in a 3-4-3 format (except for 2-4-2 in the last two rows of the plane).
Seat width in economy is 17", down from the 18" in the sUA 777-200, and slightly narrower than the 787 width of 17.3". Bassinets are provided in 20EF, 30EF, and 46EF - the center seats on the three bulkhead rows.
Polaris seats have their own power outlets; Economy seats also have power (2 outlets per 3 seats or 2 per 4 seats; all bulkhead seats have their own power). Each seat has a dedicated USB power port as well.
Detailed seating plan: AeroLOPA -- https://www.aerolopa.com/ua-boeing-77w
From sbm12:
I flew on the media preview flight this week and wrote up a detailed report on which seats are good and bad on the new United 77W. Here's a summary of my thoughts.
Polaris Seating
General notes
- Accessible lav at 2L is the largest on board and useful for PJs changing.
- Row 1 has no overhead bins in the center.
- Galley at 2L/R handles crew meals so will be busier than the forward galley throughout the flight. There is also a "passthrough" at 2L/2R that is not a galley but has shelves for food prep and snacks. As a result, the front row of the second cabin isn't quite as directly exposed to galley noise.
- Bulkhead seats remain the best choice for foot well reasons. "Straight" seats are second best while angled seats have a tapered foot well for the last 10 inches of the bed length.
- The downside of the "straight" seats is the 9" notch to slide in through but overall those will remain my seats of choice. Avoid 6/7/8 for noise reasons IMO.
- Even-row "window" seats are a bit of a misnomer. The window, if any, is across a utility table and not well-positioned for viewing. They're more semi-aisle seats.
- Row 16 has no window. Row 18 has one window far to the rear and part of another forward. The angles are such that you can barely see out of either.
Best Window Seat (best to worst):
- 9A (good seat, but proximity to galley/light/noise and lav should be considered)
- 9L (good seat, but proximity to galley/light/noise and lav should be considered)
- 1A (good seat, but proximity to galley/light/noise should be considered)
- 1L (good seat, but proximity to galley/light/noise should be considered) Picture from 1L
- any other odd-numbered A/L (slight preference to A over L)
- any other even-numbered A/L (slight preference to A over L)
- 7A/L
- 8A/L
- 6A/L
- 16A/L
Best Center Pair Seat (best to worst):
- 9D/G (slight preference to D over G)
- 1D/G (slight preference to D over G)
- Any other odd
- Any other even
- 18
- 6
Economy Plus
- AVOID 30
24A/L [seats renumbered with addition of PP at all costs. Freezing cold in flight and the narrowest seats on board. Plus no window. - Aisle seats are a smidgen narrower and the center 4-block has legroom issues.
- Bulkhead seats have good legroom, very similar to what extending your feet on a normal row would offer.
Economy
- Row 56
50outside pairs are some of the best, though all the way at the back. A little extra space (especially under-seat stowage) and still some overhead space, something 57 lacks. Row 57 also has a misaligned window. - Aisle seats are a smidgen narrower and the center 4-block has legroom issues.
- Baby Bassient Positions in Business: 9A & 9L, PP 20EF, E+ 30EF, 46EF
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you got lucky. "back in the day" airline pilots could get an ok from ATC, gun the plane, get in early (or make up time) but at this point they are slaves to the bean counters. If a UA pilot had a pattern of burning more fuel (because s/he was flying faster) and was out of the range of maximum efficiency they would get called in for a talking too. Everything is monitored for efficiency at this point.
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Cleared my upgrade on tomorrow AM's flight. (Straight booking into J was too pricey this time)
No windows left. 9D vs. 12D? How couple-y are the middle pairs? I flew it near the window last time and loved the seat; but I'd rather not be making love with a stranger on this flight.
No windows left. 9D vs. 12D? How couple-y are the middle pairs? I flew it near the window last time and loved the seat; but I'd rather not be making love with a stranger on this flight.
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Cleared my upgrade on tomorrow AM's flight. (Straight booking into J was too pricey this time)
No windows left. 9D vs. 12D? How couple-y are the middle pairs? I flew it near the window last time and loved the seat; but I'd rather not be making love with a stranger on this flight.
No windows left. 9D vs. 12D? How couple-y are the middle pairs? I flew it near the window last time and loved the seat; but I'd rather not be making love with a stranger on this flight.
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So after the awful bulkhead experience I had on my last flight in this particular airplane in 19E, I will be flying Polaris stateside.
I have narrowed my choices down to:
9L
11A/L
1L
I fear that 9L and 1L will have too much noise from the galley (and 1L with possible coat closet situation). I have noticed that 11A/L have more windows then any other window seat in Polaris on this airplane (correct me if I'm wrong).
I do want to get some sleep on this flight after lunch (even though 871 TPE-SFO probably doesn't help with sleeping, departing TPE at 9:50 in the morning).
Between 9L, 11A/L, which seat should I choose?
I have narrowed my choices down to:
9L
11A/L
1L
I fear that 9L and 1L will have too much noise from the galley (and 1L with possible coat closet situation). I have noticed that 11A/L have more windows then any other window seat in Polaris on this airplane (correct me if I'm wrong).
I do want to get some sleep on this flight after lunch (even though 871 TPE-SFO probably doesn't help with sleeping, departing TPE at 9:50 in the morning).
Between 9L, 11A/L, which seat should I choose?
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So after the awful bulkhead experience I had on my last flight in this particular airplane in 19E, I will be flying Polaris stateside.
I have narrowed my choices down to:
9L
11A/L
1L
I fear that 9L and 1L will have too much noise from the galley (and 1L with possible coat closet situation). I have noticed that 11A/L have more windows then any other window seat in Polaris on this airplane (correct me if I'm wrong).
I do want to get some sleep on this flight after lunch (even though 871 TPE-SFO probably doesn't help with sleeping, departing TPE at 9:50 in the morning).
Between 9L, 11A/L, which seat should I choose?
I have narrowed my choices down to:
9L
11A/L
1L
I fear that 9L and 1L will have too much noise from the galley (and 1L with possible coat closet situation). I have noticed that 11A/L have more windows then any other window seat in Polaris on this airplane (correct me if I'm wrong).
I do want to get some sleep on this flight after lunch (even though 871 TPE-SFO probably doesn't help with sleeping, departing TPE at 9:50 in the morning).
Between 9L, 11A/L, which seat should I choose?
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If you're worried about it, it will probably bother you.
I won't take those seats, though I know others like them. For me the odd window footwells are fine. The bulkhead footwell advantage is not nearly so significant on this aircraft as with the BE Diamond seat.
I won't take those seats, though I know others like them. For me the odd window footwells are fine. The bulkhead footwell advantage is not nearly so significant on this aircraft as with the BE Diamond seat.
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i was in 1L yesterday from HKG to SFO and again a few hours later from SFO to EWR.
great seat, all around.
as for noise from the galley... not so much... it's mostly confined to the early and latter parts of the flight.. and with noise canceling headphones... you hear virtually nothing.
great seat, all around.
as for noise from the galley... not so much... it's mostly confined to the early and latter parts of the flight.. and with noise canceling headphones... you hear virtually nothing.
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I've booked 11L on TPE-SFO and 9L on my connection to EWR (UA535). Will report back on both seats
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My partner and I did 3D and 3G for the very first time last week after been sitting in 1 D/G and 9 D/G exclusively on the 77W since the introduction of the Polaris seating.
We were both impressed how row 3 is so much quieter and private than row 1 and 9, and will now book away from row 1 and 9. When I fly solo, I will pick odd number window seats other than 1 and 9.
We were both impressed how row 3 is so much quieter and private than row 1 and 9, and will now book away from row 1 and 9. When I fly solo, I will pick odd number window seats other than 1 and 9.
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We've been trained flying the sCO seat to think bulkhead is superior - in many instances the difference between being able to sleep and not - but (IMO) that doesn't translate to this aircraft.
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I'm taking a lap infant in business. She'll be almost 2 by the time we take the flight (AKL > SFO). The cabin is pretty open. Right now we're in 1A. Having as much room as possible is probably the top priority. Should I stick with where I am?
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Flew EWR-SFO yesterday on 777-300ER. Sat in 15A. Actually loved the seat. I thought it’d be a little claustrophobic but it was fine. The 1-2-1 configuration made the cabin quite spacious. This wasn’t a swap. I intentionally booked it several weeks ago.