Originally Posted by
ACK1
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Sorry about my rant. To conclude the old 777s are terrible. Even first class in the old 777 is less comfortable than business in the new ones. Just because you check a seat map doesn't mean you won't get screwed later.
I am sorry you were disappointed in getting an old config 777, but I disagree with this. Give me an older F seat over the new C any day, any route.
Originally Posted by
Boghopper
If I was ever flying full C and saw that the plane was old config I would walk off, cash in my ticket, and take another carrier. When I'm using an swu, though, it's hard to complain, as no other carrier I know of gives you 6+ upgrades that can be used for multiple segments. AA is close, but not quite there.
I thought AA gave 8 upgrade certs which could be used on any fare, which is better than what UA offers. Would you explain what is lacking from the AA offering. I am not an AA expert, but have been looking at them lately (along with a lot of 1Ks, I suspect). If there is a downside here, I would like to learn about it.
And as an overall comment to the thread, I can hardly equate getting a C class seat by using an upgrade as a waste. Sure, the new C is better than the old C for most, but I enjoyed many TPAC / TALT in the old C and greatly prefer it over E+