Originally Posted by blueman2

I won't deny the operational issues UA is currently having, and their poor shape competitively in terms of customer satisfaction. But someone raised the question "why do we still fly UA??".

I left UA about 3 years ago, moving all of my international business elsewhere and moving as much of my domestic business elsewhere as I could (given my SFO location, easier said than done!). I still avoid UA for international, but have returned to UA for domestic for only ONE reason: cheap First Class fares. The A and P fares United is offering on many domestic routes are too attractive to turn down. Often just about 2x economy fare. For me, that 2x is the magic number. ...

I still prefer to fly Delta when I can, but UA's cheap first class fares are making me fly them more and more.