Originally Posted by
DA201
I think part of the reason is the density of Polaris. In the same front section of a 772, UA fits 32 J seats, AA fits 21 J seats, and DL fits 26 J seats (maybe less in the future with the new seat). AA/DL have to sacrifice more PE/E+/E seats to get the same number of J seats.
I agree. There is a lot of complaining here about how the Polaris seat is "not industry-leading", but it has been reasonably well reviewed and given that it fits into almost the same space as the IPTE seat (losing half a row on the end) it seems like a fantastic win for everyone as long as premium seat count stays up so we get lower fares and more upgrades. I think this is really a situation where lower CASM up front will lead to lower fares, as UA will need to use their seat count advantage to undercut AA/DL.