Originally Posted by
UAflyer93
United has better hub cities and a much stronger international route network especially for the tech and finance industries.
That said, as premium as SFO and EWR are, they can’t (yet) hold a candle to London. That’s the reason why BA can fill a 747-400 with 86J/14F seats!
Comparing to BA is not really helpful as the pricing for J from Europe is very different than pricing from the US. LH can fill J with large cabins on their planes, but as a point of reference, flying DEN-FRA-DEN in J will run you ~$9000 and FRA-DEN-FRA will more likely be ~$5000. Granted, this is specific to routes, but the general rule of thumb is that ex-USA J fares are significantly higher than ex-Europe.