Originally Posted by
JimInOhio
In addition, what United was calling Global First wasn't all that different than other airlines' revised definition of Business Class. UA couldn't charge a premium for F any longer so those seats really became J from a revenue standpoint.
The IPTE GF seat is still far better than most current J products out there. I was happy paying J (+SWU) or Z (+copay) or even the occasional A fare to sit in GF, but I'd never pay even Z to sit in the IPTE 2-4-2. The problem now is that Polaris is just an average product and there's nothing to upgrade to.
Originally Posted by
Repooc17
Hasn't stopped BA
BA might be the definition of the LCC-ification of a legacy carrier, so that UA is even comparable is pretty sad to begin with.
The other thing about BA F is that, even if it is fairly referred to by many as a 'premium business' product, it's often priced like one too. And while the soft product has gone downhill, they're not even comparable to the Polaris cuts (which have occurred in a much shorter timeframe no less).