Originally Posted by
Kacee
UA has now zeroed inventory on my March 6 flight SFO-OGG, which is supposed to be on a Polarized 772, and has basically pulled the 772 flight (1273) off the market in subsequent weeks as well.
Given the slack in UA's long-haul fleet, I will be unbelievably pissed if they cancel or downgrade us.
It seems like UA could be planning to shift a number of pmCO GE-powered 772s onto the Hawaii routes that were served by pmUA PW-powered 772s. I see a number of flights on the same date that are normally scheduled for 777HDs now showing Polaris seatmaps (e.g., 1158 LAX-HNL or 1736 DEN-OGG); however, they remain zeroed out in J even with half the seats unassigned. This seat map movement on other 777HD flights, combined with the booked load on your SFO-OGG flight (every J seat is assigned), suggests that it will remain a Polaris 772 (albeit a pmCO version without individual air vents) or get upgauged to a 77W. Still too early to tell, but if I had to make a call today on what equipment will operate that flight, pmCO 772 or 77W would be the call.