Originally Posted by
darkrider
If the flight was FRA-SFO instead and UA chose to operate a non-PS aircraft, would this qualify for EU 261 compensation as a downgrade? How far in advance would they have to tell you for that to be valid? If it would then EU to US routes selling premium economy are as guaranteed as you could get right that you will in fact get what you paid for?
not sure what non-PS means ? non Polaris seat?
However,since all UA long hual have lie flat seats, don't see how a aircraft change would be considered eligible for compensation
If you have PremPlus (premium economy) reservation and that was changed, then that should qualify.
While not impossible for a 787-9 to change from new to older config, that is getting rarer due fewer old config and UA does generally try to protect the new config routes. The change would likely be day or two prior to departure and would be caused by some irrops issue.
Originally Posted by
andymcdonnell
Due to fly FRA-DEN on March 25 & it’s showing an old 787-9. Desperately hoping it’s swapped to a new Polaris cabin
The odds it will but a small chance it will not.
The 787-9s were always scheduled to be the last of the conversions (but appears the 764s will not be retired, and will be next)