Originally Posted by
Kacee
It's really not. BA has a slight advantage on soft product. The Club Suite is more spacious than the Polaris seat, but they're both good seats. The biggest issue for me is that BA still flies the 380 to SFO, so that is always going to be a risk (and BA won't allow free changes off the 380 following a swap). UA would also win on lounge options at both SFO and LHR.
I'm no UA fan, but there's a pretty decent case to be made for UA here.
It probably boils down to preference on the seat. The Polaris seats staggered closer to the aisle feel less private, and I've had a disgustingly stinky neighbor while sitting on the inside pair, that partition wasn't helping. I tend to book later, so I dont have the luxury of getting the best seats along the windows. With Polaris I find there are better rows than others, BA club suite they are all the same.
I couldn't agree more about avoiding the A380, but the fact they have now moved the 777 to the later flight makes it a no brainer, for me anyway.