Originally Posted by
IAH-OIL-TRASH
Zero chance UA will elevate any Hawaii routes to Polaris - there's no competitive need to. The best anyone could hope for is UC access granted for Hawaii flights long-haul F (eg routes where UA would sell PremPlus if a/c so equipped, incl DEN). UA isn't going from no lounge access to Polaris Lounge access when the UC option is obvious (and cheaper) upgrade.
no competitive need?
AA and DL, and Hawaiian literally offer their int'l service to the islands. We are lagging those two
And we are only talking LONG HAUL Hawaii routes (Den east). Nobody does WC to the islands
One thing I'd like to see to the islands is a Polaris FIRST product, not Polaris business. There are plenty of well to do travelers who would pay for first class. Make the O cabin a bit larger (and maybe bring back the barcaloungers for this O cabin to give it a somewhat enhanced domestic F feel in O)