Originally Posted by
susiesan
I'm going to be redeeming UA miles for ET flights to Madagascar via ADD to and from ORD in October 2026. Which business seats am I likely to find on the ORD flights? If there's a chance of getting stuck with the old angled seats I can route myself through IAD or Newark.
That is almost assuredly the angle flat the majority of the time.
IAD has the highest chance of lie flat as it is flown by their A35K or A359 on their 1000 AM departure. The later time gets the 787s. Same for EWR. Total crapshoot from my observation as to what 787 gets sent if it’s lie flat vs angle flat. Seems to change pretty often and last second.