Originally Posted by mzito
Hi,
I've got a business trip on November 16th to SEA, and I am debating between connecting through ORD or DEN, specifically UA 665-949 vs UA 1125-1223. The one interesting thing is that it appears that the ORD-SEA flight is a three-cabin plane (as there's booking codes for Z, C, and F) - is that true? Its listed as a 757, so is that one of the PS-configured 757s? I'm a little confused on that point, but generally, assuming I was going to upgrade, which is a better routing?
Thanks,
Matt
I would absolutely go via DEN. I commute to Seattle every other week and those midday and early evening DEN-SEA flights have had a very good track record for me. I can't recall a delay so far this year when I've been on those segments. (My pain with United this year has been almost entirely on the DEN-MCI evening segments, which have a lousy track record.)
I've only gone through ORD about 4 times this year. I'm 2 for 4 on delays on ORD-SEA. Both times were were talking about a 2-3 hour delay.
In optimal conditions, either routing is about 8 hours gate-to-gate. I'd err on the side of caution and go with DEN.