The only way I'll take another flight on UA in Int'l FC will be on an op-up or because there is absolutely nothing else available for a particular routing/schedule. After years of being with UA I finally took my first two IFC flights - SFO-PEK in May and PEK-SFO last week. The bed was great, the product not so much. On both flights the FA's were courteous, however they all disappeared about 2.5 hours into my PEK-SFO flight last week.
Last week, FC had three revenue customers, myself in 1A and two GS fliers in 2A/J - the other three people (3A/4A/5A) in the cabin were United employees (with I.D. cards). The wine was so horrible that I took one sip and gave it back to the FA, she then told me that the guy behind me had the same reaction. I didn't finish either one of my meals (duck and some breakfast thing) because of the taste.
I'm with the OP, my experience in UA IFC is a big
