USA-Europe First Class: AA vs UA vs DeltaOne

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Jul 8, 2018, 11:18 pm

#16

gordonlee33

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: State College PA

Programs: UA, SPG

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Having flown all 3 at some point in the past, my best experience was DL. But that was a few years ago. I definitely agree with the others that going with one of the better European carriers is a better bet.

Jul 9, 2018, 12:23 am

#17

ckx2

Join Date: Jul 2013

Location: LAS/DXB

Programs: LH HON

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Umm is this really a question? UA codeshare operated by SQ/LH. There you go.

Jul 9, 2018, 1:10 am

#18

platbrownguy

Join Date: Jul 2004

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UA has got to be the worst way to cross the Atlantic. See Polaris J vs. Polaris F discussion here, no way I'd pay money for that over AA: https://thepointsguy.com/2016/12/uni...t-vs-business/

If you're going IAD-CDG and looking to buy F, fly AF!

Jul 9, 2018, 8:30 am

#19

okrogius

Join Date: Apr 2007

Posts: 774

Quote:

Originally Posted by nologic

Doesn't UA fly F from IAD-CDG?

Just the old seat. Catering is same menu as J. So not really true F and should go away soon.

Jul 9, 2018, 8:32 am

#20

flying_geek

Join Date: Aug 2011

Location: MIA, VIE and DPS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by platbrownguy

I try to avoid UA whenever I can. I don't mind AA's F Product (and really like First Class dining in Miami) - my last UA TATL was FRA-IAD in F which was an exceptionally sad experience. Pre-Takeoff drinks in plastic cups. Literally the same menu as J (it even said "Business Class" on it) - there was more seat space than the sardine config in J, but that was about it. I'd take AA J (and most other Js) over that experience anytime

Jul 9, 2018, 11:42 am

#21

AA100k

Join Date: Mar 2016

Location: SAN

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Posts: 839

If you have cash, fly Air France La Premiere. I did JFK to CDG last summer and it was my best TATL flight, ever.

Jul 9, 2018, 3:22 pm

#22

DWFI

Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: NYC, SLC, LAX

Programs: AA EXP, UA Plat

Posts: 3,951

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrp96

The first class cabin still exists on some planes but as of last month UA no longer sells international F.

They restarted sales for some bizarre reason.
Maybe people were complaining to UA that they could not give them money for the "better" seats.

Jul 10, 2018, 8:42 am

#23

flying_geek

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DWFI

They restarted sales for some bizarre reason.
Maybe people were complaining to UA that they could not give them money for the "better" seats.

Could be a code share/alliance thing - when I had my "UA F" experience a while back it was a LH code share

Jul 10, 2018, 8:53 am

#24

3Cforme

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Join Date: Jun 2001

Programs: DL 1 million, AA 1 mil, HH lapsed Diamond, Marriott Plat

Posts: 28,190

Quote:

Originally Posted by AA100k

If you have cash, fly Air France La Premiere.

Or FlyingBlue miles. Not Delta SkyMiles.

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Jul 10, 2018, 8:42 pm

#25

platbrownguy

Join Date: Jul 2004

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Quote:

Originally Posted by flying_geek

Could be a code share/alliance thing - when I had my "UA F" experience a while back it was a LH code share

No, it's "Polaris First" (as opposed to Polaris Business) but it's just an extra appetizer skewer, a bowl of soup, and (significantly better) seating -- 1-2-1 versus 2-4-2. So it's almost on par with AA's 1-2-1 J products but with the added bonus of the UA soft product.

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