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Old May 7, 2009 | 9:24 pm
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SFO->CDG in United E+ or Lufthansa E?
Just wanted to get some opinions from you all..

My partner and I want to go to Paris this fall - I've got Premier status on United..

I'm thinking Lufthansa (never flown them) economy from SFO->FRA->CDG may be better than United economy plus (SFO->IAD->CDG or SFO->ORD->CDG), but what do you guys think? (Is it worth giving up my extra inches of legroom for Lufthansa service and seats w/ TVs?

Another thing I'm considering - most of the potential itineraries have United 767 and 777s or Lufthansa 747s as the options. United's 767s and 777s are configured with 2 seats on each window, so we could sit just the two of us...Lufthansa's 747s have a 3-4-3 configuration, so we'd have to sit with a stranger..)

Thanks!
Jon
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Old May 7, 2009 | 10:59 pm
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Absolute no brainer to go with UA. But avoid UA 747s.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 7:05 am
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E+ without a doubt.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 7:07 am
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UA E+ wins here. Lufthansa E = not much.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 8:30 am
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Another vote for UA E+

I also agree that the seating configuration with the pairs of seats by the windows are much nicer, especially when two are traveling.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 8:58 am
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Thanks a lot everyone - I trust everyone's opinions here.

United 767/777 E+ it is!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 11:05 am
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Definitely UA E+ for the long haul. Huge difference.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 11:08 am
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E+ 777 all the way!
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Old May 10, 2009 | 9:12 am
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UA E+ 777!
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Old May 10, 2009 | 6:33 pm
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Originally Posted by jonman21
United 767/777 E+ it is!
Without a doubt-If you can get the pair (which I assume wont be an issue) theres really no competition. 747 is a bit trickier, but thats not an issue here
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Old May 15, 2009 | 9:14 am
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Besides the extra legroom, UA has individual screens on the long haul 767 and 777. LH does not.
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