Merger Update: Details about our $500M in onboard product improvements
Aug 23, 2011, 3:13 pm
#241
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Have you flown PS? the C seats are substantially better than "domestic first style".
I'm going to ask, but what the heck do you need a lie flat seat for on a 5 hour flight?
We don't have them on 2 hour flights. Its a nice treat when the 3-class jobs show up on ORD-SFO or whatever, but they're not necessary. the PS C seats are equivalent to the BF seats that CO flies to south america.
I'd rather be in Old style PS C 100% of the time than 50% in PS E+.
I'm going to ask, but what the heck do you need a lie flat seat for on a 5 hour flight?
We don't have them on 2 hour flights. Its a nice treat when the 3-class jobs show up on ORD-SFO or whatever, but they're not necessary. the PS C seats are equivalent to the BF seats that CO flies to south america.
I'd rather be in Old style PS C 100% of the time than 50% in PS E+.
Aug 23, 2011, 3:16 pm
#242
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I don't think the PMUA 757s have the legs to do even EWR-LHR reliably.
http://travel.united.com/ube/aircraf...do?keyName=757
http://travel.united.com/ube/aircraf...do?keyName=757
u posted is 5635km. The distance between EWR and LHR is 5576km. But the existing CO aircraft could certainly be used to serve p.s. and some of them could also be converted to 26F...
Aug 23, 2011, 3:34 pm
#243
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Perhaps... the range listed at the link yu posted is 5635km. The distance between EWR and LHR is 5576km. But the existing CO aircraft could certainly be used to serve p.s. and some of them could also be converted to 26F...
u posted is 5635km. The distance between EWR and LHR is 5576km. But the existing CO aircraft could certainly be used to serve p.s. and some of them could also be converted to 26F...
Aug 23, 2011, 3:42 pm
#244
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Aug 23, 2011, 3:47 pm
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Aug 23, 2011, 3:55 pm
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Aug 23, 2011, 5:14 pm
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OF course nobody _needs_ flat beds on that route, that's why its a luxury.
I'm sure we can all survive the flight in E- as well, so why do we need premium cabins?
I'm sure we can all survive the flight in E- as well, so why do we need premium cabins?
Aug 23, 2011, 5:17 pm
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Not convinced. If you're 6 foot 3 and have size 13 fit, the new UA C lie-flats are tough enough to stretch out and sleep in, and by all accounts (I have not flown in them) the CO BF seats are slightly shorter, hence worse.
Probably won't matter, since I rarely need to sleep on p.s. flights - but as I'm never going to be in paid C for a transcon, I guess I'm going to be stuck in E+, so I'm glad that the legroom is increasing an inch or three back there!
Probably won't matter, since I rarely need to sleep on p.s. flights - but as I'm never going to be in paid C for a transcon, I guess I'm going to be stuck in E+, so I'm glad that the legroom is increasing an inch or three back there!
Aug 23, 2011, 5:45 pm
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Q400s? No thanks. How about adding mainline routes and getting rid of the jungle jets, the barbie jets, the prop planes and the other amateur-operated, not really United or Continental, express contingent?
Aug 23, 2011, 5:54 pm
#250
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I'd rather if the airline offers several flights a day on a barbie jet than only one or two daily flights with a 737.
Aug 23, 2011, 6:07 pm
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Good luck with that.
Aug 23, 2011, 6:25 pm
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Aug 23, 2011, 6:29 pm
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Slightly OT, but why can't the RJ's be flown under mainline with mainline ilots, but at the same regional pay scale?
It's sad that this sort of union issue is limiting the potential of some great aircraft like the CRJ-1000 (great from economics perspective, not comfort of course
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It's sad that this sort of union issue is limiting the potential of some great aircraft like the CRJ-1000 (great from economics perspective, not comfort of course
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