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sockster Oct 10, 2012 3:49 pm

Something tricky going on here....
 
Booked a BF seat to Munich. Seat maps all showed angled seating chart, which on CO, and since the merger UA, were the new flatbed seats. Lo and behold, flight status comes available, and our plane, which is a 767-300, has reg old UA FC seating. When I called, someone told me that all of the seating charts in BF have been changed to the "angled look". Another wonderful deception by by ex favorite airline. Are you kidding me?:mad::mad:

DCEsquire Oct 10, 2012 3:51 pm


Originally Posted by sockster (Post 19473282)
Booked a BF seat to Munich. Seat maps all showed angled seating chart, which on CO, and since the merger UA, were the new flatbed seats. Lo and behold, flight status comes available, and our plane, which is a 767-300, has reg old UA FC seating. When I called, someone told me that all of the seating charts in BF have been changed to the "angled look". Another wonderful deception by by ex favorite airline. Are you kidding me?:mad::mad:

I've had this happen on other routes. My guess is equipment change. They gave me a $350 voucher though.

sockster Oct 10, 2012 3:57 pm

I actually checked other flights- for example flight 40 to Rome- 767-400ER- NEVER had Flat Beds....the seating chart now shows them....I'm on this flight one a month!

worldtrav Oct 10, 2012 4:11 pm

The 767-300 fleet is s-UA and both Business First and Global First have lay flat seats.

sockster Oct 10, 2012 4:13 pm

Ah, not this plane....no Global First on this plane, and no flat beds, and no in seat power...no nothing!

worldtrav Oct 10, 2012 4:19 pm


Originally Posted by sockster (Post 19473445)
Ah, not this plane....no Global First on this plane, and no flat beds, and no in seat power...no nothing!

You have your facts wrong, if it is a 767-300 it will have flat beds and power. It may be one of the newly reconfigured ones that were formerly domestic airplanes and are now 2 class international. No GF but BF is brand new with lay flat and power.

sockster Oct 10, 2012 4:23 pm

Actually, My facts are correct
 
Here's a cut and paste from tonights flight status directly from UA website:

Aircraft: Boeing 767-300 aircraft #6675
Weather conditions: EWR, MUC
Information for the Traveler
Inflight Amenities
Flight Standby List
United BusinessFirst Upgrade Standby List
Seat Map
Inflight Amenities:
Food:
United BusinessFirst: Dinner | Snack
Main Cabin: Dinner | Snack

Beverages:
Non-alcoholic beverages are complimentary. Alcoholic beverages are complimentary in United First® and are available for purchase in United Economy® on most flights. Please refer to the Choice Menu in the back of your Hemispheres inflight magazine for current offerings and pricing. Inflight Entertainment:
Overhead video and audio programming are available. Or listen to live cockpit communications with air traffic control on Channel 9, a feature that's unique to United. Inseat Power:
Not offered on this flight.

Seating:
United First®: 2-2-2 seating layout. Seats have a 20.5 inch width and 38 inches of pitch
United Economy®: 2-3-2 seating layout. Economy Plus seats have a 18 inch width and up to 35 inches of pitch. Economy seats have a 18 inch width and 31 inches of pitch.

rittenhousesq Oct 10, 2012 4:23 pm

There have been weird things going on with the seating charts for the 767s. Check out this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ify-plane.html

worldtrav Oct 10, 2012 4:27 pm


Originally Posted by sockster (Post 19473503)
Here's a cut and paste from tonights flight status directly from UA website:

Aircraft: Boeing 767-300 aircraft #6675
Weather conditions: EWR, MUC
Information for the Traveler
Inflight Amenities
Flight Standby List
United BusinessFirst Upgrade Standby List
Seat Map
Inflight Amenities:
Food:
United BusinessFirst: Dinner | Snack
Main Cabin: Dinner | Snack

Beverages:
Non-alcoholic beverages are complimentary. Alcoholic beverages are complimentary in United First® and are available for purchase in United Economy® on most flights. Please refer to the Choice Menu in the back of your Hemispheres inflight magazine for current offerings and pricing. Inflight Entertainment:
Overhead video and audio programming are available. Or listen to live cockpit communications with air traffic control on Channel 9, a feature that's unique to United. Inseat Power:
Not offered on this flight.

Seating:
United First®: 2-2-2 seating layout. Seats have a 20.5 inch width and 38 inches of pitch
United Economy®: 2-3-2 seating layout. Economy Plus seats have a 18 inch width and up to 35 inches of pitch. Economy seats have a 18 inch width and 31 inches of pitch.

You can't rely on that and it seems you're not willing to listen to someone who knows. Airplane 6675 is a 2 cabin international configuration, fresh out of Hong Kong for winglets and new interior. BF has lay flat seats, in seat power, AVOD etc in a 2-1-2 config. Or you can continue to be in denial.

channa Oct 10, 2012 4:30 pm


Originally Posted by sockster (Post 19473503)
Here's a cut and paste from tonights flight status directly from UA website:

Aircraft: Boeing 767-300 aircraft #6675
Weather conditions: EWR, MUC
Information for the Traveler
Inflight Amenities
Flight Standby List
United BusinessFirst Upgrade Standby List
Seat Map
Inflight Amenities:
Food:
United BusinessFirst: Dinner | Snack
Main Cabin: Dinner | Snack

Beverages:
Non-alcoholic beverages are complimentary. Alcoholic beverages are complimentary in United First® and are available for purchase in United Economy® on most flights. Please refer to the Choice Menu in the back of your Hemispheres inflight magazine for current offerings and pricing. Inflight Entertainment:
Overhead video and audio programming are available. Or listen to live cockpit communications with air traffic control on Channel 9, a feature that's unique to United. Inseat Power:
Not offered on this flight.

Seating:
United First®: 2-2-2 seating layout. Seats have a 20.5 inch width and 38 inches of pitch
United Economy®: 2-3-2 seating layout. Economy Plus seats have a 18 inch width and up to 35 inches of pitch. Economy seats have a 18 inch width and 31 inches of pitch.


CO has trouble managing their technology, so descriptions on their website are often wrong.

They're not flying a domestic-configured bird to Munich. It's an int'l plane with flat seats.

sockster Oct 10, 2012 4:30 pm

Well, I'll tell ya
 
I'll be on there tomorrow night....

One interesting point though, the flight informations says 2x2x2 seating, but the seat map (with the angled seats), show 2x1x2, which indeed is the new BF flatbeds...

Report to follow. I hope you're right!!

worldtrav Oct 10, 2012 4:32 pm


Originally Posted by sockster (Post 19473537)
. I hope you're right!!

I am, the only swap they can do on this would be to a 3 cabin 767-300 which also has the lay flats and in seat power.

FortFun Oct 10, 2012 4:32 pm


Originally Posted by sockster (Post 19473537)
Report to follow. I hope you're right!!

There is no ambiguity. worldtrav knows what he/she is talking about.

You can always look up a particular tail number here:
https://sites.google.com/site/united...fleet-tracking

FriendlySkies Oct 10, 2012 4:32 pm


Originally Posted by sockster (Post 19473537)
...Report to follow. I hope you're right!!

The information posted above is correct. You'll have flat-beds in C...

USFdonWill Oct 10, 2012 4:37 pm

The issue at hand is that it takes some time for seat maps to be updated. I was on the second flight of N668UA last month after the plane returned from HKG and the seat map reverted to the old one once inside of T-48.


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