F class in 3 cabin PS, no longer "Global First"??
Nov 6, 2012, 6:12 am
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F class in 3 cabin PS, no longer "Global First"??
Just looked at a tkt I just booked, JFK-LAX-INT R/T using PS between JFK-LAX. The 3 cabin F class says "UNITED FIRST", not GLOBAL FIRST. What's in a name? MP says F & A class get 250% RDM's on 3 cabin "Global First". So, do we earn 250% or 175% RDM'S on 3 cabin PS flights in F (or A)????
Could this be UA's way of lowering expectations on PS trans cons gearing up for the switch to 2 cabin?
Could this be UA's way of lowering expectations on PS trans cons gearing up for the switch to 2 cabin?
Nov 6, 2012, 6:40 am
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The F cabin on p.s. (and any 3 cabin domestic flight) was and is still now called just United First (after all, it isn't global if you're flying JFK-LAX right? 
). The C cabin is also called just United Business not BF. I believe you earn the second item listed: 175% RDM, 150% EQM.
). The C cabin is also called just United Business not BF. I believe you earn the second item listed: 175% RDM, 150% EQM.
Nov 6, 2012, 7:12 am
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I tend to pay more attention to my seat than what the BP says, but I don't recall that the BP for p.s. F ever said "Global First" (which is after all, merely a marketing gimmick name). It is simply that the p.s. F seat gets you access to the GS/GF access line to the checkpoint and the IFL, while p.s. C gets you UC access (both unlike ordinary domestic F/C).
I wouldn't worry too much about how UA chooses to characterize the terminology printed on your BP.
I wouldn't worry too much about how UA chooses to characterize the terminology printed on your BP.