Is United First worth $xxx upgrade fee?
Feb 12, 2014, 3:09 pm
#31
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It's regular domestic first class seats..they just call it business class..it's not businessfirst. It may have DirecTV or it may be completely without entertainment..no way to tell that until a couple days before.
Feb 12, 2014, 4:05 pm
#34
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That you can get between LAX and CUN nonstop on UA is something to be thankful for. Get a good seat in E+ and save the miles IMHO.
Feb 12, 2014, 4:09 pm
#35
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How is the flight?
Is it worth using miles to upgrade to BF?
I was thinking the equipment would be 767 at least, so disappointed to see the non-stop on a 737 series
Just wondering if I am up for disappointment on any aircraft amenities or services?
I have traveled on Pre-merger CO to Rio, London, etc. on 767s and always enjoyed the perks
Is it worth using miles to upgrade to BF?
I was thinking the equipment would be 767 at least, so disappointed to see the non-stop on a 737 series
Just wondering if I am up for disappointment on any aircraft amenities or services?
I have traveled on Pre-merger CO to Rio, London, etc. on 767s and always enjoyed the perks
2) The upgrade is probably not worth it given the F cabin on the 739. E+ is totally tolerable for the flight.
3) For a flight which is shorter than a transcon to a purely leisure destination, a 767 is highly unlikely. Distant, high traffic destinations with significant business/fashion/art interests like Rio and London are not similar to Cancun.
Feb 12, 2014, 7:37 pm
#37
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Feb 19, 2014, 11:07 pm
#39
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If you want a bigger seat, sure. If you want better service, and a much better soft product, stick with NH.. UA F these days is basically C service with a bigger seat and some small additional items...
Feb 19, 2014, 11:09 pm
#40
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Feb 19, 2014, 11:33 pm
#41
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Thank you FriendlySkies and 747FC!
I must be too greedy, kinda want both
. I would love to have a nice meal with nice wine first, and sleep all the way down to Tokyo (hopefully I will be able sleep for that long since it's sometime around afternoon). That's why I am looking for suggestion here. I am not big (5'10"), is NH business good enough for me to have a decent sleep? Gosh, I wish NH could release more F seats 
I must be too greedy, kinda want both
. I would love to have a nice meal with nice wine first, and sleep all the way down to Tokyo (hopefully I will be able sleep for that long since it's sometime around afternoon). That's why I am looking for suggestion here. I am not big (5'10"), is NH business good enough for me to have a decent sleep? Gosh, I wish NH could release more F seats
Feb 19, 2014, 11:37 pm
#42
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Thank you FriendlySkies and 747FC!
I must be too greedy, kinda want both. I would love to have a nice meal with nice wine first, and sleep all the way down to Tokyo (hopefully I will be able sleep for that long since it's sometime around afternoon). That's why I am looking for suggestion here. I am not big (5'10"), is NH business good enough for me to have a decent sleep? Gosh, I wish NH could release more F seats
I must be too greedy, kinda want both
. I would love to have a nice meal with nice wine first, and sleep all the way down to Tokyo (hopefully I will be able sleep for that long since it's sometime around afternoon). That's why I am looking for suggestion here. I am not big (5'10"), is NH business good enough for me to have a decent sleep? Gosh, I wish NH could release more F seats
Feb 19, 2014, 11:37 pm
#43
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I must be too greedy, kinda want both . I would love to have a nice meal with nice wine first, and sleep all the way down to Tokyo (hopefully I will be able sleep for that long since it's sometime around afternoon). That's why I am looking for suggestion here. I am not big (5'10"), is NH business good enough for me to have a decent sleep? Gosh, I wish NH could release more F seats
. I would love to have a nice meal with nice wine first, and sleep all the way down to Tokyo (hopefully I will be able sleep for that long since it's sometime around afternoon). That's why I am looking for suggestion here. I am not big (5'10"), is NH business good enough for me to have a decent sleep? Gosh, I wish NH could release more F seats 
Feb 20, 2014, 12:46 am
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1. The UA 744s have become horribly unreliable. I'm currently in NRT waiting for my mx delayed aircraft for the return to SFO. *Hoping* this delay won't be more than 90 minutes. Spent an unplanned overnight in Tokyo on the way out due to a 744 mx cancellation. The mx delays and cancellations have really become epidemic.
2. The food on UA is just plain bad and getting worse.
Feb 20, 2014, 5:46 am
#45
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If you get stuck on one of NH's older business configurations I would take UA - they don't go completely flat and they are too small for me - and I'm not a big guy... I think for the most part NH has phased out most of the older planes - at least from the east coast - but not sure about the west coast...