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United is rolling out the 777-300ER to its fleet. These planes will be the first to feature the new Polaris business class seating, with direct aisle access.
Information about the plane from the United website is here
The plane features 60 Polaris class seats, 24 Premium Plus seats, 62 Economy plus seats, and 204 Economy seats. All economy seating is in a 3-4-3 format (except for 2-4-2 in the last two rows of the plane).
Seat width in economy is 17", down from the 18" in the sUA 777-200, and slightly narrower than the 787 width of 17.3". Bassinets are provided in 20EF, 30EF, and 46EF - the center seats on the three bulkhead rows.
Polaris seats have their own power outlets; Economy seats also have power (2 outlets per 3 seats or 2 per 4 seats; all bulkhead seats have their own power). Each seat has a dedicated USB power port as well.
Detailed seating plan: AeroLOPA -- https://www.aerolopa.com/ua-boeing-77w
From sbm12:
I flew on the media preview flight this week and wrote up a detailed report on which seats are good and bad on the new United 77W. Here's a summary of my thoughts.
Polaris Seating
General notes
Economy Plus
Economy
Information about the plane from the United website is here
The plane features 60 Polaris class seats, 24 Premium Plus seats, 62 Economy plus seats, and 204 Economy seats. All economy seating is in a 3-4-3 format (except for 2-4-2 in the last two rows of the plane).
Seat width in economy is 17", down from the 18" in the sUA 777-200, and slightly narrower than the 787 width of 17.3". Bassinets are provided in 20EF, 30EF, and 46EF - the center seats on the three bulkhead rows.
Polaris seats have their own power outlets; Economy seats also have power (2 outlets per 3 seats or 2 per 4 seats; all bulkhead seats have their own power). Each seat has a dedicated USB power port as well.
Detailed seating plan: AeroLOPA -- https://www.aerolopa.com/ua-boeing-77w
From sbm12:
I flew on the media preview flight this week and wrote up a detailed report on which seats are good and bad on the new United 77W. Here's a summary of my thoughts.
Polaris Seating
General notes
- Accessible lav at 2L is the largest on board and useful for PJs changing.
- Row 1 has no overhead bins in the center.
- Galley at 2L/R handles crew meals so will be busier than the forward galley throughout the flight. There is also a "passthrough" at 2L/2R that is not a galley but has shelves for food prep and snacks. As a result, the front row of the second cabin isn't quite as directly exposed to galley noise.
- Bulkhead seats remain the best choice for foot well reasons. "Straight" seats are second best while angled seats have a tapered foot well for the last 10 inches of the bed length.
- The downside of the "straight" seats is the 9" notch to slide in through but overall those will remain my seats of choice. Avoid 6/7/8 for noise reasons IMO.
- Even-row "window" seats are a bit of a misnomer. The window, if any, is across a utility table and not well-positioned for viewing. They're more semi-aisle seats.
- Row 16 has no window. Row 18 has one window far to the rear and part of another forward. The angles are such that you can barely see out of either.
Best Window Seat (best to worst):
- 9A (good seat, but proximity to galley/light/noise and lav should be considered)
- 9L (good seat, but proximity to galley/light/noise and lav should be considered)
- 1A (good seat, but proximity to galley/light/noise should be considered)
- 1L (good seat, but proximity to galley/light/noise should be considered) Picture from 1L
- any other odd-numbered A/L (slight preference to A over L)
- any other even-numbered A/L (slight preference to A over L)
- 7A/L
- 8A/L
- 6A/L
- 16A/L
Best Center Pair Seat (best to worst):
- 9D/G (slight preference to D over G)
- 1D/G (slight preference to D over G)
- Any other odd
- Any other even
- 18
- 6
Economy Plus
- AVOID 30
24A/L [seats renumbered with addition of PP at all costs. Freezing cold in flight and the narrowest seats on board. Plus no window. - Aisle seats are a smidgen narrower and the center 4-block has legroom issues.
- Bulkhead seats have good legroom, very similar to what extending your feet on a normal row would offer.
Economy
- Row 56
50outside pairs are some of the best, though all the way at the back. A little extra space (especially under-seat stowage) and still some overhead space, something 57 lacks. Row 57 also has a misaligned window. - Aisle seats are a smidgen narrower and the center 4-block has legroom issues.
- Baby Bassient Positions in Business: 9A & 9L, PP 20EF, E+ 30EF, 46EF
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#436
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I’m not sure why you’re surprised. International flights are certainly not immune to the “carry all of my possessions onto the plane” syndrome, and the bins were designed for 10+% fewer passengers than can be seated in the HD configuration.
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i know. i'm so entitled with my crew rollaboard that fits wheels first and my laptop bag that fits under the seat in front of me, and i'm even more obnoxious for being surprised a 773 with 2/5 allocated to low density business class still has zero room. oh how horrible of me for expressing consternation.
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i know. i'm so entitled with my crew rollaboard that fits wheels first and my laptop bag that fits under the seat in front of me, and i'm even more obnoxious for being surprised a 773 with 2/5 allocated to low density business class still has zero room. oh how horrible of me for expressing consternation.
Whenever UA gets around to expanding Basic Economy to international routes, the bins will start to free up, but not before then.
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I booked 15A for myself a while ago but the fiance decided to join me a bit late and she was able to get 11G. Given what I read about the middle section, some have said it's almost awkward in the honeymoon seats if you don't know the person next to you. I'm hoping that based on that, they'll be willing to trade with me so I can sit with her, although I know some hate trading seats (I guess it's more of a problem in the Y-cabin usually than premium class).
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I also do not think there would be much noise from the galley behind it. That said, I could hear the clanking, etc. during meal time in 9A.
But 5 and others do not have larger foot area or the extra space to put things.
I know that is not too helpful. What I do know is that 1A had a loud closet near it. I was told, thought, that FAs should not have been using it. But one was. Similar to the closet by 9A but that one has a different (and quieter) locking mechanism.
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I made the mistake of choosing 1A AKL/SFO the other day, the space is great, love the footwell but man the crew were noisy. No respect for paying customers, loud conversions between crew all night long, the lights on no curtain between galley and passenger cabin and crew rest area door seemed to be consistently being used.
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I made the mistake of choosing 1A AKL/SFO the other day, the space is great, love the footwell but man the crew were noisy. No respect for paying customers, loud conversions between crew all night long, the lights on no curtain between galley and passenger cabin and crew rest area door seemed to be consistently being used.
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What's the general wisdom on odd D/G pairs versus even A/L ones? I'm a window person but a bit skeptical that the seats in the aisle are that great.
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For me I don't have an issue with any of them. Just call me the pinball wizard as I've had 1A, 1L, 3L, 4A, 9A, 9L 11A and don't see much difference. I've been told the noise level from the FAs is higher in 1A but I wouldn't know. With headphones on a movie going and a few adult beverages with a meal and all is well.
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Going SFO to AKL. Currenty booked in 5A (travelling solo) but 9L is available. Seat Guru says to watch for noise from lavatory / galley in this seat but the wiki has this as a prime seat. Is the extra room in the bulkhead footwell worth the light/noise/traffic from being close to the galley/lavatory? Thinking I'll stick with 5A since it's further away but curious as to what the consensus is regarding the level of inconvenience being near the galley / lavatory.
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Going SFO to AKL. Currenty booked in 5A (travelling solo) but 9L is available. Seat Guru says to watch for noise from lavatory / galley in this seat but the wiki has this as a prime seat. Is the extra room in the bulkhead footwell worth the light/noise/traffic from being close to the galley/lavatory? Thinking I'll stick with 5A since it's further away but curious as to what the consensus is regarding the level of inconvenience being near the galley / lavatory.
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Sat in row 5 on UA 90. All four of family members across row 5. Returned on UA85 in the CO 777-200. For a family of 4, I MUCH preferred the older version. While very nice, the 777-300 felt a bit cramped to me- especially since there's absolutely no storage. I was quite excited to try the new Polaris cabin, but was underwhelmed.