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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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I booked the bulkhead window in Premium Plus..... there was so much legroom that I was able to get in and out without disturbing the lady sitting next to me.
on my return, I will be in Polaris.... the cabin is about half full. for some odd reason, almost all the remaining seats are the straight window seats... including 1L. Just for comparison, I looked at the seat map for the same flight for the entire week... 1L is open on every flight.(while 1A, 9A, 9L are all taken). Is there some reason why nobody is taking 1L or is that just random chance?
Thanks!
on my return, I will be in Polaris.... the cabin is about half full. for some odd reason, almost all the remaining seats are the straight window seats... including 1L. Just for comparison, I looked at the seat map for the same flight for the entire week... 1L is open on every flight.(while 1A, 9A, 9L are all taken). Is there some reason why nobody is taking 1L or is that just random chance?
Thanks!
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Are there other Polaris seats on the 777-300ER with windows missing? (too lazy to look through the previous 30 pages)
thanks!
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I learned my lesson about picking one the Polaris seats with no window when we had an aborted landing and go-around at ORD a few months ago. With no window or line of sight to any other window in the cabin, I could only guess what was happening by sound and feel (and eventually turning on the map).
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I assume that 17A is probably the better choice if I don't want to be disturbed by light and noise coming from the galley and/or lavatories?
Although.... the entire center section(D and G seats)) are also basically empty on the seat map. Do they let people just move around and sit anywhere during the flight? (for example, book 9A, sit/eat/work in 9A, but sleep in 11G)
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Those engines are loud and you will be right next one. I've personally never been bothered by 1A or 1L and like being near the restrooms - but that is just me. I avoid the back F cabin unless it is not possible due to engine noise.
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Very loud.
The FAs use the closet in 9L frequently - at least on my routes. The light shines directly into towards one's face.
On an international flight/route that's fairly busy? The cabin will probably be *full* - either with non-revs or upgrades eventually...
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I'm 6'2" myself(not that tall) and all other economy seats are unbearable for me.
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9A/9L were terrible because people seem to hang around there even when the lavs were not occupied. Not to mention the lav door in front of 9A was like a big swing door and people frequently made loud noises closing it.
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True but man it’s hard to beat the views from 9A/L. Too much of a sucker for those GE90 engine views
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it probably depends on the flight time..... on my flight, the first two hours were in daylight... 10 minutes after reaching 30,000 feet, the FAs came around and closed all the shades and started serving meals.... the sun went below the horizon after that.... it was 10 hours of darkness outside until landing.
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