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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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TPE-SFO this fall.
Can choose between 19A and 39L. Would I have hard time getting out of 19A when my seatmates are sleeping?
Also my flight has R class available but 7L is the only window and odd-numbered seat left. I know it is near galley and lavatory. Still better than 19A or 39L?
Can choose between 19A and 39L. Would I have hard time getting out of 19A when my seatmates are sleeping?
Also my flight has R class available but 7L is the only window and odd-numbered seat left. I know it is near galley and lavatory. Still better than 19A or 39L?
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Coach on the 773 is the most uncomfortable experience I have had on an int'l sitting in Y. I had the best E+ seat as well, and it was VERY tight even with normal sized people sitting next to me. Biz class in ANY seat is infinitely better on the 773, and I would buy up to W immediately and use a GPU, or do miles + copay to get up front..... don't think twice.
Totally agree that Biz > E+ in almost all circumstances. Caveat for when Biz is a recliner and E+ is empty.
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Is this really a question?
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*currently*. On the few occasions I've been lucky enough to get an upgrade in advance there almost always are seats that open because people change travel plans, often the most desirable seats (I assume another FTer booked well in advance to select good seats and then cancelled). So even if you select 7L now, check back regularly, especially in the last few days before the flight.
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*currently*. On the few occasions I've been lucky enough to get an upgrade in advance there almost always are seats that open because people change travel plans, often the most desirable seats (I assume another FTer booked well in advance to select good seats and then cancelled). So even if you select 7L now, check back regularly, especially in the last few days before the flight.
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Some people are sensitive to galley and lav noise, but for most -- I walked up to the mid galley on my 77W flight and I think 7 A/L would be just fine. The actual part open to the galley is much, much further back than the seatmap would have you believe.
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*currently*. On the few occasions I've been lucky enough to get an upgrade in advance there almost always are seats that open because people change travel plans, often the most desirable seats (I assume another FTer booked well in advance to select good seats and then cancelled). So even if you select 7L now, check back regularly, especially in the last few days before the flight.
If I am unable to select my preferred seat when booking I check back (frequently) looking for a better seat location.
That said. IMHO ANY seat in biz is better than E+.
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TPE-SFO this fall.
Can choose between 19A and 39L. Would I have hard time getting out of 19A when my seatmates are sleeping?
Also my flight has R class available but 7L is the only window and odd-numbered seat left. I know it is near galley and lavatory. Still better than 19A or 39L?
Can choose between 19A and 39L. Would I have hard time getting out of 19A when my seatmates are sleeping?
Also my flight has R class available but 7L is the only window and odd-numbered seat left. I know it is near galley and lavatory. Still better than 19A or 39L?
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That's a good point but from my experience on flights to and from Asia (the OP is flying from TPE) you never know what the situation will be in E+ until very late in the process: passengers tend to not choose their seats until check-in and they don't check-in until they arrive at the airport.
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I flew TLV-SFO earlier this week in row 1, i dont know what they were doing in the front gally but for way after the service they were sooooo loud. Im not that tall so next time im going to look at row 3 if available. Ill take the smaller footwells to avoid the possible noise!
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I flew TLV-SFO earlier this week in row 1, i dont know what they were doing in the front gally but for way after the service they were sooooo loud. Im not that tall so next time im going to look at row 3 if available. Ill take the smaller footwells to avoid the possible noise!
My preference order is row 3, 11 and 9.