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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
Everything You Want to Know About Where to Sit on a 777-300ER
#797
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I'm looking at the seating availability on the UA website for my flight SFO-NRT on 2/6/19 in Economy Plus and it shows 2-4-2 (rather than 3-4-3) seating in rows 19 to 21, with seats B and K missing. Is that correct? I'm wondering whether to get, say, seats 21 J and L rather than 24 J and K. I've reviewed many of the seating recommendations on SeatGuru and elsewhere, and can't quite reconcile the matter.
#798
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This plane is the newly configured plane with the Premium Economy seating. Available with Economy+ pricing/status until end of March.
I've already booked two transpacs in PE before April into this section. I had booked a flight to HKG in August, but they took 20A seat away and moved me to the regular econ+.
I've already booked two transpacs in PE before April into this section. I had booked a flight to HKG in August, but they took 20A seat away and moved me to the regular econ+.
#799
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Thanks for the quick and informative replies. As a follow up, would it make sense to book 21 J and L, or will there be a seat in-between, namely the "missing" K, when I travel in February? The upgrade price is lower than for row 24.
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You can't be sure whether your plane will actually be 2-4-2 or 3-4-3 in that row when you fly (they are specifically not charging extra for the PE seats right now because they can't make the guarantee). Additionally, there are reports of seat assignments getting scrambled when the frame gets assigned. I would probably go for it, as it's your best chance of flying in the PE seat, but don't think of it as a sure bet.
#802
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We had the premium plus hard product AKL-SFO. It was pretty nice for UA but didn't touch NZ PE... especially the lack of dedicated PE bathrooms and dedicated FAs. Also quite a noisy flight which we're not used to on NZ... tons of interruptions, loud announcements that weren't necessary, super loud FAs. Not a great flight!
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We had the premium plus hard product AKL-SFO. It was pretty nice for UA but didn't touch NZ PE... especially the lack of dedicated PE bathrooms and dedicated FAs. Also quite a noisy flight which we're not used to on NZ... tons of interruptions, loud announcements that weren't necessary, super loud FAs. Not a great flight!
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There’s just a handful of the 77Ws with the new PEY seating, so you could end up getting moved to less desirable seats in Y if there is a swap. I might tempt it and choose the seat as they’re going to be much better than being jammed into E+.
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#807
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UA doesn’t start true PEY service until the end of March, so you can’t make a full comparison between them and NZ just yet.. I had an aircraft swap on SFO-TPE three weeks ago and it was certainly a better hard product than I imagine E+ would’ve been for the fourteen hours. Curious how the UA FAs will handle the new product and if they’ll actually provide better service to justify the money folks will spend to sit in PEY over Y.
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