wpcoe

My tactic is to ask them "When is the best time to ask for pajamas/mattress pad/whatever?" during the boarding process. They get the message, and I always got them, although not always immediately.

seanp7

In general, you need to ask. And, unless the FA was the actual one that placed the mattress pads/pyjamas in an overhead, I find that any FA you ask doesn't know where they are, acts confused like you are from Mars, and then (hopefully) tries to find them. It is too much work for UA crews to brief each other on amenity locations (and the wine list) prior to boarding; they always need to figure it out on the fly...

SuperFlyBoy

DEL-EWR - had to ask for PJs & mattress...it appeared that most in the biz cabin had no idea of amenities - I think that the crew prefers this...(ex-COn crew don't, but they have to align themselves with the current layabouts...)

First time in my life on any airline I heard this: "As we are trying to depart quickly, we request all passengers to close the overhead compartments..."

I don't think even Air India would stoop so low....

Is United striving to be a LCC now??

That's true - when flying the 77w ex-BOM, I used to always have to show them where they were...

econ

If what the Wiki says is true (PJs only provisioned for 50% of the Polaris cabin), then I'd say that I prefer this as well.

susiesan

I have award tix on flight UA 2223 CPT-IAD nonstop in business coming up in May. It is almost 16 hours long. Is UA back to handing out the Polaris pajamas?

fumje

They are stocked, but depends on crew for whether they'll offer proactively or only give out on request. Usually pretty easy to get a set during the boarding period.

susiesan

Thanks, I'll be sure to ask for them. Just in case someone forgets to stock the plane I'll bring some with me from a previous Polaris flight. I'll use them on the flight over to Africa which is on ET. I know they do not have pajamas onboard. I like these pj's, they are quite comfortable.

fumje

Yep, credit where it's due, the PJ offering is nice. I don't remember how I could deal with these long flights before they had them! Enjoy.

escapefromphl

Unless you are over 6 feet be sure to ask for the medium/small.

Cthunder86

From EWR they were already on the seat
From CPT I had to ask

SuiteFlyer

I flew IAD-CPT-IAD - offered on outbound, needed to request on return. Don't forget to also ask for a mattress pad.

ZenFlyer

Hi all: There's been a lot of recent posts about requesting (and finding) mattress pads but my question is about logistics. I've only bothered to ask for these once or twice before, and it definitely enhanced the sleep experience, but standing in the aisle and wrestling it on the seat felt awkward. But I have a 17-hour flight tonight (IAH to SYD), so awkwardness be damned, lol.

At what point of the flight do you usually put these on the seats? It seems the logical choices are either just prior to the meal service (and risk the dinner crumbs) or after the FAs have finished meal service for the whole cabin. And assuming one has requested and obtained one at the beginning of the flight, where do you store it in the meantime -- will it fit with the other bedding in the footwell or do you stash it overhead?

ll22949

I usually put it in the footwell with the blanket. After the first meal service, I put the bed in full recline and then make the bed with the mattress pad, blanket, 2 pillows. After that, I change into pjs and go to sleep. I never take the mattress pad off after I put it on. If I sit up, I just sit on it.

susiesan

Does anyone have a picture of what the pajamas look like now, has UA changed the style? The ones I have are a light gray t shirt top, pullover , and elastic waist bottom loose pants. They are around 4 years old.

ZenFlyer

Thank you for the tips, it helps to have a game plan!