Jun 27, 2017, 3:03 pm
Last edit by: narvik
Recent changes to United's policy on pajamas and slippers increased the official availability from flights '12+ hours' to flights '14+ hours'.
There are currently (October/November 2023) mixed reports about actual availability, with some shorter than 14-hour flights still being provisioned with pajamas and slippers.
The printed on-board menu reads:
"Sleep soundly in the sky
Slippers are available by request on all international flights, along with pajamas for flights scheduled 14+ hours.
Ask your flight attendant if you'd like them."
Previous Wiki updated February 22, 2023, left here until final eligible routes can be established:
"On flights longer than 12 hours, we also offer 100% cotton pajamas upon request." (https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...laris-FAQ.aspx )
Pajamas are provisioned for about half of the eligible seats.
Flights with pajama service (for both directions)
SFO - ICN, PEK, PVG, TPE , AKL , HKG , CTU, SYD, TLV, SIN
EWR - TLV, NRT, PEK , DEL, BOM, HKG, PVG, CPT, JNB
ORD - NRT, PEK, PVG, HKG
LAX - PVG, SYD, MEL
IAD - NRT, PEK
IAH - NRT, SYD
(from United Twitter feed https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CyjFHZLWEAAQV7X
New flights have been added, and some flights ended)
Note: United employee shop sells pajamas for $9.99 a pair as of 12/10/20
There are currently (October/November 2023) mixed reports about actual availability, with some shorter than 14-hour flights still being provisioned with pajamas and slippers.
The printed on-board menu reads:
"Sleep soundly in the sky
Slippers are available by request on all international flights, along with pajamas for flights scheduled 14+ hours.
Ask your flight attendant if you'd like them."
Previous Wiki updated February 22, 2023, left here until final eligible routes can be established:
"On flights longer than 12 hours, we also offer 100% cotton pajamas upon request." (https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...laris-FAQ.aspx )
Pajamas are provisioned for about half of the eligible seats.
Flights with pajama service (for both directions)
SFO - ICN, PEK, PVG, TPE , AKL , HKG , CTU, SYD, TLV, SIN
EWR - TLV, NRT, PEK , DEL, BOM, HKG, PVG, CPT, JNB
ORD - NRT, PEK, PVG, HKG
LAX - PVG, SYD, MEL
IAD - NRT, PEK
IAH - NRT, SYD
(from United Twitter feed https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CyjFHZLWEAAQV7X
New flights have been added, and some flights ended)
Note: United employee shop sells pajamas for $9.99 a pair as of 12/10/20
Pajamas in Polaris -- Experiences, How to Request UA PJs, Changing Logistics, ....
Aug 17, 2023, 9:39 am
#436
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They were a little funky, Shanghai Tang branded. The material was nice but too heavy and too warm for me.
All mention of Sunday Riley and the pajamas seems to be gone. The page is a mess. Without any earlier mention of ice cream the bottom of the page says:
*Ice cream cups only available on select flights.
Guess there may be some changes coming to the Polaris service.
*Ice cream cups only available on select flights.
Guess there may be some changes coming to the Polaris service.
Aug 23, 2023, 6:52 am
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SYD-LAX had pile of PJs stacked upfront for anyone to grab, also a FA came around to let everyone know about them and offered to bring a set to their seat.
Sep 3, 2023, 3:18 pm
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Long Haul Business Class Pajama Etiquette
I am travelling from SFO to Frankfurt next week in Business class. It is a 10-hour overnight flight. I want to be comfortable and be able to sleep. I would like to bring onboard and wear some pajamas for the flight. What is the proper etiquette for this?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Sep 3, 2023, 3:28 pm
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Just think of what's appropriate in any public setting. You can change in the washroom, or you can wear your sleepwear underneath your other clothes and just remove your outer layer when you want to. Depending on what your sleepwear is like (e.g. T-shirt and sweatpants), you could even just change into them before boarding.
Sep 3, 2023, 3:30 pm
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Personally I would say do what you like, assuming general awareness of decency. I have seen people board in their PJs before. When I use the ones UA supplies on longer routes, I change in the lav. The 77W (aircraft for SFO-FRA) has a larger lav at door 2L, which makes changing easier. The one thing I would say don't do — which I have seen people do — is change in the seat.
Sep 3, 2023, 4:28 pm
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Sep 3, 2023, 5:06 pm
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As someone who has been burned by this before -- I would say UA "may / should" have them available.... OP if this is very important -- I'd advise you pack your own.... My wife and I have been on many flights to Tokyo where there should have been PJ's but they weren't available....
Sep 3, 2023, 5:17 pm
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Also one other thing on the pajamas -- I always change after take-off as opposed to during boarding, just bc I've had a couple of cases where we boarded and then something happened and we had to de-board, and I didn't want to be wearing pajamas in the terminal (though I realize others may disagree on this...the pajamas I travel with are definitely not couture lol)
Sep 3, 2023, 7:05 pm
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Sep 3, 2023, 8:10 pm
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When I do PJs, I tend to board as early as I can then go to the lav to change while boarding finishes up. And, about 1.5 hours before end of flight I go to the lav and swap back. Nobody has ever raised an eyebrow. I also tend to carry PJs from prior flights, different airlines, nobody cares but every now and then will get a friendly comment about "oh, I love <insert airline here> PJs" or "I have those at home!".
Sep 3, 2023, 8:16 pm
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Exactly. Anything else is fine. Heck some percentage of pax seem always to be flying in pajama-like sweats, honestly no one will even notice if you put them on prior to boarding (though I generally change in the lav prior to takeoff).
Sep 4, 2023, 12:28 am
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https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...logistics.html
PJ in overnight flights (Information Desk forum)
When I commented, "Many passengers change into pajamas / pyjamas (PJs) in their seats," (Post # 8), this was countered in the next post by someone who had never seen this happen, an assertion upvoted by FlyerTalk Posting Legend beckoa .
I am glad to see I am not the only person who has noticed people changing in their seats. Yet I am not so judgmental about the practice.
Most people who change into pajamas do so discreetly, which is why some very frequent travellers do not even notice it. A blanket can certainly cover up below-the-waist changes.
Keep in mind that those who use a lavatory as a changing room are diverting a very scarce resource from being used for its intended excretory functions.
As someone who suffers from benign prostate hyperplasia, I would hate to have to urinate into an air sickness bag because so many people were putting on pajamas in the lav, a time-consuming process. And what about fellow passengers with diarrhea?
I myself have donned a pair of UA-issued PJs in my seat, as a point of courtesy and respect for my fellow passengers. There are many ways to be helpful. We should each do what we can, which will be different for each of us.
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Last edited by SPN Lifer; Sep 4, 2023 at 1:15 am