Mar 3, 2017, 10:56 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Working summary (Updated May 2018)
ORD - OPEN near C16, opened Dec 1 2016
SFO - OPEN in previous UC space in International Terminal G, April 30, 2018 (occupies previous UC+ SQ + BR lounge space)
EWR - OPEN old UC near Gate C120, June 4, 2018
IAH - OPEN - E11/E12, top floor of existing UC June 29, 2018
LAX - OPEN 12 January 2019 - Above rotunda near gate 73
IAD - "Under Construction" (2020?) - near C4, existing GFL (GFL converting to UC end of June 2018)
LHR - "Future location" - T2 opposite B46 at existing GFL (still open)
NRT - "Future location" - above existing UC
HKG - "Future location" - above gate 61, existing GFL (still open)
Polaris Progress Tracker 2017.06.26
Original summary
http://view.ceros.com/united/polaris-tracker-mobile/p/2
From [email protected] on 02/27/2017:
This does not preclude any rumors from being true.
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ORD - OPEN near C16, opened Dec 1 2016
SFO - OPEN in previous UC space in International Terminal G, April 30, 2018 (occupies previous UC+ SQ + BR lounge space)
EWR - OPEN old UC near Gate C120, June 4, 2018
IAH - OPEN - E11/E12, top floor of existing UC June 29, 2018
LAX - OPEN 12 January 2019 - Above rotunda near gate 73
IAD - "Under Construction" (2020?) - near C4, existing GFL (GFL converting to UC end of June 2018)
LHR - "Future location" - T2 opposite B46 at existing GFL (still open)
NRT - "Future location" - above existing UC
HKG - "Future location" - above gate 61, existing GFL (still open)
Polaris Progress Tracker 2017.06.26
United has installed a Polaris Progress Tracker on its webpage, which tracks the progress of aircraft types/routes with Polaris seats and Polaris lounge openings. Here is the link:
http://view.ceros.com/united/polaris...-desktop-4/p/1
Under the "Aircraft" tab, all currently existing routes serviced by the new 773 (SFO-HKG, EWR-TLV and SFO-NRT are listed) are listed as well as (yet to be converted) 763 and 772 types. For the 763 the listed starting date is "Fall 2017." For the 772 the webpage states "Winter 2017," which sounds optimistic to me as it sounds more like 4th quarter of 2017 than the previously announced first quarter of 2018. Zodiac's output of Polaris seats for all three aircraft types must be ultra smooth by now, if United wants to stick with its predictions. Can't wait to see the first converted 763 in mid July...
http://view.ceros.com/united/polaris...-desktop-4/p/1
Under the "Aircraft" tab, all currently existing routes serviced by the new 773 (SFO-HKG, EWR-TLV and SFO-NRT are listed) are listed as well as (yet to be converted) 763 and 772 types. For the 763 the listed starting date is "Fall 2017." For the 772 the webpage states "Winter 2017," which sounds optimistic to me as it sounds more like 4th quarter of 2017 than the previously announced first quarter of 2018. Zodiac's output of Polaris seats for all three aircraft types must be ultra smooth by now, if United wants to stick with its predictions. Can't wait to see the first converted 763 in mid July...
http://view.ceros.com/united/polaris-tracker-mobile/p/2
From [email protected] on 02/27/2017:
Dear XXXXX:
No announcement has been made to let us know when additional United
Polaris lounges will be opening. We are still renovating some of the
locations. Our United Premium Cabin Lounges page on our website will be
updated once the dates are announced. I've included the link for you
below.
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...n-lounges.aspx
No announcement has been made to let us know when additional United
Polaris lounges will be opening. We are still renovating some of the
locations. Our United Premium Cabin Lounges page on our website will be
updated once the dates are announced. I've included the link for you
below.
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...n-lounges.aspx
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Dec 11, 2018, 12:34 pm
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Dec 11, 2018, 11:57 pm
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No chance. The C/D concourse train station is too far away from the existing dump, and will exist for the next several decades as a visible example of the ineptitude of the MWAA.
Dec 12, 2018, 10:00 am
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Interesting the United website still shows "Fall 2018" for LAX. Surprised they haven't updated it if there are indeed issues.
Dec 12, 2018, 10:29 am
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exactly how far away is it? how deep is it? it will take quite some distance to reach ground level from the train station if you measure that horizontally. knowing the lounge will be on the same side as the train station. you can build the new concourse between Polaris lounge and train station and make everything connect nicely.
Dec 12, 2018, 10:39 am
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New IAD PL will become the Polaris Terminal once new C/D is built, connected underground to the train, with all patrons receiving rides to their aircraft.
Dec 12, 2018, 11:30 am
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They've got eight more days to do something that would meet their deadline - either opening the lounge or updating the web site. I wonder which will prove easier to accomplish?
Dec 12, 2018, 1:44 pm
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Dec 12, 2018, 6:26 pm
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Dec 12, 2018, 7:51 pm
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Dec 12, 2018, 10:18 pm
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The timing change was made official Monday; I doubt UA will bother to make an interim update to the website. FWIW, the press packet for today's announcement did say LAX lounge opens in January.
yes, confirmed.
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Dec 13, 2018, 7:00 am
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Probably need to change dates in thread title to “2017-2020”
Dec 14, 2018, 8:38 pm
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I mean seriously they just had Oscar at LAX for the big announcement for the new routes so perhaps Oscar was also supposed to open the new LAX Polaris lounge at the same time as the historic announcement. What a farce.
Agree with the comments that United needs to do a much better of underselling and over performing rather than the oversell and underwhelm.
Dec 17, 2018, 3:26 pm
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Does the IAH Polaris Lounge have stair access? When I was there, all I could see what the elevator.