United likely will add Lie-flats on 737-10 ?
Aug 21, 2018, 12:55 pm
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United likely will add Lie-flats on 737-10 ?
I heard toady 737MAX-10 will be going to Europe with the new lie flat seats.
New routes coming from Boston to Europe.
New routes coming from Boston to Europe.
Aug 21, 2018, 1:04 pm
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Aug 21, 2018, 1:30 pm
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Guess it is closer to Europe, and UA would certainly not be the first airline to fly MAX across the pond.
But yet one more hub city in Northeast
Maybe just a focus city if all they have to do is feed narrowbody.Ya, they do have 100 MAX-10 on order ....
Aug 21, 2018, 1:33 pm
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Skift: United likely will add Lie-flats on 737-10 ?
https://skift.com/2018/08/21/uniteds...-better-seats/
-New preferred seating behind economy plus
-Lie-flats on 737-10
-Possible changes to basic economy, but unclear
Moderator Note -- as we already have threads on the corporate preferred seating, New Corporate Preferred (upgrade tiebreaker) / new 'preferred' seating section
and
Basic Economy - https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...cussion-q.html
let's focus this thread on lie-flats for the 737-10
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-New preferred seating behind economy plus
-Lie-flats on 737-10
-Possible changes to basic economy, but unclear
Moderator Note -- as we already have threads on the corporate preferred seating, New Corporate Preferred (upgrade tiebreaker) / new 'preferred' seating section
and
Basic Economy - https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...cussion-q.html
let's focus this thread on lie-flats for the 737-10
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Aug 21, 2018, 1:45 pm
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The thread subject (blocking unless upcharge paid for regular Y seats, like AA does) was extensively discussed here: New Corporate Preferred (upgrade tiebreaker) / new 'preferred' seating section
I have not head re lie-flats on 737-10s though, perhaps that is new. If so ^ if they actually do it.
I have not head re lie-flats on 737-10s though, perhaps that is new. If so ^ if they actually do it.
Aug 21, 2018, 1:56 pm
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Aug 21, 2018, 1:59 pm
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Source? Mentioned that the 737 MAX 10 would likely takeover PS flying and that the company is shopping for a new flatbed seat for the aircraft. Also mentioned PS style service could coming to additional markets specifically EWR-SEA as well as DC-West Coast. Made no mention of launching BOS-Europe.
Aug 21, 2018, 2:03 pm
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So I will end this year with about 860,000 BIS miles. I am retired and am planning on flying less in coming years so I have to wonder about my options. Do I do a mega mileage run or runs in 2019 to make 1MM and life time Gold or do I just buy two E+ subscriptions going into 2020 or do I just switch to B6 and deal with going to JFK rather than EWR......or maybe sell my home in NJ and move to LAS full time... Thanks Scott Kirby, thanks for thinking so much of your once loyal customers.
Aug 21, 2018, 2:10 pm
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They have a ton of MAX 10s on order. UA could be a market leader and really scale up their premium TCON game if they can get a staggered 1-1 Polaris seating on these birds and add more TCON routes beyond their current offerings...hopefully they are thinking about it!
Aug 21, 2018, 2:14 pm
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Source? Mentioned that the 737 MAX 10 would likely takeover PS flying and that the company is shopping for a new flatbed seat for the aircraft. Also mentioned PS style service could coming to additional markets specifically EWR-SEA as well as DC-West Coast. Made no mention of launching BOS-Europe.
As for EWR-SEA, I have to imagine that UA has their fingers crossed for Newark landing Amazon’s HQ2 bid.
Aug 21, 2018, 2:28 pm
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Great quote
“Trying to fly from Denver to LA, I think you would have a hard time making the economics of lie-flat work,” he said. “But would Newark to Seattle work? Probably. Would San Francisco to DC work? Probably. We think there is demand, but it’s almost exclusively transcon demand.”
The flip is - these will prob have around a third to half fewer seats up front - but hey they're listening and experimenting - and I guess BOS-SFO is getting enough traction to warrant looking at more.
737-10 lie flat subfleet is a lot more compelling subject line for this thread!
“Trying to fly from Denver to LA, I think you would have a hard time making the economics of lie-flat work,” he said. “But would Newark to Seattle work? Probably. Would San Francisco to DC work? Probably. We think there is demand, but it’s almost exclusively transcon demand.”
The flip is - these will prob have around a third to half fewer seats up front - but hey they're listening and experimenting - and I guess BOS-SFO is getting enough traction to warrant looking at more.
737-10 lie flat subfleet is a lot more compelling subject line for this thread!
Aug 21, 2018, 2:32 pm
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Great quote
“Trying to fly from Denver to LA, I think you would have a hard time making the economics of lie-flat work,” he said. “But would Newark to Seattle work? Probably. Would San Francisco to DC work? Probably. We think there is demand, but it’s almost exclusively transcon demand.”
The flip is - these will prob have around a third to half fewer seats up front - but hey they're listening and experimenting.
737-10 lie flat subfleet is a lot more compelling subject line for this thread!
“Trying to fly from Denver to LA, I think you would have a hard time making the economics of lie-flat work,” he said. “But would Newark to Seattle work? Probably. Would San Francisco to DC work? Probably. We think there is demand, but it’s almost exclusively transcon demand.”
The flip is - these will prob have around a third to half fewer seats up front - but hey they're listening and experimenting.
737-10 lie flat subfleet is a lot more compelling subject line for this thread!
Kirby makes me wonder - he says things like this that make a lot of sense and show that UA is at least contemplating being a market leader, and then he does some really dumb, boneheaded things.
Aug 21, 2018, 2:51 pm
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They have a ton of MAX 10s on order. UA could be a market leader and really scale up their premium TCON game if they can get a staggered 1-1 Polaris seating on these birds and add more TCON routes beyond their current offerings...hopefully they are thinking about it!