Premium Plus (Premium Economy) seats and Experience
Mar 29, 2019, 6:56 am
#346
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: PHL
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum, Hilton HHonors Diamond
Posts: 1,203
Definitely. When compared to AA and BA, this is competitive. I am glad they did not take the LH approach of Y food on china.
Considering my last Polaris flight's food (merely OK), this is not some *huge* step down either from that, IMO of course.
Considering my last Polaris flight's food (merely OK), this is not some *huge* step down either from that, IMO of course.
Mar 29, 2019, 9:49 am
#347
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SFO
Posts: 4,912
I hope you are right because a week ago the Y class menu was exactly like the one posted except the salad was regular and no dessert on the tray other than the ice cream given at the end of service. All else looks exactly the same.
Mar 29, 2019, 10:07 am
#348
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Los Angeles / Basel
Programs: UA 1K MM, AA EXP, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 26,919
Since when has United served chicken katsu in economy class?
Anyway, I have crew pictures of the meals...I wish I had permission to post them here.
Mar 29, 2019, 11:46 am
#350
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SFO
Posts: 4,912
never seen katsu in UA economy but the other menu with the chicken and ravioli choices are very familiar sights on the SFO-Europe flights (maybe slightly different sauces).
Mar 29, 2019, 12:22 pm
#351
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
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They are also virtually identical to premium t-con business class menu items. How many ways can you say "chicken or pasta?"
Mar 29, 2019, 2:17 pm
#352
Join Date: May 2001
Location: RNO, NV, USA.
Programs: UA 2MM
Posts: 5,061
The meal photo, linked to above, is a vast improvement over what UA offered in Y a few days ago TPE-SFO. Choices were pasta or pork and rice, which was mainly rice, and a smaller portion. There was a small salad, no salad dressing, and a small roll, with butter and no jam. Small ice cream. 11 hour flight. No chicken choice.
Mar 29, 2019, 2:53 pm
#353
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: DEN / SEA
Programs: UA Silver
Posts: 132
"Do you want rice pilaf?"
"Do you want rice with chicken?"
"Do you want chicken with rice?"
"Do you want fried rice with chicken?"
Mar 29, 2019, 10:08 pm
#355
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 73
In my HKG-SFO reservation, there is a line "Enjoy the added benefits of United Premium Plus." $325. Clicking on the "Learn More" link takes me to the reservation summary.
The same thing happens when I click on an available PP seat (via the "change seat" link in my reservation). Hovering over an available seat displays "...Select to view upgrade options and pricing". Clicking on that takes me back to the reservation summary as well. No offer there.
Is that a bug? A fake upsell offer?
The same thing happens when I click on an available PP seat (via the "change seat" link in my reservation). Hovering over an available seat displays "...Select to view upgrade options and pricing". Clicking on that takes me back to the reservation summary as well. No offer there.
Is that a bug? A fake upsell offer?
Mar 29, 2019, 11:08 pm
#356
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,821
In my HKG-SFO reservation, there is a line "Enjoy the added benefits of United Premium Plus." $325. Clicking on the "Learn More" link takes me to the reservation summary.
The same thing happens when I click on an available PP seat (via the "change seat" link in my reservation). Hovering over an available seat displays "...Select to view upgrade options and pricing". Clicking on that takes me back to the reservation summary as well. No offer there.
Is that a bug? A fake upsell offer?
The same thing happens when I click on an available PP seat (via the "change seat" link in my reservation). Hovering over an available seat displays "...Select to view upgrade options and pricing". Clicking on that takes me back to the reservation summary as well. No offer there.
Is that a bug? A fake upsell offer?
Call and ask for Web Support, they "should" honor the offer.
Mar 30, 2019, 4:31 am
#357
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: united
Posts: 1,636
I see plenty of people drinking those "undrinkable" wines in international Y every time I fly. Which tells me they are probably drinkable. MANY cheap wines are.
If you want fine wine, there are literally hundreds of thousands of establishments worldwide that will sell it to you. On an airplane, in economy class (including PE), you are going to get cheap wine, which a lot of people who are not characters out of the movie "Sideways" enjoy just fine. It is not a crime against nature.
Mar 30, 2019, 7:34 am
#358
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Anywhere but home
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Posts: 4,551
I swear the amount of exaggeration in drink discussions here is amazing.
I see plenty of people drinking those "undrinkable" wines in international Y every time I fly. Which tells me they are probably drinkable. MANY cheap wines are.
If you want fine wine, there are literally hundreds of thousands of establishments worldwide that will sell it to you. On an airplane, in economy class (including PE), you are going to get cheap wine, which a lot of people who are not characters out of the movie "Sideways" enjoy just fine. It is not a crime against nature.
I see plenty of people drinking those "undrinkable" wines in international Y every time I fly. Which tells me they are probably drinkable. MANY cheap wines are.
If you want fine wine, there are literally hundreds of thousands of establishments worldwide that will sell it to you. On an airplane, in economy class (including PE), you are going to get cheap wine, which a lot of people who are not characters out of the movie "Sideways" enjoy just fine. It is not a crime against nature.
If anyone has even a small appreciation for wine, they won't enjoy the vast majority of the mini bottles that airlines serve. I enjoy wine with my meals and am simply expressing my hope that United includes full bottle service, with the pretense that there's a better chance of being served a better wine. Many foreign airlines offer bottled wine in coach, so this is really not hoping for that much.
Mar 30, 2019, 8:06 am
#359
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Programs: UA
Posts: 1,058
If the Premium Plus meals are going to be prepared and served by J F/As, how does that bode for service levels in J where a F/A was recently removed? There have been reports of service being rushed and disorganized already, with those F/As only serving J. Throw in Premium Plus to their workload and what will it be like?
Mar 30, 2019, 9:09 am
#360
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,952
Bottle wine in economy, PVG-SFO
I enjoy wine with my meals and am simply expressing my hope that United includes full bottle service, with the pretense that there's a better chance of being served a better wine. Many foreign airlines offer bottled wine in coach, so this is really not hoping for that much.
Happy travel.