pduck01

It has been several years since I've had to make this choice, but fam of four with two kids making the trip on the way down to JNB. UA E+ seems sensible but not sure if better service from LH or SQ makes it worth the switch. Yes we are stuck in coach. Thank you;

expressboy

I would pick UA E+ any day for the added legroom. If you are happy with the shorter pitch both LH and SQ have slightly better soft product in Y.

Repooc17

Does UA run the retrofitted 772 on this route with PE? That would be the best of all scenarios, since it's still complementary for elites.

hirohito888

EWR-FRA will be 764 until 30MAR19 wheree it will be switched to 78J. In any case, I would pick UA E+ over LH/SQ and chance to select PE seats on 78J while it lasts.

WineCountryUA

Service is in the eye of the beholder --really depends on what you value.
E+ is more of a physical issue. Do you need leg space? Do you need seat width?


Personally, soft service items mean far less to me than physical comfort. But that's me.

ani90

For me the service items I value more are things on the ground. Y travel is the same to me once I am settled in my seat provided there is reasonable IFE. E plus is good but not be all and end all. The bigger factors for me when comparing carriers in Y would be things like ability to choose my seating, priority boarding, lounge access, PQMs, RDMs, baggage allowance, possibility for upgrades, hand luggage allowance and strictness of enforcement, ticket cost, timing and transfers, benefits to co-travelers etc. Without question SQ is (in my opinion) a marginally better Y experience than LH or UA, but when I put the package together, I would almost never choose SQ over either UA or LH. For me it would be UA>LH>SQ. In J it is different because then there are more distinct differences in the hard and soft products of the three carries than will sway one in one direction of another (for me SQ>UA>LH or LH (with possibility of using GPU)>SQ>UA)

HNLbasedFlyer

I've flown LH in the back and felt from takeoff to landing, I felt I was crammed in my seat. It was miserable, and I'd have really loved the extra legroom of E+ on UA. I can't think of a single good thing about the flight. The service was not better than UA which isn't saying much.

I've not flown SQ in the back - I personally find SQ overrated in Biz on FT, so I can't imagine what service I'd get in E on SQ to make up for the extra legroom of E+.

I'd take E+ on UA. If not for E+ and if one didn't care about FF status, I don't think it would really matter who you fly at that point.

delpiero223

In my opinion the ranking is: UA E+ > SQ > LH = UA E-

But I'm 6'6", so legroom is most important for me. Service in UA is almost on par with LH in my opinion.

Also no Lifetime Miles on LH of course, but that might not be a huge issue

fl1ger

Moin!

It really depends on the plane. As long as it is a 767 or 787 E+ is a no brainer. If it is a 777 with the 10 abreast seating I would suggest SQ as the seating is more comfortable then the LH seating on the A380.

So long
-Ralf

pduck01

aero219

This is incorrect. UA 960 EWR-FRA is served by a 772 in the winter schedule - and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. It frequently sees the Polaris version.

aacharya

Also consider that starting on UA metal gives your whole family the 1K baggage benefits.
You'll only get *G benefits elsewhere.

Kacee

hirohito888

Ok fine, 772 runs until 18DEC18 then it's 764 until 29MAR19 and then 78J onwards.

jsloan