View Poll Results: Your nomination for the new UA Ghetto Bird
77G - UA's high density 772s with 10 abreast Y and a small 28 J F cabin with pmUA lie-flat
47.70%
788 / 789 - the ERJs of the pacific. Newer plane with older product servicing UA's longest routes.
5.02%
763 - old pmCO retrofit. These former pmUA ghetto birds actually got upgraded in the merger.
2.09%
CRJ200 - There's a special place in hell reserved for whoever pushed this into airline service.
39.75%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 239. You may not vote on this poll
What’s the new ghetto bird?
Dec 14, 2018, 6:51 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2015
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What’s the new ghetto bird?
With the final 3 class 763 looking like it’s heading to HKG in the imminent future for Polaris, what’s the new ghetto bird? The 3 class 772 in biz is an obvious nomination. But the Y class is now one of the better options still being 9 abreast. pmCO 772 is another showing its age but again has a reasonable Y class. Also- sticking to mainline only. Half the UAX fleet qualifies has ghetto bird.
Dec 14, 2018, 7:28 pm
#3
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: DEN
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With the final 3 class 763 looking like it’s heading to HKG in the imminent future for Polaris, what’s the new ghetto bird? The 3 class 772 in biz is an obvious nomination. But the Y class is now one of the better options still being 9 abreast. pmCO 772 is another showing its age but again has a reasonable Y class. Also- sticking to mainline only. Half the UAX fleet qualifies has ghetto bird.
Dec 14, 2018, 7:54 pm
#6
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New York, NY
Programs: UA, AA, DL, Hertz, Avis, National, Hyatt, Hilton, SPG, Marriott
Posts: 9,462
Another vote for 77G(hetto).
Tight 3-4-3, no embedded IFE and obnoxious FA call button placement (though in fairness the several fixes they’ve implemented seem to have reduced the rate of inadvertent chimes).
Tight 3-4-3, no embedded IFE and obnoxious FA call button placement (though in fairness the several fixes they’ve implemented seem to have reduced the rate of inadvertent chimes).
Dec 14, 2018, 8:33 pm
#8
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 209
I'm with you. I frequently fly Embraers out of my small home airport, and then connect to 737s. The E145 has more legroom, decent seats, and the A seats guarantee you don't have anyone sitting next to you. Great little plane.
Dec 14, 2018, 8:36 pm
#9
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: NYC (Primarily EWR)
Programs: UA 1K / *G, Marriott Bonvoy Gold; Avis PC
Posts: 9,012
I do wonder why some of the UAX carriers use CRJs instead of E145s. They are way better - not even a contest.
Dec 14, 2018, 8:45 pm
#12
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: CHI
Programs: UA 1K, MR Titanium, IHG Gold, National Exec
Posts: 3,842
Dec 14, 2018, 9:04 pm
#14
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: SFO
Programs: United 1MM GS, Marriott Platinum Elite, Hilton Diamond, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 283
Another vote for the 777G. Absolutely no good seat on the plane. I’m pretty sure I’d rather fly DL or AA with no status than this one again.
Dec 14, 2018, 9:14 pm
#15
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO / LHR
Programs: UA GS 2.2MM / UC / AS Gold 75K / Bonvoy Plat / Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,028
... and another for the 77G. No decent seat on the plane — rough in Y and pretty bad in J. That said, in F it certainly beats one of the ancient 738s to Hawaii.