ORD-YUL is "First Class" but YUL-IAD is "Business Class"?
Apr 27, 2019, 9:47 am
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ORD-YUL is "First Class" but YUL-IAD is "Business Class"?
If I could find the "least substantive complaint" thread this might belong there but curious about the "why":
On Thursday I flew ORD-YUL on a Republic-operated E170 and my boarding pass, flight status on UA.com, etc. showed the front cabin as "First Class" while today's YUL-IAD on a Mesa-operated CR7 is showing the same cabin as "Business Class"
Business is what I expect the trans-border front cabin to be called (and thus what I tag them as in FlightMemory/my.flightradar) so I'm curious what made ORD-YUL worthy of being called First Class and if it should be or shouldn't be for my own record keeping
Like I said...not substantial at all, possibly obsessive
On Thursday I flew ORD-YUL on a Republic-operated E170 and my boarding pass, flight status on UA.com, etc. showed the front cabin as "First Class" while today's YUL-IAD on a Mesa-operated CR7 is showing the same cabin as "Business Class"
Business is what I expect the trans-border front cabin to be called (and thus what I tag them as in FlightMemory/my.flightradar) so I'm curious what made ORD-YUL worthy of being called First Class and if it should be or shouldn't be for my own record keeping
Like I said...not substantial at all, possibly obsessive
Apr 27, 2019, 9:57 am
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They are both technically "Business Class". United often has trouble coding these flights. I have flown ORD-IAH and the boarding pass showed "Business Class". Once I flew SJU-EWR and they accidentally printed me two boarding passes-in a row. One said First and the other said Business. For the same flight. Printed at the exact same time. United is weird that way.
Apr 27, 2019, 10:06 am
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You're welcome: My trivial gripe. What's yours?
Apr 28, 2019, 9:00 am
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Apr 28, 2019, 10:34 am
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‘United Business’ and ‘United First’ vernacular was consistently in place with pmUA versus ‘First Class’ emanating from the pmCO side. Just another example of the CO ‘takeover’ via many of the systems and procedures.
Apr 28, 2019, 2:18 pm
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This shouldve been called EconomyBusiness.... a more realistic name.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Apr 28, 2019 at 4:04 pm Reason: discuss the issue, not the poster(s)
Apr 28, 2019, 8:43 pm
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I know... it’s water under the bridge now and was seemingly borne out of CO’s inferiority complex for not offering 3-class long haul as major competitors did. Though some might call that foresight as it’s all coming full circle now on UA long hauls featuring United Business, United Premium Plus and United Economy. It’s getting more consistent but not perfect by a long stretch.