Pillows and blankets in F (non lie-flat) red-eye HI?
Dec 4, 2019, 7:36 pm
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On a side-note, when KOA dropped the lie-flats to LAX a few months ago, I had them reroute me through DEN to flights to Europe. On one flight, I did KOA-DEN-EWR-Europe so I could use the Polaris lounge along the way. I sleep so much better in life-flats than 753s and 737s that I'll endure connecting in HNL or DEN for wherever I'm going when traveling to/from KOA.
Dec 4, 2019, 8:05 pm
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Dec 4, 2019, 8:29 pm
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On a side-note, when KOA dropped the lie-flats to LAX a few months ago, I had them reroute me through DEN to flights to Europe. On one flight, I did KOA-DEN-EWR-Europe so I could use the Polaris lounge along the way. I sleep so much better in life-flats than 753s and 737s that I'll endure connecting in HNL or DEN for wherever I'm going when traveling to/from KOA.
I can see that. I got a very, very cheap r/t P fare with 4 segments (SFO-EWR-DUB and DUB-EWR-LAX) on the 787-10 Polaris, so I didnʻt have the DEN choice. Although, admittedly the EWR-LAX has now been bumped to the 752, itʻs still not bad for what I paid.
Jan 8, 2020, 10:22 am
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Just an update on this from what I had:
KOA-SFO, non lie flat red-eye: Paper blanket, no pillow, and perhaps the most uncomfortable seat I’ve ever had. Loud crew yapping all night. Never again. Messed up my sleep all the way to Europe.
LAX-KOA, lie flat day flight: Got the same pillow and blanket as the previous Ps - huge pillow, Saks blanket rolled up.
Is the saks blanket always on these now or a fluke? I was surprised.
KOA-SFO, non lie flat red-eye: Paper blanket, no pillow, and perhaps the most uncomfortable seat I’ve ever had. Loud crew yapping all night. Never again. Messed up my sleep all the way to Europe.
LAX-KOA, lie flat day flight: Got the same pillow and blanket as the previous Ps - huge pillow, Saks blanket rolled up.
Is the saks blanket always on these now or a fluke? I was surprised.
Jan 8, 2020, 1:33 pm
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Just an update on this from what I had:
KOA-SFO, non lie flat red-eye: Paper blanket, no pillow, and perhaps the most uncomfortable seat I’ve ever had. Loud crew yapping all night. Never again. Messed up my sleep all the way to Europe.
LAX-KOA, lie flat day flight: Got the same pillow and blanket as the previous Ps - huge pillow, Saks blanket rolled up.
Is the saks blanket always on these now or a fluke? I was surprised.
KOA-SFO, non lie flat red-eye: Paper blanket, no pillow, and perhaps the most uncomfortable seat I’ve ever had. Loud crew yapping all night. Never again. Messed up my sleep all the way to Europe.
LAX-KOA, lie flat day flight: Got the same pillow and blanket as the previous Ps - huge pillow, Saks blanket rolled up.
Is the saks blanket always on these now or a fluke? I was surprised.
Jan 8, 2020, 2:32 pm
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It has in the past varied by station, with SFO usually very good about provisioning the lie-flats with pillow and duvet. Disappointing (but hardly surprising) to hear that is changing.
Jan 8, 2020, 2:55 pm
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Just an update on this from what I had:
KOA-SFO, non lie flat red-eye: Paper blanket, no pillow, and perhaps the most uncomfortable seat I’ve ever had. Loud crew yapping all night. Never again. Messed up my sleep all the way to Europe.
LAX-KOA, lie flat day flight: Got the same pillow and blanket as the previous Ps - huge pillow, Saks blanket rolled up.
Is the saks blanket always on these now or a fluke? I was surprised.
KOA-SFO, non lie flat red-eye: Paper blanket, no pillow, and perhaps the most uncomfortable seat I’ve ever had. Loud crew yapping all night. Never again. Messed up my sleep all the way to Europe.
LAX-KOA, lie flat day flight: Got the same pillow and blanket as the previous Ps - huge pillow, Saks blanket rolled up.
Is the saks blanket always on these now or a fluke? I was surprised.
Jan 8, 2020, 8:15 pm
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LAX-LIH; Thin blue blanket, no pillow, on UA1295 (12/28/19)
LIH-LAX; Lie flat seats for overnight return flight, Polaris blankets and pillows on UA1292 (1/4/2020)
LIH-LAX; Lie flat seats for overnight return flight, Polaris blankets and pillows on UA1292 (1/4/2020)
Jan 13, 2020, 7:44 am
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Just an update on this from what I had:
KOA-SFO, non lie flat red-eye: Paper blanket, no pillow, and perhaps the most uncomfortable seat I’ve ever had. Loud crew yapping all night. Never again. Messed up my sleep all the way to Europe.
LAX-KOA, lie flat day flight: Got the same pillow and blanket as the previous Ps - huge pillow, Saks blanket rolled up.
Is the saks blanket always on these now or a fluke? I was surprised.
KOA-SFO, non lie flat red-eye: Paper blanket, no pillow, and perhaps the most uncomfortable seat I’ve ever had. Loud crew yapping all night. Never again. Messed up my sleep all the way to Europe.
LAX-KOA, lie flat day flight: Got the same pillow and blanket as the previous Ps - huge pillow, Saks blanket rolled up.
Is the saks blanket always on these now or a fluke? I was surprised.
Aug 18, 2021, 3:35 pm
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I have seen them on AA mid-cons when flying wide bodies (and only in J), but I cannot remember the last time I saw them on a UA flight. However, I don't travel the premium UA routes (LAX-JFK/EWR) so those might be an exception).
I haven't done a UA mid-con red-eye in a long while, and that would be the flight one might expect to see such a thing.