Aug 18, 2020, 11:07 am
Last edit by: drewguy
Threads on other 787 variants:
787-9
787-10
UA 787-8 Polaris AeroLOPA view
Original version Everything You Want to Know About Where to Sit on a United Dreamliner 787-8
787-9
787-10
UA 787-8 Polaris AeroLOPA view
Original version Everything You Want to Know About Where to Sit on a United Dreamliner 787-8
Everything You Want to Know about Where to Sit on 787-8 true Polaris and PP version
Apr 17, 2022, 6:43 pm
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Apr 18, 2022, 5:14 pm
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If so, I just changed my seats to 44L on UA 1 and 44A on UA 2. Please let me know if I got it wrong or not. I don't want to make the same mistake I made when I flew SFO-PVG a few years ago! The sun was so annoying!
Apr 18, 2022, 8:06 pm
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In other words, avoid A-seats for SFO-SIN and L-seats for SIN-SFO?
If so, I just changed my seats to 44L on UA 1 and 44A on UA 2. Please let me know if I got it wrong or not. I don't want to make the same mistake I made when I flew SFO-PVG a few years ago! The sun was so annoying!
If so, I just changed my seats to 44L on UA 1 and 44A on UA 2. Please let me know if I got it wrong or not. I don't want to make the same mistake I made when I flew SFO-PVG a few years ago! The sun was so annoying!
For SIN-SFO, the A side will have less direct light than the L side.
May 19, 2022, 8:51 pm
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1a or 6d
Hi all. I have an upcoming red eye flight to Europe where I would like to get some sleep. My best choices are 1a or 6d. I like the idea of the quiet mini cabin and don’t care about the window. Am I losing anything by switching to an aisle seat? Thanks for any tips
May 26, 2022, 7:13 am
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Both 1A and 6D are absolutely fine. I had no trouble sleeping in 1F which can't be much, if any, different than 1A.
Jul 3, 2022, 12:41 pm
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Some like to avoid the sun side of the aircraft SunFlight.net - Day and Night Flight Map
Jul 3, 2022, 1:59 pm
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it seems to have gone kaupt.
FR24 has a day/night display when playing back a recorded prior flight, awkward to use. Could not get flightaware or flightstats to that, their day / night views appeared static.
Could not find a direct equivalent to sunflight.net
Generally with a little thinking you can figure out -- east-west flights(sun mostly on the south depending on the latitude) are the north-south are harder. In between varies
FR24 has a day/night display when playing back a recorded prior flight, awkward to use. Could not get flightaware or flightstats to that, their day / night views appeared static.
Could not find a direct equivalent to sunflight.net
Generally with a little thinking you can figure out -- east-west flights(sun mostly on the south depending on the latitude) are the north-south are harder. In between varies
Sep 8, 2022, 9:07 am
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3A is better than 1A. In 1A you are close to the bathrooms and gally which has some noise and light pollution, but 1A has slightly longer foot well.
5'10" I did not have problem in 3A but something to be aware of.
Sep 8, 2022, 12:14 pm
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Thanks for this. I did read the master thread on the 789. Do comments for both 788 and 789 Polaris seating apply to each other? (with the exception that for 788, the J cabins are only 5+2 rows)
Sep 8, 2022, 12:54 pm
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Sep 29, 2022, 7:42 pm
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The mystery of 787-800 43JKL
Does anyone know why in this version of the 787-800 (to be used for SFO-BNE) only the right side of the aircraft's row 43 is designated Economy Plus? Are these crew rest seats or something, and are they better than regular Economy Plus?
Seat map is here:
https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Un...ng_787-8_B.php
Seat map is here:
https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Un...ng_787-8_B.php
Sep 29, 2022, 7:48 pm
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1. Don't use SeatGuru; the information is often inaccurate, and when accurate it's poorly presented; even UA's seat map is better: https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly...aft/787-8.html.
2. Look at Aerolopa to understand layouts: https://www.aerolopa.com/ua-boeing-78h.
The reason for the left/right seating asymmetry is there is a left/right asymmetry of galley allocation.
2. Look at Aerolopa to understand layouts: https://www.aerolopa.com/ua-boeing-78h.
The reason for the left/right seating asymmetry is there is a left/right asymmetry of galley allocation.