UA Temporarily Grounds Boeing 772 (PW Power); returning to service: late May 2022
Apr 28, 2021, 11:23 am
#271
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Apr 28, 2021, 12:03 pm
#272
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I just checked a couple of random dates in 2nd half June. Coach loads surprisingly look pretty bad for a destination where people generally book a bit in advance. I doubt there will be up-gauges. If you want lie-flats, best chance continues to be the ones you can book now. UA looks like they are down-gauging because they don't see the demand, not that they can use the bigger planes elsewhere. Down-gauging will also make CPUs much harder this summer because the demand for F will probably match what is being provided. There's no shortage of coach seats to Hawaii right now and for foreseeable future. Round-trip fares SFO-OGG in late June can be had for $350 (basic economy) to $430 (regular economy). Not exactly the coach fares UA would like to be seeing. The F fares are holding up, though.
Apr 29, 2021, 8:28 am
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May 11, 2021, 5:37 pm
#275
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May 11, 2021, 6:48 pm
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May 11, 2021, 8:47 pm
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Do you know if these changes will continue to propagate into the future? All flights in July and onward are still 738s.
May 11, 2021, 8:59 pm
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May 15, 2021, 12:05 am
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May 15, 2021, 12:17 am
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May 15, 2021, 6:09 am
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May 15, 2021, 2:38 pm
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May 15, 2021, 2:55 pm
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May 16, 2021, 7:52 am
#285
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I have a newbie question:
We are flying IAH to HNL in September, in first.
Originally when we booked first was the 2-4-2 configuration. I think, but am not sure, now it’s been changed to Polaris 1-2-1.
How do you tell if the plane has GE or PW? Is there another website that has these details, or do you just know because you can mentally map the seat configuration to specific plane types?
Also, any insights on whether the configuration might change again? We are flying as a family with kids so having the middles is required for us on the Polaris setup, but we’d prefer the window pair of seats on the old setup.
We are flying IAH to HNL in September, in first.
Originally when we booked first was the 2-4-2 configuration. I think, but am not sure, now it’s been changed to Polaris 1-2-1.
How do you tell if the plane has GE or PW? Is there another website that has these details, or do you just know because you can mentally map the seat configuration to specific plane types?
Also, any insights on whether the configuration might change again? We are flying as a family with kids so having the middles is required for us on the Polaris setup, but we’d prefer the window pair of seats on the old setup.