Premium Economy to Hawaii to launch in May 2021 - PlusPoints Now Required to Upgrade
Mar 26, 2021, 4:17 pm
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The future is not about dirt cheap fares & hotel rooms. Not only is there a lot of high-end Hawaii demand right now, but some of those people who thought that nothing could possibly come close to a luxury destination overseas may actually like it in Hawaii and come back. If UA has their business, that is a good customer.
Mar 26, 2021, 10:15 pm
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Just another manifestation of how the pandemic is widening the gap between haves and have nots.
February is ancient history. Demand in Wailea is out of control right now. Andaz is charging over $1000/night for resort view the week I'm there.
Mar 26, 2021, 11:32 pm
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Mar 27, 2021, 12:37 pm
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Mar 28, 2021, 9:48 am
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{O}nce I get vaccinated and the state opens to vaccinated travelers without a test, we will consider it - but a PY product doesn't really help if it's not running from the west coast and I am not going to backtrack to Denver just to pick it up, aside from the fact the fares are likely to be on par or even higher than 737/757 F from LAX.
At this point I am looking for the value prop of going United at all until they start flying from SNA.
At this point I am looking for the value prop of going United at all until they start flying from SNA.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Mar 28, 2021 at 6:50 pm Reason: Let's stick to UA issues here; Use Hawaii forum for other issues
Mar 28, 2021, 10:13 am
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Is United selling PE on flights now? Looks like the PE seats are blocked. Are people flying in PE now at the fare they purchased months ago? That would be a nice upgrade.
I'm booked out of DEN to OGG on May 15 and they've updated the equipment to the Polaris 777-200. So glad we are in J!. This will be first time on at least the retro-fit 777. Been on the HD 777 and 757. Looking forward even without all of the perks.
I'm booked out of DEN to OGG on May 15 and they've updated the equipment to the Polaris 777-200. So glad we are in J!. This will be first time on at least the retro-fit 777. Been on the HD 777 and 757. Looking forward even without all of the perks.
Mar 28, 2021, 1:48 pm
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Mar 28, 2021, 4:17 pm
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Starting on May 6 and ending on October 30, flights between HNL and ORD will have four fare classes: Economy, Economy (fully refundable), Premium Economy and Business/First.
Mar 28, 2021, 11:42 pm
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FT for the win!
I've been booked ORD-KOA on 18 June for about a month. The standard 787-8 was loaded as the craft. I selected 4E my favorite seat for aisle access, mini cabin, and larger footwells. When I saw this thread I went to my reservation and UA had moved me to 4F, arguably the worst J seat on the plane. Angled into aisle, limited privacy and standard footwell. I was able to change to 1L and am happy I read this thread when I did. I'm still less than 50% confident UA actually runs this route in June, but at least I've got the best seat available with a Polaris seat. Thanks folks!
Mar 29, 2021, 1:21 am
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UA is already upgauging other routes too: KOA-DEN got bumped up from 752 to 763 which adds a lot of F capacity to the pair.
With the new first and premium economy entering the market, I hope it sticks. Pre-pandemic it was tough to buy a F ticket with cash many times.
With the new first and premium economy entering the market, I hope it sticks. Pre-pandemic it was tough to buy a F ticket with cash many times.
Mar 29, 2021, 10:06 am
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I have a flight booked ORD-OGG in November, which currently shows a HD 777. I wonder what would happen if I selected / purchased seats in 20, 21 or 22 and the plane got swapped to a 767 or 787. Would it automatically hold the row which would then be Premium, or would it kick me to somewhere in E+? Guess we will find out!
Mar 29, 2021, 10:19 am
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I have a flight booked ORD-OGG in November, which currently shows a HD 777. I wonder what would happen if I selected / purchased seats in 20, 21 or 22 and the plane got swapped to a 767 or 787. Would it automatically hold the row which would then be Premium, or would it kick me to somewhere in E+? Guess we will find out!