BOS-SFO was PS, was Business, now First, UC no/yes?, service levels? summer no 752s
Jan 22, 2023, 1:26 pm
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. My BOS-SFO flight 2 weeks ago had an amenity kit and a pre-arrival snack; neither are SOP for domestic front cabin
Jan 22, 2023, 1:28 pm
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I believe the current branding is "Premium Transcontinental Service." (Scroll down -- SFO-BOS is still listed as it had been all through the pandemic when 737s were running.). I talked to a GS agent in BOS about this a few weeks ago, and other than returning the 757-200s to the route, she had heard of no other changes.
Jan 22, 2023, 2:04 pm
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Agreed. Ironically, United First inflight service is often better than transcon premium, with more attentive FAs, maybe due to the smaller cabin. Both still inferior stuff, in comparison to other domestic competitors.
Jan 22, 2023, 3:06 pm
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I just want PS or more consistent lie-flats to come back to BOS-LAX. I'm surprised that United doesn't want to compete with Delta One or JetBlue Mint on this route.
Jan 22, 2023, 4:04 pm
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Jan 22, 2023, 4:14 pm
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UA pre-arrival "snack": one more tray of cheap, low-quality food I'm not going to eat unless I'm totally desperate.
UA can't really compete on soft product with either carrier. They can compete on schedule, and they also have a bunch of SFO captives who will choose UA based on either a corporate contract or MP status.
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Jan 22, 2023, 4:26 pm
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Jan 23, 2023, 12:05 pm
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I believe the current branding is "Premium Transcontinental Service." (Scroll down -- SFO-BOS is still listed as it had been all through the pandemic when 737s were running.). I talked to a GS agent in BOS about this a few weeks ago, and other than returning the 757-200s to the route, she had heard of no other changes.
Jan 23, 2023, 12:15 pm
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Interesting. That seems to be one of the few places that still lists BOS as being included. In the UC access rules it specifically only lists SFO/LAX-EWR. https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly...20Learn%20more
Jan 23, 2023, 12:58 pm
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Jan 23, 2023, 1:06 pm
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Given the paucity of "J" seats and their quality, not sure that a CPU will get much more than an older generation lie flat for a 752 or the titlting/wider 73X seats.
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Jan 23, 2023, 5:07 pm
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Recently on a Saturday on a W fare my wife was #18 on the UG list with +Ps waitlisted ... for a 73M ...
Jan 23, 2023, 5:18 pm
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Apr 10, 2023, 11:46 pm
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As of 04/10/2023, United has "fixed" the inconsistencies. SFO <-> BOS flights only have regular "United First", despite all of them offer lie-flat seats. It may also mean that UC access is removed.
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Apr 11, 2023, 6:15 am
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I doubt they removed Club access, but will be interesting to hear reports.