US or UA for SFO-PHL in F

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Apr 29, 2007, 4:51 am

#16

shinbal

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UA, no question.

Apr 29, 2007, 10:11 am

#17

1kBill

Join Date: Apr 2004

Location: EWR, PHL

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PHLGovFlyer

As for showers, neither UA or US has them in their regular domestic lounges at LAX. UA has an international first class lounge at LAX, but I've never been there and don't know if the access rules apply for your flights. You might want to ask on the UA forum. UA also has an IFL at SFO.

No showers at UA LAX station, not even in the IFL.

Access to the IFL requires an F BP for either an international flight or PS service. It's nice lounge, though, especially by USA standards and the CSR's are among the best I have ever encountered.

Although Gotta mentioned he was on an RTW ticket ("so paid F"), it's not clear that he is in paid international F or paid C, which (usually) books into F for domestic US. All this is probably a moot point, since s/he will be flying NZ, which only has C, no F.

Apr 29, 2007, 3:22 pm

#18

VanTheMan63

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sbtinme

I disagree with most every point above. I would go well out of my way, even delaying my trip several hours, to fly UA vs US on paid F.

I do not agree that the food is fine. I find it gross. A frozen calzone warmed in the oven and plated is not my idea of F cuisine on a transcon, period. UA wins this contest by very wide margin.

Just my thoughts. I simply cannot imagine folks who've flown on UA and US extensively offering advice that US would win the contest. I can't see where that would be the case on any single measurable.

Amen! Amen! And Amen again, 12 times over.....I think you are EXACTLY right. And I have flown both, multiple times. Frankly, I'm done paying for US Airways God-awful 1st Class. If I see one more soggy, crappy calzone, I think I'll hurl. And that's all they've had for the past 18 months.

US 1st Class is an embarrassment to biz travelers and the good people who work on the front lines of US.

Apr 29, 2007, 3:32 pm

#19

kudzu

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Welcome to FlyerTalk, VanTheMan63

Apr 29, 2007, 6:33 pm

#20

Gotta Requalify

Join Date: Jun 2004

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It will be a business RTW which books into A class - so equiv. of paid F for domestic United States.

Sounds like, if I can't get a Fly US - in the US forum, then UA here I come!

And 24 minutes doesn't sound like much - but that also means getting to the hotel 24 minutes earlier, and getting to a bed 24 minutes earlier after flying 24 hours.

It shouldn't matter, but one other reason why I was going to consider US was that it wasn't going to be the last flight of the day. If something goes wrong, there was a flight from PHX to IAH after the ones I talked about. A lot of the "guidence" on flyertalk is never book last flight of the day.

Plus never flown on HP, never been to PHX - and I guess I won't on this trip either.

Thanks all for the help.

Apr 30, 2007, 8:11 am

#21

PremiumSeat

Join Date: Dec 2005

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FrequentHopper

Long story short: fly United.

Long story slightly longer than short: United has better food, more comfortable seats, and better IFE.

Well put. If you are paying cash for the tickets (compared to trying to upgrade which would be significantly harder on UA) - no question - UA all the way.