A321neo first class vs 777-200-FC lie flat
Apr 30, 2024, 10:10 am
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A321neo first class vs 777-200-FC lie flat
I am booked on UA 1755 on June 8, the 777-200, with the lie-flat seats from ORD to SFO. I saw that some of the earlier flights are A321neos. The first-class seats on those flights are 221 dollars higher than the seats on 1755. Is the experience on the NEO that much better?
Apr 30, 2024, 10:15 am
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Passenger experience and comfort is only a secondary factor in airline pricing. Relative demand and supply, and United's expectations thereof, are far more important factors. The earlier A321neo flights are simply fuller and/or UA expects to sell more seats at higher fares on those flights.
Apr 30, 2024, 10:16 am
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I am booked on UA 1755 on June 8, the 777-200, with the lie-flat seats from ORD to SFO. I saw that some of the earlier flights are A321neos. The first-class seats on those flights are 221 dollars higher than the seats on 1755. Is the experience on the NEO that much better?
Personally I'd take the 772 with the lie flat, particularly at the lower price. The 321 is just a recliner seat.
Apr 30, 2024, 10:21 am
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Apr 30, 2024, 10:32 am
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Apr 30, 2024, 12:19 pm
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Yeah but I have seen specific cases where lie flats are priced higher (due to more restrictive inventory) than recliners, controlling for load factors as best as I can by searching far out into the future on flights with empty cabins. Of course, this does not control for schedule, which is more important than seat comfort, but the latter could still be a small factor. It's impossible to know for sure as airlines don't schedule two flights on the same route at the same time, one with lie flats and the other with recliners.
Apr 30, 2024, 12:25 pm
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Usually the 772 HD are flown on that route. I would only stick with the 772 if a seat on the sides were open. Otherwise given the relatively short flight, a seat on the A321 might be better than being stuck in the middle seat of the 4some center seats.
Apr 30, 2024, 12:34 pm
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I have seat 2L
I have seat 2L on that 777. I think I came out a head on this one. The timing of 1775 is perfect for me, too. Depart at 4:23 p.m. and arrive at SFO at 7:00 p.m. I am staying at the SFO Grand Hyatt.
Apr 30, 2024, 3:30 pm
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I've also seen what looks like that on Hawaii and premium t-cons, but it's not possible to tell whether that's purely a function of demand vs. UA being tighter with inventory on the better aircraft. In all events, the fares are the same, the different pricing is due to inventory.
May 9, 2024, 9:54 am
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I took a look at the A321 flights today. The earlier A321neo flight cost 12 dollars more to switch to FC, so I changed flights immediately. For the past week, I have been thinking about moving to an earlier flight because I just wanted to get out of town after a long school year. I have a window seat. I read the A321neo thread and reviews and was intrigued by flying on the newest plane in the fleet.
May 11, 2024, 9:47 pm
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I took a look at the A321 flights today. The earlier A321neo flight cost 12 dollars more to switch to FC, so I changed flights immediately. For the past week, I have been thinking about moving to an earlier flight because I just wanted to get out of town after a long school year. I have a window seat. I read the A321neo thread and reviews and was intrigued by flying on the newest plane in the fleet.
May 11, 2024, 10:05 pm
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We flew the A321neo SFO-ORD last night in 1A and 1B
Typical domestic 1st class seat, nothing special. In fact no cut out for the feet in the bulkhead so legroom not great in row 1
the galley light on the wall shines right into your eyes if you are in 1A
Typical domestic 1st class seat, nothing special. In fact no cut out for the feet in the bulkhead so legroom not great in row 1
the galley light on the wall shines right into your eyes if you are in 1A
May 12, 2024, 9:40 am
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