COEWR2587 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 603 posts, RR: 2 Posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 3121 times:
With the release date of UA's "Premium Service" on select 757 transcon flights approaching. (Oct. 18) Anyone scheduled to fly it soon and can leave reports on what it was like?
N1120a From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 3, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 3006 times:
I honestly think this is an awful idea. I know people here drool over it because it is different, and it sounds comfy, but this is really bad business. that few seats on that big of a plane is just bad mogambo
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Af022 From France, joined Dec 2003, 2082 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 2840 times:
i disagree. i think it could work brilliantly for UA. they have to target their markets better, with P/S transcon, Ted for dense domestic, and RJ's for the rest.
Zrs70 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 2872 posts, RR: 10 Reply 7, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 2799 times:
In January, I am flying in C JFK-LAX on the P.S. 757.
SFOintern From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 770 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 2581 times:
I'm trying to get my award ticket changed for the premium service flight on Dec 2 (JFK-SFO, first flight). What do you think the chances are of that happening? When I talked to the reservations agent, she said that the mileage seats for that flight were TBD.
Also, is United planning to expand the P.S. for all SFO/LAX-JFK flights? Or just a few a day?
N1120a From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 9, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 2531 times:
Even if the bookings look good now, it is a new service. Also, flying a plane at 2/3rds of its normal capacity, if that, is not a way to make money.
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Ual777contrail From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2264 times:
YOU cant judge how the plane is going to fare because bestwestrern thinks its filled with low yield folks already. The price for First class and Business is the same price 50 days out or 5 days out. alot of critics on this forum.
FriendlySkies From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 4007 posts, RR: 6 Reply 11, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 2185 times:
I honestly think this is an awful idea. I know people here drool over it because it is different, and it sounds comfy, but this is really bad business. that few seats on that big of a plane is just bad mogambo
You are all missing the point. Even with fewer seats, the p.s. 757s will cheaper for UA to operate than the 762s they are replacing. Around half of the seats are premium market, and there are fewer to fill. I see UA doing very well on this, but only time will tell if it actually works. And guys, give UA some credit, they wouldn't have gone through with this if it wasn't possible to make money on it. UA isn't as stupid as some people like to think.
Ord From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 1370 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 2126 times:
Looking at the schedule it appears the p.s. service is starting on Saturday, October 23 rather than Monday, October 18.
*HighFlyah* From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 184 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1878 times:
No, the red-eye SFO-JFK on Nov 23 Tuesday is not p.s. - it's a regular 757. If you're in coach, and have Economy Plus, it shouldn't be any different from p.s. (p.s. has Economy Plus in the whole economy cabin - 72 seats total).
SFOintern From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 770 posts, RR: 5 Reply 16, posted (8 years 7 months 16 hours ago) and read 1571 times:
I'm now booked on the December 2nd flight out of JFK to SFO. It's the first flight of the day (6:45am). Is this in Premium Service configuration? Can someone check?
I asked the agent I was talking to, but she didn't understand..
UAL Bagsmasher From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 2131 posts, RR: 11 Reply 17, posted (8 years 7 months 13 hours ago) and read 1484 times:
SFO Intern, just wait until they put the outsourced Res. folks from India that they have announced into the picture..LOL
Sfointern From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 770 posts, RR: 5 Reply 18, posted (8 years 7 months 3 hours ago) and read 1382 times:
I think I might've talked to one of those "outsourced res. folk." They could only guess if my seat was Economy Plus. They didn't know how to pronounce my name. Ah, oh well.
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