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AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« on: May 10, 2017, 11:36:43 PM »
I'm currently flying United's new 777-300 (Polaris), EWR to TLV. The new plane has been flying this route for less than a week, and I think I just might be the first DDFer to experience it! I figured I'll start a Reddit-style "ask me anything" thread, in case you guys have any questions about it... also, it's a heck of a lot easier than posting a TR. >:D

Feel free to ask whatever you want about the new Polaris seats, amenities, etc. But first... lemme post some crappy cellphone pics. :P

(Pics in my next post.)

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2017, 11:53:36 PM »
UA 90/91 is now operated by sUA, dont belive they have experience with "this" flight  ;)

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2017, 12:27:02 AM »
First question: How'd you book the ticket?
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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2017, 12:37:55 AM »
Are you still sober?

Any cacti around?

Are you coming back?
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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2017, 01:24:53 AM »
Are you still sober?

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Back??

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2017, 07:11:03 AM »
maybe they banned his laptop mid flight....

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2017, 08:20:25 AM »
Maybe they dragged him off the plane to make room for an employee

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2017, 08:37:44 AM »
Back??

maybe they banned his laptop mid flight....

Maybe they dragged him off the plane to make room for an employee
I think the Wifi went bust

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2017, 08:39:09 AM »
First question: How'd you book the ticket?
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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2017, 08:54:19 AM »
So...bad WiFi on the 77W?
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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2017, 08:57:18 AM »
So...bad WiFi on the 77W?
Or good scotch

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2017, 12:01:32 PM »
So...bad WiFi on the 77W?

More like non-existent. 😡😡😡

I started this thread using cellular internet as the plane was taking off, figuring I'd continue with the in-flight WiFi... turns out the WiFi wasn't working at all. :o

Ended up costing me dearly, too - for example, I was planning on WhatsApping the guy who was gonna pick me up from the airport, to tell him the new arrival time (2.5 hours later than planned)... since I wasn't able to, he showed up at the original time, and now I'm paying almost double for the transfer, since he had to make a second trip.

I'll try to get to all the questions shortly, but first, some pics:



Welcome sign



Single seat, aisle-facing



Single seat, window-facing



"Honeymoon" seats



General view of center seats

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2017, 12:07:17 PM »
UA 90/91 is now operated by sUA, dont belive they have experience with "this" flight  ;)

I know you meant that as a joke, but it's actually quite prophetic: almost anything that went wrong (e.g. my seat adjustment buttons stopped working), the crew said "we have to check the manual for instructions how to fix it; it's our first time on this aircraft." :P

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2017, 12:09:07 PM »
I know you meant that as a joke, but it's actually quite prophetic: almost anything that went wrong (e.g. my seat adjustment buttons stopped working), the crew said "we have to check the manual for instructions how to fix it; it's our first time on this aircraft." :P
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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2017, 12:14:22 PM »
I know you meant that as a joke, but it's actually quite prophetic: almost anything that went wrong (e.g. my seat adjustment buttons stopped working), the crew said "we have to check the manual for instructions how to fix it; it's our first time on this aircraft." :P

An FA told me the same on a brand new plane.
That new plane smell tho....
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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #15 on: May 11, 2017, 12:15:41 PM »
First question: How'd you book the ticket?

That was a crazy story in and of itself...

We were originally supposed to fly EWR-ZRH-TLV (on UA and LX) at 6:30 PM. Our flight from Newark to Zurich was delayed, to the point where we'd miss our connecting flight to Tel Aviv. And thanks to Lag Ba'omer being Sunday, pretty much every flight was booked solid - with stops and without.

But... after a heck of a lot of skilled maneuvering by an angel named Lynn in the United Club at EWR, we somehow found ourselves in literally the last two J seats on a overbooked, Erev Lag Ba'omer, 10:45 PM nonstop flight to Tel Aviv... in United Polaris, no less. 8)

The short version is: after a LOT of back and forth, trying different connecting city options, calling other departments (help desk?) etc, someone she was talking to on the phone told her there's 2 seats on UA90. She said "I don't see them, the flight is sold out" and he told her "there's two seats that are reserved, but not ticketed; I'll cancel them out for you." She then booked us into those two seats.

Somewhere, some TA is probably REALLY pissed. 😂

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #16 on: May 11, 2017, 12:17:16 PM »
That new plane smell tho....

Yup. Mmmmmmmm... like smelling the first pie of pizza after Pesach. :D

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #17 on: May 11, 2017, 12:19:40 PM »
That was a crazy story in and of itself...

We were originally supposed to fly EWR-ZRH-TLV (on UA and LX) at 6:30 PM. Our flight from Newark to Zurich was delayed, to the point where we'd miss our connecting flight to Tel Aviv. And thanks to Lag Ba'omer being Sunday, pretty much every flight was booked solid - with stops and without.

But... after a heck of a lot of skilled maneuvering by an angel named Lynn in the United Club at EWR, we somehow found ourselves in literally the last two J seats on a overbooked, Erev Lag Ba'omer, 10:45 PM nonstop flight to Tel Aviv... in United Polaris, no less. 8)

The short version is: after a LOT of back and forth, trying different connecting city options, calling other departments (help desk?) etc, someone she was talking to on the phone told her there's 2 seats on UA90. She said "I don't see them, the flight is sold out" and he told her "there's two seats that are reserved, but not ticketed; I'll cancel them out for you." She then booked us into those two seats.

Somewhere, some TA is probably REALLY pissed. 😂
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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #18 on: May 11, 2017, 12:34:12 PM »
That was a crazy story in and of itself...

 he told her "there's two seats that are reserved, but not ticketed; I'll cancel them out for you." She then booked us into those two seats.

Somewhere, some TA is probably REALLY pissed. 😂
What does that mean?

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Re: AMA: United Polaris EWR-TLV
« Reply #19 on: May 11, 2017, 12:49:42 PM »
I'm currently flying United's new 777-300 (Polaris), EWR to TLV. The new plane has been flying this route for less than a week, and I think I just might be the first DDFer to experience it! I figured I'll start a Reddit-style "ask me anything" thread, in case you guys have any questions about it... also, it's a heck of a lot easier than posting a TR. >:D

Feel free to ask whatever you want about the new Polaris seats, amenities, etc. But first... lemme post some crappy cellphone pics.

(Pics in my next post.)
I was on this flight too, and yes it the crews first time to TLV, and boy did they get a good crash course with this lag be'omer flight.
fa's were going crazy,
While serving the first meal , one fa told me "I wanna go home...."
No WiFi, was a problem as people were going off their......
I didn't sit in J, but I did get  pj's.