United 777 Polaris

 

777

Despite the slower-than-expected progress, United recently announced the tenth route on which it will fly a 777-300ER with its new Polaris seats. United flights 960 and 961 will operate from Newark. United has been in the (very slow) process of upgrading its Boeing 777, 767, and 787 aircraft with their new Polaris seats in business/first class. Unfortunately, United does not plan on retrofitting its domestic 777 sub-fleet with these seats. United is rolling out the 777-300ER to its fleet. These planes will be the first to feature the new Polaris business class seating, with direct aisle access. Information about the plane from the United website is here The plane features 60 Polaris class seats, 24 Premium Plus seats, 62.

We've put together a list of all United Airlines Polaris new Business Class routes.

Introduction

United Airlines introduced their new business class product in December 2016.

Many people prefer of course to fly with this product rather than in the old business class cabin. Therefore, it is helpful to know on which planes and routes this product is operated.

United 777 Polaris Business

Here on our page premium-flights.com, we publish new business class deals every day, from North America and from Europe, and from time to time those with United Airlines and the new Polaris seats as well, when good deals are available.

Images by Untied

Images by United

A little warning, the following information is not binding in any way. United Airlines can change flight equipment at any given time without further notice, for example if an aircraft is out of service or for any other reason. Furthermore, they change the routes quite often for the summer or winter schedule. As you booked a business class flight you will of course be in business class, but without the new POLARIS cabin. You usually won't be able to change or cancel your flight free of charge.

(Last update 01 January 2020)

New Polaris Business Class routes:

To EUROPE

From Chicago (ORD)

  • London (LHR) – on selected flights only
  • Frankfurt (FRA)
  • Munich (MUC)
  • Zurich (ZRH)

From Newark (EWR)

  • London (LHR)
  • Brussels (BRU)
  • Frankfurt (FRA)
  • Nice (NCE)
  • Zurich (ZRH)

From San Francisco (SFO)

  • Frankfurt (FRA)
  • London (LHR) – on selected flights only

From Washington DC (IAD)

  • Brussels (BRU)
  • Frankfurt (FRA)
  • Zurich (ZRH)

To ASIA

From Newark (EWR)

  • Hong Kong (HKG)
  • Tokyo (NRT)
  • Mumbai (BOM)

From San Francisco (SFO)

  • Hong Kong (HKG)
  • Taipei (TPE)
  • Tokyo (NRT)
  • Beijing (PEK)
  • Shanghai (PVG)

To the MIDDLE EAST

  • Newark (EWR) to Tel Aviv (TLV)
  • San Francisco (SFO) to Tel Aviv (TLV)

To OCEANIA

From San Francisco (SFO)

  • Auckland (AKL)

To SOUTH AMERICA

  • Houston (IAH) to Buenos Aires (EZE)
  • Houston (IAH) to Santiago (SCL)
  • Washington Dulles (IAD) to São Paulo (GRU)
United 777 Polaris

Within the UNITED STATES

  • Newark (EWR) to San Francisco (SFO) – on selected flights only
  • Newark (EWR) to Los Angeles (LAX) – on selected flights only

There are a few other routes who sometimes get flown as well with the new Polaris seats, but that's too hard to predict and the reason why we didn't put it in the list.

Overview Polaris destinations on world map

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Middle East

How to check if a United Airlines flight offers the new Polaris seats?

All of United AirlinesB777-300er and B787-10 offer the new Polaris Business Class product. More and more Boeing 767-300ER and 777-200ER offer the seats as well. View list below for exact numbers.

Polaris business class united

The way you can tell if an aircraft has the new polaris cabin is from the seat map. We use ExpertFlyer, but you can as well use Seatguru to check the seat maps, here is what you need to look out for.

An example for a 777-300ER: If the seat map is showing a 1-2-1 cabin layout, like this….

…then the flight will be operated with the new Polaris cabin.

For the B767-300ER the new Polaris cabin will look like this, in a 1-1-1 configuration due to the smaller fuselage

On the other hand if the seat map is showing a 2-2-2 cabin layout like this….

United 777 Polaris Business

…then you’re looking at an older model Business Class cabin and NOT the new Polaris cabin. Other aircraft with old seats show even more seats in a row.

Overview of how many United Airlines planes are equipped with new Polaris seats

  • Boeing 777-300ER: 21 of 21
  • Boeing 767-300ER: 29 of 38 (during 2021 all should be retrofitted)
  • Boeing 777-200ER: 41 of 51
  • Boeing 787-8: 1 of 12
  • Boeing 787-9: 3 of 27
  • Boeing 787-10: 12 of 12

The New Polaris Experience

Cached

For United Airlines it was more than just introducing new seats, it was a whole new Polaris experience. You get better seats, better food, better amenity kits and better lounges, called Polaris Lounge.

United 777 Polaris Business Class

Airports with Polaris Lounge

These airports have a Polaris Lounge at the moment.

  • Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
  • Houston (IAH)
  • Newark (EWR)
  • Los Angeles (LAX)
  • San Francisco (SFO)

And these airports will open a Polaris Lounge in the future

  • Hong Kong (HKG)
  • London Heathrow (LHR)
  • Tokyo Narita (NRT)
  • Washington Dulles (IAD)

Below you may find All Qatar Airways Qsuite, BA new Club World Suite and Delta One suite routes:

Frequently Asked Question

United 777 Polaris Business

How many United Airlines planes are equipped with new Polaris seats?

In total 107 airplanes are currently equipped with the new Polaris cabin. All Boeing 777-300ER; 12 Boeing 787-10; 3 Boeing 787-9; 1 Boeing 787-8; 29 of 38 Boeing 767-300ER and 41 of 51 Boeing 777-200ER

How many destinations are operated by the new United Polaris cabin?

Over 20 destinations in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Middle East and Oceania are operated by the airplanes with new Polaris seats installed.