Originally Posted by
Turbosina
Just did two long haul Asia flights in business class, one on a UA -400 and one on a Cathay 777. I must say, I was blown away by the new Polaris service on UA...it was vastly better than the Cathay product. In a former life I used to travel extensively across both ponds in business or first, and I have to say the new UA Polaris product (business class) outdid most First Class experiences. Never thought I'd see the day that an American carrier delivered a hands-down better experience than an Asian flag carrier!
Three weeks ago we did a vacation pass round trip to London on the 767-300 and got business class Polaris and I wasn't greatly impressed. Both ways were day trips.
On the other hand, it sure beat any seat in steerage.
FWIW, F/A service, IMO, was very good (or better) both ways.