An ALMOST Perfect Flight | United Polaris 767-300ER

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  • @airalmond
    @airalmond  หลายเดือนก่อน

    Unedited Out of Window Footage:
    EWR Takeoff: th-cam.com/video/KrcAejIR9WI/w-d-xo.html
    LHR Landing: th-cam.com/video/WZ1E1tmZsQw/w-d-xo.html
    Also Toronto YYZ Takeoff(Scene from Intro):
    th-cam.com/video/620BPkoAJCo/w-d-xo.html

  • @AirportBeer
    @AirportBeer 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I pretty much book Polaris for the hard product alone. If the food and service is good, its a bonus.

  • @aviacharlesss2779
    @aviacharlesss2779 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very enjoyable video. I flew Polaris 5 times this year and 4 of them were in the aisle window seats. Despite what it looks like when you walk past it, it actually still offers surprisingly good privacy. The divider is enough for you to not be able to see anyone at all. All 4 flights had a window directly in the gap (and honestly I feel like it’s a good design in that the airline can cram more seats in yet still give everyone a window). I think the seat map might be slightly inaccurate, since the layout almost always guarantees 2/3 windows for the window-window seat., and then at least more than half a window for the aisle-window seat. Bedding is absolutely amazing and I think their catering is starting to improve. I’ve had a few meals that weren’t that bad.
    Sure, it probably wouldn’t compete with Q-suite with the service and catering, but I still think it’s an amazing product.

    • @airalmond
      @airalmond  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks!
      I’ve sat in the aisle-window seat too, and while it’s private, I still feel a bit on display when people walk by. The odd-numbered seats are the better ones, so if you’re booking a pricy last minute ticket, you might get stuck with the worse seat. I agree this layout lets United squeeze in more seats, and we’ll probably see more of it on other airlines in the future.
      If United just fixed their food, I would have nothing to complain about. Until then, when it comes to Star Alliance, I think it's best to fly on a redeye from North America to Europe with United, and come back with Swiss, whose catering is great, or Lufthansa who has the coolest planes(A340s, A380s, 747s).
      Anyway, thanks again for watching!

  • @Deanluvs2fly
    @Deanluvs2fly หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great review! I love how you insert humour into your videos...well done!

    • @airalmond
      @airalmond  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Appreciate it, thank you!

  • @ducheau100
    @ducheau100 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    wow you had that big burger and two cookies, hummus then you ate the meal on board, plus a caramel sundae You have a huge appetite. 🐷🐷

  • @MarkusHarooo
    @MarkusHarooo 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Damn you got big hands. 😮

  • @latoyabaker6302
    @latoyabaker6302 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My family and I travel on United Polaris 8 to 9 times a year. We are used to Polaris and are familiar with what to eat and what not to eat. The noodles, I would of advised you not to order. The food is got better. In August we flew on Tgai airway business class and the food was better but it took for ever for meal service to start and end. I prefer my entire meal to be on one tray. Thai airway FA walked thru the gallery and checked on us more often than United FA but when we took United Polaris to Tokyo in August the FA were on point

    • @airalmond
      @airalmond  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, the noodles were truly atrocious. I think the catering depends a lot on the departure airport. EWR is probably the worst, but I have seen better catering on United from some EU airports like Munich and Zurich.
      Thanks for watching!

  • @michaelleetrini3635
    @michaelleetrini3635 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I like United more than Air Canada 🇨🇦. It's my go to carrier

    • @markcorneliuslau
      @markcorneliuslau หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’ve only flown on Air Canada on two segments (I fly back on them in a couple days) and so far, I agree. But the Air Canada trip is putting me over the threshold for status on United for half the price it would be on United

    • @michaelleetrini3635
      @michaelleetrini3635 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@markcorneliuslau I guess your not Canadian 🇨🇦. Air Canada is a special airline, status or not they don't care about passengers. You quickly find it out, best wishes on that . I will continue to fly air Canada only if needed as my last choice

    • @markcorneliuslau
      @markcorneliuslau หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@michaelleetrini3635 Canadian schools smdh. I said I prefer United and am only flying Air Canada because it was half the price and counts further toward status than the twice-as-expensive United flight

    • @michaelleetrini3635
      @michaelleetrini3635 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@markcorneliuslau I actually attended School in the United States.

    • @airalmond
      @airalmond  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think AC is nicer, especially the staff.
      I wish AC had economy plus on their widebodies though.

  • @starlitesoapstudio6642
    @starlitesoapstudio6642 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Enjoyable video. Nice work! You could definitely work on your French language pronunciation! "A la cart-ay?" "Rata-tooly?" But that's being nitpicky... you put a lot of work into this, and United's business class has certainly improved since I last used it. Looking forward to checking out your next trips!

    • @airalmond
      @airalmond  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm glad you enjoyed the video! And thank you for the feedback!
      I definitely need to work on my pronunciation(especially if I want to be a snob) and voice recordings overall. I enjoy the writing process, creating animations, and video editing the most, so I tend to focus more on those, which I think causes the audio to suffer.

  • @littlekingking
    @littlekingking 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Can you please explain the “another half an hour and I could’ve asked for compensation” part?

    • @airalmond
      @airalmond  25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      We landed two and a half hours late. I believe in UK, if a long haul flight(3500KM) arrives three hours late you are entitled to 260 Euros.
      Although the ATC made us circle around for half an hour so maybe United could have used that as an excuse.

  • @TheCoolkogut
    @TheCoolkogut หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! The food looks amazing

  • @markcorneliuslau
    @markcorneliuslau หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Sorry but I can’t respect this degree of snobbery from someone who can’t even pronounce “à la carte.” It’s French! The e is silent, even in English
    Also, soba noodles are supposed to be cold

    • @michaelleetrini3635
      @michaelleetrini3635 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@markcorneliuslau your very disrespectful. The guy is not a native English speaker. He moved from the middle east as a teenager, his English is good . I think you're just a bitter person.

  • @KrisKk08
    @KrisKk08 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video thank you. New sub here 😊. It’s ironic you mention service and soft product as US airline Flight attendants are always harping on about how they are there primarily for our safety and nothing else..so I don’t understand the conflict when videos praise Singapore or Etihad for soft product compared to the crap any us carrier puts out?

    • @airalmond
      @airalmond  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks!
      I think the difference in service mostly comes down to cultural differences in how service and service jobs are perceived in each region.

  • @hb99-u2w
    @hb99-u2w หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ideally how many leaves would you have liked in your yogurt?

    • @airalmond
      @airalmond  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's all relative, depends how much yogurt there is.

    • @hb99-u2w
      @hb99-u2w หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@airalmond I wish united expanded their leaf budget

    • @KrisKk08
      @KrisKk08 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hb99-u2wUS carriers need to improve a lot more than leaves..,their soft product is abysmal but then again US carriers always mention how their FA are primarily there for safety nothing else…leaves Included

  • @charlesjay8818
    @charlesjay8818 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    such a shame you speeded up the take off and put music over the sound of the engine. Thats the best part of any flight
    SHAME