United Polaris Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Flight Review
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- I’m Brian Kelly, and this is my life being The Points Guy! It’s my first time flying on the NEW United Polaris 787-10 Dreamliner. AND…. I introduce someone Special ;)
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Just love your videos!! My son and I were traveling and they asked if he wanted to see the cockpit. He had the same reaction!! He is 34. Cracked me up!! My granddaughter (9) was like meh can we go sit down now!! 😂😂
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the pre flight nonsense was soooo good, love it when airlines embrace AVGEEKS with open arms and just let you explore and enjoy the hard product
Wow this has gotta be the best video you've ever produced Brian (and the team).
Really enjoyed this.
Definitely like this style of flight reviews (please keep it)
Thank you!!! We have a lot of fun making them!
This is for sure the best flight review I've seen! Keep it up man, love the personality you put into it.
This is such a WONDERFULLY made video! Loved every second of it. And that info about the even and odd seats in the -10 was very useful. You've earned a sub from me!
THANK YOU!! I am flying United 77W to Asia soon and have been hunting for videos of a couple using the Polaris Middle seats forever!!! Short but perfectly to the point video, just what I needed! Hope you and your BF had a great trip, you guys are adorable btw! Your review has my wife and I So excited for our 10 year anniversary trip to asia!! Thanks again!!
Love the reviews! Me and my boyfriend flew the 787 from LAX to SYD to visit his family. We loved it! It was the best 25th birthday he ever had! lol
Great review Brian! The food looked really good, pj’s looked comfy and that lounge you were a VIP! Huge fan of everything points guy US/UK from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺👌
My new favorite travel channel! So glad you have your own TH-cam channel now. BTW, flew this route and aircraft on El Al 2 months ago in coach. In my humble opinion felt cramped. Missed my A380. Keep up the good work!
Stay tuned for my El Al 747 First class flight back!
Haha had the same experience with a new 787/1000 back in March. Was sitting in the first row when Captain Kelly saw my excitement and asked me if I want to see the cockpit. Great experience!
Thanks for another great video!
First time I saw your videos. I love it
Thanks brian love your videos ,i love plane ,love travelling....
Hey Bryan! I flew the same flight with the 777, gotta say your review of this flight is making me consider flying the 787-10! For the jammies of course!
Great review guys of an airline that seems to get a lot of negative coverage. Cockpit access was fantastic to watch. Food and beverage items looked ok and the seats quite comfortable ! Summed it pretty well at the end !! Well done and nice to meet your partner !!
What a lovely video 👍👌🏼❤️
New subscriber! LOVE your videos.
Great video and review. Long flight. Lori looked tired! :-)
When did United start putting blue walls in jetbridges at the hubs inherited from Continental? I have flown United out of EWR, a PMCO hub, multiple times and everytime I went through one of EWR's jetbridges, the walls were a whitish-gray color.
Thought UA says PJ's for flights longer than 12 hrs? Every time I ask for flights that are even 10 or 11 hours they always say no. How did you score that?
I just subscribed to your channel love the vids
Love your video
Brian: Flies Business Class and First everywhere and raves about them - Also Brian: (sees crew beds) How many miles to go there?!?
Flying this plane to Frankfurt in Polaris next week. Thanks for all the tips!
I know both of these pilots...nice job guys!
Where do I find that shirt??? by the way I did the SFO-TLV Polaris and I wish the service was less of U.S standards.
Your blogs are great and I've mastered the credit card points game, on top of that at the company I work for I earn about 1,000 miles a day on top of my usual pay without even flying so this has really helped me travel more and in luxury.
Jordan Carey how
@@Happylifebyh It's a commission through a special hotel incentive program
Wow! United Polaris is tops!!! WAAAAAY better than American or Delta.
I always fill them up nicely in business for the welcome drink! Nothing worse than an almost empty welcome drink glass
Brian I’ve been working for almost three years traveling by air as a consultant for restaurants. I started small learning how to get points from sky miles and slowly paced myself learning from your blogs. Now I’m familiar witch utilizing credit cards for their rewards, perks and points. Using lounges and priority passes to heighten my work and traveling experience, taking my parents and loved ones on free trips and teaching people about what I’ve learned.
So where do I submit my resume and finally work for your company? Haha
Keep an eye on our job listings page! We're growing rapidly and would love to hear from you.
Wondering what you did in Israel? Any travel pointers for what to do in Israel? Thanks
Informative and entertaining review Brian. Thanks for sharing your experience with United. While a decent product, there is just something a little lacking with Polaris. Maybe the catering and presentation lacks style.
Where do I get the United shirt?
That $5.60 is the 9/11 Security Fee charged for each passenger. There's also a $4 flat fee (applied to each person) for any flight segment *staying within* US airspace. Alternatively, there's a $17.70 flat fee (per passenger) for any international flight originating or terminating in the US. This is to cover Customs enforcement, which is considered separate from domestic TSA enforcement. Finally, there's a 6% excise tax taken out of the price of a single ticket. This is combined with a $56.86 fee per 100 nautical miles flown in US airspace (not per passenger), to cover the costs of Air Traffic Control, and to airports (big city and small city alike) that receive federal funding.
So... yeah. In short, taxes on a domestic flight take 6% out of the total ticket price, plus a share of $56.86 per 100 nautical miles flown, plus $9.60 of flat taxes.
For a JFK-LAX flight of capacity 186:
($9.60 x 186)+(28 x $56.86)+(6% of gross ticket revenue).
If the average ticket price is $472 (due to the weight that the ticket prices of premium seating has), then:
($472 x 186) minus
(($472 x 186) x 0.06) minus ($56.86 x 28) minus
($9.60 x 186)
So the gross ticket revenue is $87,792. Taxes takes away $8645.20, leaving $79,146.80 in revenue. Keep in mind, this doesn't include passenger facility charges from the airports, or fuel sales, or fuel taxes. Then there's the cost of labor and maintenance, which vary by airline.
While people in the US see airlines as greedy money-grabbers, that's only because its expensive to run a passenger transportation business -- very high labor and maintenance costs, with the average passenger demanding lower fares but not lowering their expectations with regards to seat comfort, snacks, drinks, and baggage.
Also, Americans see air travel as common for the middle class person, but the rest of the world doesn't view air travel as utilitarian, like the US does. You want world class facilities? Users pay. You want cheap flights into congested and popular airports? Taxpayers pay. All of them. Including those who can't afford to fly.
In short, *your expectations of airline service quality cannot be maintained if you want fares to stay stagnant or get cheaper.*
Don’t stress about packing. TLV is easy to find clothes. You’re such s Queen I love ❤️ it. Very comfortable with yourself
I just flew in Polaris SFO-FRA recently and ate the exact same meals as you.
Great Review!..and what a fun couple you are!..Love it!...many blessings..
Elal has a very good 787-9 the you should’ve try it once..
It seems that United is just using the 777-300ER on both flights out of Newark, and not using 787-10 anymore maybe it’s because of the 777-300ER is a bigger plane with more Polaris seats than the 787-10
Brian great video my name is hector Armando I'm also in aviation I'm actually a flight attendant. Been involved in aviation sence I was 9yrs old have a passion
Do you ever fly economy
Great review, was so entertaining 🤣, y’all are totally adorable ❤️
Ronz 🇹🇹
TPG:"How many miles to fly up there?"
- More miles than you have flown.
I lol'd at the Beyoncé blow comment. Who doesn't love a good...well, you know. ;) You and your boyfriend are so cute together, I'm glad he agreed to be filmed with you. Looks like a great flight overall and I hope you had a great time in Tel Aviv! I recently completed a round trip from LAX to BKK on EVA Airlines, upgraded to business thanks to what I learned on your website. It was AMAZING and I can't wait to do it again. Thanks for sharing this video with us, safe travels, and all the best to you and yours! :)
the in seat salad dance has been my favorite move so far.
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I think United must charge different amounts for the purchasing miles and premier miles at check in. I'm 1K and my offers are always much less than what you got! (2.5 CPM for just redeemable miles, 14.5 CPM for redeem + PQM).
Your bf is insanely adorable. I love experiencing first class through your videos!
Brian and his bf is much more fun to watch then Stefan and Dominik!
yas
Who feels like a kid again when you get invited into the cockpit or is that just me?
The eurovision!!!!
Oh lord ElAl first (!).. I’m praying for you
I'm happy for u guys
UGH!!!! You two are too cute!!!!!!
That menu looks like a google search page
United is the best Airline!!!!
Great video! Happy to see the boyfriend, you two are adorable!
Shalom!
Eat the food like a starving Marvin! LoL
Very cool that u introduce your partner in crime 🤣🤣🤣🤣
So... In summary, fly Singapore business out of Newark. Not only does it get you access to Polaris lounge, seat is wider, and food is better
I actually dislike the Singapore biz seat because it’s weirdly angled and NOT comfy for tall people length wise
Brian Kelly That’s a fair statement, I do recall there are certain biz seats all the way in the back that has considerable room for the feet. But as someone that tall, spacing is really an issue in most planes
Great video as usual, you're a very cute couple!
You’re handsome Brian not a bumblebee and couple goals much??
United airlines didn't ask you who made your bags.
No more sculpted bulkhead with colored lighting and Polaris branding like some of the 772s? Disappointing
I can only imagine what your BF deals with since you're flying all the time!
carl basbas he’s gay lol
Wait he said boyfriend whut
RedNaxx that’s what I said. I was confused if he was joking or not
How is that surprising
i know who the bottom is :DDDDDDDDD
thank you mealwise this is a premium econonmy meal offer. No touch of luxury.
Chicken in C/cl is Always the cheapest.
But then. You are such a Pretty couple wishing you all the best in the future
Eating with your mouth open so uncouth
You redeemed 180k miles one way for an Everyday Award? No thanks.
Jack Hake and he calls himself the points guy..
Better than paying $5k
Brian Kelly No doubt. But for that amount of points you could have booked LH F one way and had 70k points to spare. You should make a video on that!
@@jackhake if it's available. And that would involve a connection. I'd take nonstop in business
I am so happy that you've shown your BF. I can stop trying to get you on a date now!
Sorry... did you say boyfriend?
Welcome to Israel 🇮🇱!
“Delicious, flavorful.” As he eats the chicken. Then just “meh, good” at the summary. Your vids are just as wishy washy as your articles - everything can be turned 1000 different ways. 😑
No amount of these videos are going to rehabilitate Boeing's reputation.
If it's Boeing I'm not going.
Why? If you say because of the 737 MAX you are an idiot
No other option on United long haul until the a350s arrive
Palestine is a holy land. Jordan is a holy land. Arabian peninsula is a holy land. Israel is an occupied land.
And how can your husband(yes...he should propose and make an honest man out of you) put up with you eating that much cabbage!! 😂
Explain to me exactly how Israel is occupied.
@@Salieri21 stop
It is Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Can we please just enjoy a video and not do this here
Seeing a 40+ year old guy act so "silly".... not interested in his videos at all!