United Polaris 767 Review - London to New York (EWR)
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Date of Travel: 13 JAN 2020
Airline: United Airlines
Livery: United legacy livery
Route: LHR-EWR
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300
Flight Number: UA 941
Miles: 3462
Airborne time: 7h11m
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Hi paul; any plans to do more of the train road trip type videos?
Consider adding the published or 'normal' price of your seat.
Sean Bailey I only ever state what I actually paid, because airline pricing is dynamic.
I think you made a typo. You said "Newark" but in the title, you said "New York."
@@blind_gamer16
Newark (EWR) is a New York airport
You know United delivered something superb when even Paul likes it.
I look forward to these videos every week. Love them. But now a charity request for two brilliant and worthy causes - this had made my day. Well done you and especially well done your Mum. I've donated what I can :) What a great end to the week. Thanks mate.
Jeff Norwood-Brown Thanks Jeff! We really appreciate it!
5:38 MANDATORY "good luck" touch o' the plane.....been doing it since the mid 1970's on every flight! Glad to see you do it as well! Amazing videos mate, thanks for posting!
Disneyfamily515 I thought I was the only one before watching Paul’s videos!!
Same before every flight I usually touch the side of the plane
I hope your mother succeeds in her swim.👍👍🇬🇧
I thought the 767 was being fazed out so it’s interesting that they’ve put the new suites in? Unfortunately I lost my wife to cancer almost 10 yrs ago when we both just 26. The only lucky thing about the whole experience was she left me with our beautiful little boy (now 11) to look after :) massive congratulations to your mum for beating it and now taking on a mammoth task 👍🏻 I will be donating well done
I think your wife would be incredibly proud of the job you’re doing. I cannot even begin to imagine the challenges you’ve faced. I hope you can find another partner to share both your lives with.
The breakfast catering options from LHR contractors are very limited. You can’t blame UA. They would need to build more galley space to be able to load meals for both flights at EWR the night before
As someone who lost my mother to cancer, thrilled to support what your mom is doing!
Awesome trip report. The revised 767 business class looks really cool. I was going to make a joke about New Jersey but instead, I wish your mom the best of luck.
Thank you Ben! She reads these comments. And feel free to still make a joke about NJ...it's just a gateway into a proper city for me. ;-)
I rarely (read: never) interact with ads or other things in a UA-cam video, but I really respect you for promoting your mom''s charity in this video, so I donated a little bit towards a very great cause! :)
Thanks Martin!
Great to see how much United has improved their Business Class!
Good luck to your mom!
As a fellow survivor I wish I had found this video earlier, so I could donate. Please pass on to mom a thank you for supporting and my congrats on kicking cancer's butt proving there is life after diagnosis and treatment. Hugs to mom!!💜💜
I think it’s amazing that 200% of the goal for your mum’s fundraiser has been donated :)
All the best for your mum charity. What a lady she is , wish there are more people like her
Wishing your mum good luck with the 5k run. You should be proud of her man!
In another life as a flight attendant, I remember the 767 landings were always very hard as the pilots said that the aircraft had to be put down firmly in order to get traction for landing. Sitting in the mid-cabin crew seats we couldn't see outside, so those hard landings always came as a surprise & scared the crap out of us- often we said "did we just land or were we shot down" lol...
Great review, Paul. Happy to donate to your mum's swim! All my best to you and her!
Thanks so much Didi!
I must use United for almost all of my business trips domestically here.
They, to me, are a decent airline and since the trips I take are usually to small markets, I don't get to use these products... but I have a good amount of points so maybe a vacation flight is in the offing.
Thanks for a great review, and I sent a bit off for Mum's cause. Cheers!!
Thank you Brendan!
Glad to see your mom's fund raising is doing well. I am currently helping my cousin's wife who is fighting this terrible disease. She is currently doing chemo, next is surgery. Wish her luck.
My first flight to Dubai, when I was just 6 years old many many years back, was a BA 767... amazing to see it still in service and flying the skies proud in an updated seat configuration with United. Great to see the US carriers extending the lifespan of these older widebodies. Keep up the great reviews. Always watch and enjoy your new content. Happy flying!
Just did Newark to Heathrow economy with United on one of their 767s and it was great. Loads of legroom, great range of movies, and a (mostly) friendly crew. My favourite airline.
767 is the best aircraft for economy in 2-3-2
I like the music before u take off. I was really happy watching this trip report.
I lost my dad to the demon disease back in '04 so I fully empathize with you and your mum. Hope she smashes the swimming! Will try to donate a little after I've watched your video which I'm sure will be as fantastic as all the rest!
I flew a 767 from Washington DC to Houston in eco, and it was surprisingly great! Wide bodies are much more comfortable than an A320 series or 737, and the IFE was quite new and clean.
Hi Paul, been doing yet another binge watch all the way from around the world tour up to now. Despite me not being able to donate to the page supporting your mothers efforts, it did make me want to donate so thanks to you and your mother, cancer research has received a donation. Cancer effects everyone one way or another and having lost my nan last year, it is only right I support the effort. To good health✌️
Great report, looks very comfortable and congratulations to your mum, my friend died yesterday of cancer, what a horrible disease RIP Gordon Jeeves
What a great mum you have Paul, I'm happy to help, great cause.
N685UA was purchased from Hawaiian Airlines in 2019
Built in 2002, she’s very young. Most of United’s 767-300ER’s that just received the Polaris renovation are 27-29 years old 😱. But they are still the nicest 767’s around 😎
I love your videos they are very entertaining and helpful for someone who is traveling especially the first time travelers or the haven't traveled in years trailer.
I Wish Paul, Jeb brooks & Noel philips can do a video together
Dennis Bunnik too
and a crossover episode with Simon Wilson
He already did a crossover with Noel Philips on Westjet's inaugural 787 service from LGW to Calgary.
And nonstop dan.
Good luck to your mum. Im going through chemo now for breast cancer. The charities are so helpful. Hopefully I can beat this and travel again like you.
Thanks so much and good luck with your fight. Here's hoping you can travel again soon.
Love the Cunard jacket there in the intro Paul! 🚢
I’m excited I get to fly on this aircraft in Polaris later this year. Your review was very helpful.
Your mother is one heck of a woman, my best to her.
Flew SFO-SIN on a United 787 in economy plus and it was a great experience and definitely not the United I remember from years ago.
Fantastic video!
I did this exact flight, although on a 767-400, as my very first in flight in December 2017. We were originally booked into Economy, but was later upgraded by the airline to Business - a pretty awesome thing to experience on your first flight if you ask me. That was in the old business class and will always remain one of my best flights ever, with only 2 flights in BA first beating it. Glad to see you enjoyed the flight :D
The Old Hawaiian Airlines 767 Fleet, Interior Redone. United’s J-Bird Fleet used on EWR/LHR route.
Brilliant video as usual. Have donated, good luck to your Mum, they are both excellent causes.
Thank you Jean!
Just starting my day....coffee with Paul...very nice....I sure do appreciate you. ThNk you, Paul.
United has a one time daily 767 from LHR-IAH and a 777 on the other one. Great video! I believe United is doing a life expansion program on their 767s so we should see them for about 10 more years. The 767 is my favorite heavy and I appreciate it when someone makes a video on it. Cheers from Texas!
Looks to be a fantastic product, best of luck to your mum in her swimming as well
Good luck to your mum Paul. I've made a donation.
Great video as usual.
Thank you Dave!
Always great to see craft beer offered. Perhaps I am a philistine but if I seen a good couple of cans from cool breweries I am always going to pick that over the more - presumably - expensive drink options. Best of luck with your mum's swim!
Cheers Gary! She reads all these comments.
Thanks for the review! I'm going to be flying United Polaris from Denver to London, and then Munich to Denver on the 787-9. If it's anything like this, looks like I'm in for a treat!
Great review, love the style of your reports
Thank you Toby!
missed you mate! Only been following you for a month but wow! Great channel, binged watched your vids and was waiting a while, no biggie, just a nice surprise you uploaded. Hope all is well. Will defo be supporting your Ma on her swim!. All the best mate.
Thank you Aqib! She watches my videos and reads the comments!
I love Terminal 2 at Heathrow so much, been through so many times with Icelandair and Air Canada, probably my favourite LHR terminal by far
Apart from the fact that you have to get lifts down to the bus station, massive delays caused by people waiting. Ridiculous
@@chriso8485 I can't say I use buses out of there, those lifts are a pain but otherwise I've found Terminal 2 is lovely
Awesome video! Paul, you and your Mum are both amazing! You guys are the best!😸😻😸
I like your bird-themed wall decor!
Another great review mate..United can be a hit and miss airline !! Hope your nuts were warm ! Great review as always mate and thanks again !!
Nice review! Thank you! And, you're right. It's always cancer. Best of luck to mum.
Thanks for the Video I fly United Polaris a lot but I have never flown on their 767.. I will be taking it this fall to Europe so great to see how it compares.
Paul I greatly enjoy your reviews and you’ve inspired me to begin doing my own. Cheers to you!
Nice report. This business class on United is going to make a lot of other carriers pull up their socks...( Lots of carriers getting complacent..).. by the way all the very best to your mother.. good luck to both her and you... thanks for sharing...!!
Great videos Paul. You got me itching to visit London again!
I was lucky enough to fly one of these just two weeks ago, from Amsterdam to Dulles (I got the same Star Wars amenities kit). I was in seat 5L (one of the window seats) and it was great. My return flight was a 767-300ER, unfortunately with the old interior. I've also flown business on United's 767-400ER before, also on the Amsterdam to Dulles route and with the old interior. Those flights were by no means uncomfortable (the food was good, the seat fold fully flat and I got some actual sleep on my flights home, as opposed to little catnaps whilst strapped upright), but this new Polaris layout is very nice and a big step up.
10:04 I can't believe they're serving macaroni pies in business class hahaha, that's a classic hangover cure right there.
Love watching all of you're videos and looking to forward to future videos
Another great video, wishing your mother the best of luck with her swim, donated too! (:
Its always nice to leave somewhere on a rainy day.
Great Video mate! Good luck to your mother!
Your mom just got another $50. Happy svimming and flying 😊
Thank you so much!
Flying this route today in Polaris (I travel to NY 10+ times per year in business). Paul - I think you had a better time of it than I am having at the moment. The lounge in London was packed (so much so that there were queues for the toilets). The planes are already looking a little worn (some of the fittings seem sensitive to knocks), and the whole plane could do with a good vacuum. There's a choice of four meals in Polaris...but they seemed to think most people would want the pork (hint: they didn't). The new BA club suites are better than the Polaris - it's roomier and just as private. AA business has a similar seat to BA (although AA's service is very inconsistent). Virgin Upper is also very good. This United offering isn't good enough. I will stick with BA or Virgin going forward I think.
It's nice to see that United can do something well. It certainly isn't domestic cross country service to smaller markets. I was on a flight recently where the toilets hadn't been cleaned from the previous flight, and a mechanical issue meant a stop in Denver for fuel. Like you, I did find the crew to be efficient, friendly and professional, which almost made up for the other issues.
I’ve only flown on their 737’s . Can’t wait to try this .
Good stuff and a great cause. As a cancer survivor, I'm in.
Cheers Neil!
Absolutely brilliant video. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us and all the best from the west coast of Florida USA!!!
I flew the UA 767 in economy to ORD from LHR last summer. Was really sceptical about flying a 76 on this route but it was just as clean and modern as their Dreamliners and I felt like there was more legroom!
The shower area looked awesome. Best I’ve seen.
AC also has a diverse fleet that operates to LHR the 737MAX from YHZ and YYT(used to be a A319, 767-300 from YOW and a mix of 777-200,-300 A330-300 and 787-8,-9 from their 4 hubs YUL, YYZ, YYC and YVR
They occasionally use the A330 to.
They did the retrofit in 2017 because they had to, as new aircraft weren’t expected til 2023, and the old interiors couldn’t be used for 6 more years. So, it was expected to be more temporary, and they originally expected to be phasing it out in 2023, but that definitely didn’t happen thankfully, and the 76 likely will end up being used for much longer at UA. I bet these planes will still be running into the early-2030’s and will hit 40 years old, just like the DC-9’s at NW. The niche they fill in thin, but premium-heavy transatlantic markets can’t be matched with the A321 (you can’t fit 46 Polaris suites on any narrowbody and still have anywhere near half the plane left over for economy). The seating capacity gained from the lack of mid-cabin doors, and bigger cargo belly, also makes their operating economics very favorable vs their A321neo replacements
Hey! We flew United's Polaris product around the same time. My experience originating from Frankfurt on a B787-10. We had the same menu item options. The sundae (without nuts for me too) was amazing! I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who found the burger wellington just a BIT odd. It got the job done for having food in my stomach, but feel like they need to change it. Hopefully, did by now LOL
Looks good! I flew this product on the 787-10 and it seemed like a huge upgrade!
I'm taking the 787-10 (finally, after a couple of disappointing equipment changes...) in May. Really excited for it!
I LOVE the hamburger wellington!! I just miss the flying.
Hi Paul, great review. Let us hope UAL gets more consistently good in their service. I am planning to fly Polaris on a 777 from Houston to LHR this summer prior to flying on To Hamburg on BA and returning from Hamburg on QM2 (nice to see the Cunard vest, by the way). I will use miles because the one-way business fare is an arm and a leg ($6500.)
Looks good. The only time I have done a transcontinental in a 767 was with BA - about 15 years ago. They have certainly tarted up the old girl and bought her right up to date to rival some of the middle east carriers.
Nice trip report! Their Business Class product looked pretty decent.
Thanks for sharing as I have flown this route once in economy class.
Paul, I'm glad you had an enjoyable flight. I gave up on United years ago. I wonder what the experience is flying that 767 in the other direction? Newark Airport is in a sorry state.
Terminal C is actually quite nice. UA did some good refreshing upgrades and isnt too sorry looking no more.
Agree with Justin Powell. Newark terminal C is unrecognisable from how it used to be. There's hundreds of seats, each with its own iPad (for ordering food), each with power sockets, so you don't have to sit on the floor near an outlet to recharge stuff any more. You can even pay for food with miles if you log in with your United account. The same transformation is happening gradually at the other hubs.
That's funny they charge $37 on LHR-EWR. I just flew UA101 from Houston to Sydney and that was 17hrs 50min. Wifi for the whole flight was $22
nice video, enjoyed it, as always!
going to fly on a 767-400 from TXL to EWR on United in a month! So excited! My first ever flight on United and also on the 767. In economy though, I’m too broke for flying business class... I just paid 300€ return for that trip, so I can’t complain :D (on the way back it’s a 747-8i to FRA on Lufthansa)
Great video. Its like sitting in your living room on this flight. And your choice of "Michael Collins" as your movie? Liam Neeson rules!!!!! Thanks Paul.
Flew ORD to LHR Polaris in January popping my Polaris cherry lol it was a game changer!
Can’t ignore the dated off-white and brown colored interior. Reminds me of very early PC equipment of the 80s
Another great report Paul. If you haven't seen it yet. The Great Homer has a new trip report out. I just love his Wine reviews. :)
Just subscribed. my 1st time watching your videos :)
Awesome ! Lots of love 💚 INDIA 🇮🇳
Thank you for the message on cancer. Great og you doing it.
Wow would of never of thought to see a iconic Irish movie on a American carrier 🇮🇪🇮🇪
Do you know if united is soon replacing their old aircraft with new ones? Super happy you had a great flight on united knowing your experiences :)
I loved flying the 767 I could never understand why it was not more popular
Great review! And a great charity. I donate to similar causes to here in Australia. Hope the swim goes well!
Any idea what the construction is for at T2? Train? Good luck to your Mother btw 👍🏻👍🏻
I’m really enjoying your videos and wonder please what kind of work you do that seems to allow you some wonderful trips? Do the trips count as business trips because of a second business or because UA-cam uploads count towards business (for tax purposes)? Thank you very much for your response. With respect.
Awesome video, Ever wondered to travel to trains from the other side of the world(Asia, Japan, India)?
Great review! United truly has the best business class out of all US carriers! They have clearly stepped up their game!
Thanks Anakin and hope United paid you well for putting your name on the amenity kit :-D
You’ve got to be joking. Out of SFO international, the food is rubbish.
Paul Bielen Not on my experience..
Paul, when were you in Newark? I live just 5 miles from the Airport!
Yes, the 767 is old. My first flight on one was over 30 years ago. Nice aircraft...
Paul do you get to keep the amenities bag ? And what about the pyjamas / slippers. Just wondering as I’ve never flown first or business class. My first flight was from Manchester ( ringway ) to jersey on a Dakota ( gooney bird ) 1958
Great Video :) just saw the one with Air Dolomiti and i have a suggestion for you: If you are in the Area of Munich Airport again, make shure to check out the Alps Region! The Mountains here and their natural, raw beauty are very intense and absolutly stunning (espescially in sunset) You could take a Ride on the "Bayerische Zugspitzbahn" to the Top of Germany for example, but don't forget: The real power of the Mountains you will feel when you are some Miles away from the big visitor- crowds! Seriously, when've you made your way to the Mountains its a huge mistake just to take some rides on a Cable Car. Go into the "wilderness" also! There are hundrets of easy Walking Trails, it will be a trip you wont't forget :) Other great Peaks you could get on by cable car or train are Aiguille du Midi (France), Pointe Hellbronner (Italy), Klein Matterhorn (Switzerland), Gornegrad (Switzerland) or Jungfraujoch (also Switzerland). Sorry for bad english, greetings from Bavaria :D (also good luck for your mum its a very cool Thing :))
Airlines from the US get a lot of hate, but I have to say the Polaris business class is a pretty good product.
Strangely I flew with AA just a week after this and it was almost as good - only the seat was less impressive. There's been a lot of improvement in the US carriers over the last few years.
@@Paul_Lucas Totally agree with you, the previous generation of seats was undeniably outdated and the service was questionable, too, but I mean if you see the progress that Delta has made, the revamp of United's cabin as well as what AA did, you can really see the improvements. Yes, there might be some Asian carriers or a few subsidised airlines from the Middle East that are still better, but US airlines made a lot of progress.
Aside from this, I also want to applaud the fact that you use your footprint as a content creator to support cancer research!
@@travelmentaryTV Years ago if I was on a route served by both a US carrier and a European carrier, I would choose the European carrier based on service. I wouldn't do that anymore, unless it was for timing or aircraft type reasons. I have flown United on a number of trans Pacific and trans Atlantic flights over the last couple years, and I have been very impressed.
@@tom_graber True! I mean a lot of European carriers still have a 2-2-2 configuration on their planes, which I particularly dislike. What are "aircraft type reasons" for you? Are there specific planes you prefer to fly on?
@@travelmentaryTV Aircraft type reasons would be if I have a choice of a B747 or an A330 for example, I'm going to choose the B747.