United Airlines Polaris business class is one of the most highly-regarded premium products in the United States. Launched in 2016, the product is now available on all United widebodies operating international flights, following the most recent retrofits of the Boeing 767s. The longest flight in United’s network this month is from its hub at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) at 8,440 miles and is one of several routes to five continents that feature the Polaris product, as well as some transcontinental domestic routes and others to Hawai’i.
According to Cirium , United has 9,599 flights scheduled on widebodies in August, meaning there are plenty of opportunities to book Polaris seats. United Airlines Mileage Plus The first way to book an award flight in Polaris is to use United’s frequent flier program, MileagePlus . Using the airline’s website, one can look for award fares, but the downfall to searching for a business/first fare (as the website labels them), is that the calendar view shows the lowest prices overall, meaning they are economy fares.
In order to find the cheapest premium fares, one must click from day to day. Rates will vary by route and by flight. For the purpose of comparing one of the domestic routes with Polaris and then a shorter international route with the product, the first route selected is from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).
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