Pay $330 extra to upgrade to United lie flat business? Plane is 777-200, EWR-LAX. Flight is late evening but not a red eye.

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It’s almost a 6 Hr flight.

Could get a fairly good nap in. Also alcohol.

And if you are close to the next status level, the upgraded mileage will get you more PQP.

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Only 330 to upgrade to lie flat? That's a pretty good deal

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$50/hour or less is always a buy
$51-$100/hour is questionable
More than that must be expensed

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Last time I flew United I ended up eating Cinnabon for 8 hours in O’Hare because e apparently the airline was dumb enough to let me on a plane, it also s. Do not give those idiots any money.

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Okay … but if the plane did have mechanical issues that couldn’t be fixed, it’s probably the right call to have folks deplane and find new flights? The long lines piece is annoying, but could happen with any airline (as could being on a plane with mechanics issues that aren’t quickly fixable, thus needing you to deplane).

None of this screams “United screwed me in a way that no other airline would”.

That’s not bad at all for the flight time.

I paid $500 to upgrade to Polaris lie-flat LHR-ORD.

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New Polaris-style seats or the old domestic version?

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Oh nice - personally I says it’s worth it. The new seats are awesome.

I only consider it for overnight flights

That’s a cheap upgrade. Why wouldn’t you?

💯do it. Life is short

Depends on the effort to earn $300 for you . If it is more like one hour of a creative work or a whole day of Uber deliveries ?

Seems like a no brainier for me. Who wants to be packed in like sardines

You don’t want to die rich - treat yourself !

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