Review of United flight from Brussels to Washington in Premium Eco

UAL

UA - United

Flight taken on 22 August 2014
UA951
12:00 08h 20m 14:20
Class Premium Eco
Seat 20K
jimpster
4,653 · 43 · 4 · 0

Hello everyone!
First I would like to apologize for the poor quality of my pictures taken with an iPhone.
I didn't think I would make a flight report but since I was very impressed with the E+ product on United Airlines, I decided to post this report in order to review the best seat that UA has to offer on their 777s in Economy Plus.
I chose seat 20K, which is in the first row after the BusinessFirst section.


photo seat_UA_20K

It is also the only row where you only have two seats in stead of three as well as unlimited legroom.
I am Star Alliance Silver, which allowed me to benefit from Premier Access (fast check-in at the BusinessFirst/Global First desk and priority boarding). United is one of the only airlines to offer such privileges to Star Alliance Silver members.


photo unitedseatn

I was among the first passengers to board the plane and it is truly amazing to board an empty economy cabin. Plenty of time to put all your stuff where you need to.


photo 12272828_10153918468151844_1566442103_n

The seat has A LOT of legroom. I would say row 20 in E+ has as much legroom as seats from the BusinessFirst section)
(this picture has been taken after the 8 hours 40 mins flight, that's why the pillow is in this condition)


photo 12233131_10153918393491844_343691835_n

As a comparision here is what you get in BusinessFirst, check the number of windows per seat to have an idea.


photo IMG_9863

Here is what you can see from row 20 in E+.


photo 12243864_10153918393331844_986689942_n

I was truly amazed, I have flown UA E+ before (row 25) and the difference is HUGE. I spent 120$ extra dollars on this seat and it was really really worth it.


photo 12272758_10153918393321844_375957167_n

A gentleman quickly arrived and sat next to me. As the E+ section of the plane was pretty empty, he decided to move forward to row 19, which is in the middle section of the E+ cabin, leaving seat 20J empty.
Here is the legroom he experienced there …


photo 12248880_10153918393351844_739302011_n

… which is also good but I definitely wanted a window seat.


photo 12233284_10153918393306844_1636041852_n

We took off on time.


photo 12233582_10153918393356844_619647192_n

A meal was served pretty quickly, I do not have any picture of it but it is the same meal as in Economy. Not good but not bad either.
What I like the most is that seating in row 20 with no one next to you makes you able to use the two tray tables, which is very comfortable if you are a messy person as I am


photo 12272847_10153918393376844_784816921_n

I was also able to use seat 20J monitor not to be bothered by my own one and get some space while working over the atlantic.


photo 12233568_10153918393371844_852703741_n

Being able to use both tray tables really felt like heaven since I had to take some notes according to documents on my laptop (which is a big MacBook Pro 17) and I was able to do so with a lot of space.


photo 12242103_10153918393421844_1766366290_n

I could stand up and go to the toilet without bothering anyone. The rest of Economy and Economy + feels a little tight in comparison..


photo 12270146_10153918393406844_1390529837_n

Prior to landing we had a little snack, once again, much appreciated with two tables.


photo 12273071_10153918393461844_1723220523_n

Approach into Dulles.


photo 12270262_10153918393456844_1685770423_n

Quick taxi to the gate


photo 12277288_10153918393466844_1663335730_nphoto 12277110_10153918393501844_597547448_nphoto 12243601_10153918468156844_40466927_n

I got a United Club pass from a friend, the lounge at IAD was literally empty.


photo 12212155_10153918393516844_1928725318_n

The food and drinks were quite poor but the seats were ok.


photo 12243672_10153918393526844_1687225542_n

As a summary, if you are willing to travel in Economy Plus on a United Airlines 777, do chose those seats in the front row, especially seat 20K.
It was my best flight in economy. I paid 450$ for the return flight + 120$ extra dollars for upgrading to E+, total 570$ return flight BRU-IAD.
A total bargain for the service.

Display all

Product ratings

Airline

United 7.1

  • Cabin8.0 / 10
  • Cabin crew7.5 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi6.5 / 10
  • Meal/catering6.5 / 10
Departure airport

Brussels - BRU10.0

  • Efficiency10.0 / 10
  • Access10.0 / 10
  • Services10.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness10.0 / 10
Arrival Airport

Washington - IAD8.6

  • Efficiency9.0 / 10
  • Access8.5 / 10
  • Services8.5 / 10
  • Cleanliness8.5 / 10

Conclusion

Did you enjoy reading this?

Let the author know by sharing a clap! It will be greatly appreciated!

0 Clap

Les derniers avis du vols BRU - IAD

Comments (4)

  • Great FR. Thanks for sharing. It's nice to know that E+ seats in United are comfortable.

  • Thanks for this FR.

    E+ of UA is very is verry good, because of this price.

    In BusinessFirst, you can have a quite flat seat so the difference is quite big ^^

    And nearly every silver *A statute offers fast check-in in Biz check-in and priority boarding and more whit the airline lounge acces, I was SN silver and I had the same advantages with SN and LH :)

  • Great report, thanks a lot!

  • Thanks for sharing this FR.

    Comparing Y+ to J based solely on seat pitch is pretty misleading. I personally avoid bulkheads because you can’t fully extend your legs (evidenced by you sitting sideways). You got lucky with a fairly empty cabin; a full Y+ cabin would be a different experience. $120 seems low for Y+ and is obviously worth it in this situation having an empty cabin. The Asian upgrades are usually closer to $200, which is a rip off. I also find the IFE in the bulkhead seats to be smaller.

    Next time catering pictures please :)

Login to post a comment.
Flight-Report

Ad Blocker Detected

Flight-Report is a free website hosting more than 500 000 pictures and 17 000 reviews, without ads, this website can't exist.

If you enjoy our website, we would greatly appreciate it if you could disable your ad blocker to support us. Thank you for your help and understanding!

How to Allow Flight-Report.com?