{"id":255071,"date":"2026-07-31T18:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/united-uniteds-elevated-boeing-787-dreamliner-suites-coming-to-4-more-international-routes-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:15:09","slug":"united-uniteds-elevated-boeing-787-dreamliner-suites-coming-to-4-more-international-routes-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/united-uniteds-elevated-boeing-787-dreamliner-suites-coming-to-4-more-international-routes-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"United United&#8217;s &#8216;Elevated&#8217; Boeing 787 Dreamliner, suites coming to 4 more international routes &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>United Airlines is bringing its most premium planes to four more long-haul routes.<\/p>\n<p>This fall, the carrier will debut its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with the &#8220;Elevated&#8221; interior at Houston&#8217;s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).<\/p>\n<p>This is the aircraft that has United&#8217;s brand-new Polaris business-class suites with sliding privacy doors \u2014 and eight of the ultraluxe Polaris Studio suites.<\/p>\n<p>The whole cabin, though, offers a refresh from United&#8217;s current long-haul fleet, and includes what the airline has deemed the largest economy seatback screens in the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-792205009 tpg-gallery\">\n<p>1<!-- --> of <!-- -->3<\/p>\n<p>SEAN CUDAHY\/THE POINTS GUY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">More routes for United&#8217;s new &#8216;Elevated&#8217; Dreamliners<\/h2>\n<p>Currently, you&#8217;ll only find the posh 787 on two long-haul routes: from San Francisco to Singapore and London.<\/p>\n<p>But with more of these high-end planes joining United&#8217;s fleet with every passing month, the aircraft is about to make its first appearance at the carrier&#8217;s Texas hub.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be phased onto routes to four different cities across four continents.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-3874346954 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-2453190082 full-width-auto-height-image\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-3874346954 figcaption\">SEAN CUDAHY\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Starting Oct. 24, United&#8217;s new 787-9s will begin flying three routes out of Houston:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IAH to Governor Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in Sao Paulo<\/li>\n<li>IAH to Narita International Airport (NRT) in Tokyo<\/li>\n<li>IAH to Sydney Airport (SYD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_container__YVxAW tw-border tw-border-gray-2\"><picture class=\"EmailSignUp_graphic__pcgxg tw-relative tw-overflow-hidden tw-opacity-0\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"md:tw-absolute md:tw-inset-0 md:tw-size-full md:tw-object-cover md:tw-object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__xvcP4\">\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<form class=\"jsx-606422965 newsletter-form\">\n<div class=\"jsx-606422965 EmailCapture_confirmation__AJ4nI EmailCapture_noCheckbox__2BHzb   &#10;          \">\n<div class=\"tw-space-y-4\">\n<p class=\"tw-text-xs-regular !tw-text-gray-5 hover:!tw-text-gray-5 tw-max-w-lg\">By signing up, you will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our<!-- --> <a class=\"!tw-text-gray-5 hover:!tw-text-gray-5\" href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/terms-of-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Use<\/a> <!-- -->and acknowledge the data practices in our<!-- --> <a class=\"!tw-text-gray-5 hover:!tw-text-gray-5\" href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. You may unsubscribe at any time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then, the Elevated Dreamliner will start service from IAH to London&#8217;s Heathrow Airport (LHR) just after the new year, on Jan. 5.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">United&#8217;s poshest plane yet<\/h2>\n<p>This is United&#8217;s next-generation, long-haul aircraft, which sports a configuration that skews heavily toward the upper-echelon seats. <\/p>\n<p>Across the Polaris business-class and Premium Plus (premium economy) cabins, there are a whopping 99 premium seats on board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tw-my-8 tw-overflow-x-auto sm:tw-overflow-visible\">\n<table class=\"tw-w-full tw-min-w-[640px] sm:tw-min-w-0 tw-table-auto\" style=\"-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tw-bg-gray-6 tw-p-4 tw-text-md-medium tw-font-semibold tw-text-white tw-text-left first:tw-rounded-tl-lg last:tw-rounded-tr-lg tw-pl-3\" scope=\"col\"><b>Seating product<\/b><\/th>\n<th class=\"tw-bg-gray-6 tw-p-4 tw-text-md-medium tw-font-semibold tw-text-white tw-text-left first:tw-rounded-tl-lg last:tw-rounded-tr-lg\" scope=\"col\"><b>Seat count on United&#8217;s Boeing 787-9 Elevated Dreamliner<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tw-relative even:tw-bg-gray-1\">\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\"\/>\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\">\n<p><span class=\"tw-break-words\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Eight lie-flat suites in row 1 and in the first bulkhead row<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tw-relative even:tw-bg-gray-1\">\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\">\n<div class=\"tw-break-words tw-flex tw-gap-2 tw-items-center tw-font-semibold\"><button class=\"tw-size-6 tw-flex-shrink-0 tw-opacity-0\" disabled=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"#146AFF\" height=\"9\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 9\" width=\"16\" class=\"tw-rotate-180\"><path d=\"M8.01892 8.5C8.46004 8.50043 8.88002 8.34917 9.17154 8.08485L15.7119 2.14931C16.1418 1.74024 16.0841 1.13195 15.5819 0.779268C15.0797 0.426586 14.3166 0.458514 13.8633 0.851178L8.14425 6.04158C8.1126 6.07041 8.06693 6.08693 8.01892 6.08693C7.97091 6.08693 7.92524 6.07041 7.89359 6.04158L2.17451 0.851178C1.88736 0.57796 1.43739 0.450348 0.998707 0.517724C0.560026 0.5851 0.201466 0.836892 0.0617733 1.17567C-0.077919 1.51444 0.0231724 1.88705 0.325931 2.14931L6.86431 8.08272C7.15632 8.34768 7.57687 8.49966 8.01892 8.5Z\" fill=\"#146AFF\"\/><\/svg><\/button><span class=\"tw-break-words\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Polaris business-class suites<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\">\n<p><span class=\"tw-break-words\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">56 lie-flat suites across two cabins<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tw-relative even:tw-bg-gray-1\">\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\"\/>\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\">\n<p><span class=\"tw-break-words\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">35 recliners<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tw-relative even:tw-bg-gray-1\">\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\"\/>\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\">\n<p><span class=\"tw-break-words\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">33 extra legroom seats<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tw-relative even:tw-bg-gray-1\">\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\"\/>\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\">\n<p><span class=\"tw-break-words\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">90 seats<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tw-relative even:tw-bg-gray-1\">\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\"\/>\n<td class=\"tw-text-md-regular tw-p-4 tw-pb-3 tw-align-top tw-h-auto\">\n<p><span class=\"tw-break-words\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">222 seats<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The highlight of the new plane is certainly the two rows of brand-new, extra-spacious Polaris Studios, located in the first row and across the first bulkhead.<\/p>\n<p>These pods have 27-inch 4K screens and come with a host of &#8220;soft product&#8221; upgrades, such as a caviar service. I was on board the inaugural long-haul flight with these suites back in April, and it certainly wasn&#8217;t a bad way to spend 17 hours in the sky en route to Singapore.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-3874346954 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-2453190082 full-width-auto-height-image\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;height:auto;width:100%\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 756px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2026\/04\/united-787-elevated-25.jpeg?width=640 640w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2026\/04\/united-787-elevated-25.jpeg?width=750 750w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2026\/04\/united-787-elevated-25.jpeg?width=828 828w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2026\/04\/united-787-elevated-25.jpeg?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2026\/04\/united-787-elevated-25.jpeg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2026\/04\/united-787-elevated-25.jpeg?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2026\/04\/united-787-elevated-25.jpeg?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2026\/04\/united-787-elevated-25.jpeg?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/runway-media-production.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2026\/04\/united-787-elevated-25.jpeg?width=3840\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-3874346954 figcaption\">SEAN CUDAHY\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To access those seats, you&#8217;ll want to book a Polaris seat and then upgrade from there. Note that if you book the carrier&#8217;s new basic business (&#8220;Polaris Base&#8221;) fare, you won&#8217;t be eligible to upgrade.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Bottom line<\/h2>\n<p>United had already announced plans to (briefly) phase the Elevated 787-9 onto two additional routes from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) beginning earlier in September:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SFO to Incheon International Airport (ICN) in Seoul<\/li>\n<li>SFO to Zurich Airport (ZRH)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After October, the plane will phase out the SFO-ICN route again, and the SFO-ZRH route will end for the winter season.<\/p>\n<p>Both routes will see this plane in the future, though, the airline said.<\/p>\n<p>As of March, United had expected to take delivery of 20 of these jets in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related reading:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/united-airlines-elevated-boeing-787-dreamliner-more-routes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Airlines is bringing its most premium planes to four more long-haul routes. This fall, the carrier will debut its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with the &#8220;Elevated&#8221; interior at Houston&#8217;s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). This is the aircraft that has United&#8217;s brand-new Polaris business-class suites with sliding privacy doors \u2014 and eight of the ultraluxe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-255071","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}