{"id":58551,"date":"2023-12-01T19:30:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/01\/flying-uniteds-new-first-class-recliners-on-the-snazzy-airbus-a321neo-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T19:30:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:30:06","slug":"flying-uniteds-new-first-class-recliners-on-the-snazzy-airbus-a321neo-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/01\/flying-uniteds-new-first-class-recliners-on-the-snazzy-airbus-a321neo-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying United’s new first-class recliners on the snazzy Airbus A321neo – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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On Wednesday night, I opened the United mobile app and noticed that the upgrade list went on. And on. And on.<\/p>\n

In fact, Thursday’s United Flight 321 from Houston to Chicago had a whopping 111 passengers listed for an upgrade. That’s more than 60% of the economy cabin \u2014 a staggering number for what the casual traveler might’ve thought was a run-of-the-mill, hub-to-hub flight.<\/p>\n

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But Flight 321 was unlike any of United’s 10 other daily frequencies between two of its biggest hubs. It was the inaugural flight for the airline’s Airbus A321neo<\/a>, or new engine option, and lots of Premier members and United employees wanted to be onboard (in the pointy end).<\/p>\n

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