United PREMIUM PLUS: Mumbai to Newark
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Tail Number: N2142U
Flight Duration: 16 hours, 6 minutes
Scheduled Departure: 12:10 AM
Actual Departure: 12:18 AM
Scheduled Arrival: 5:40 AM
Actual Arrival: 5:36 AM
Flight Date: January 23, 2020
Welcome back to another trip report. This one is on the return segment from Mumbai to Newark in United's new Premium economy product called premium plus. I hope you all enjoy this one and thanks for watching!
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I haven’t been on a plane in months. My last trip was from DEL-SFO on a united 787-9. I was living in Delhi for a year and went to school (as an American Indian). We got evacuated on a USA chartered flight. We normally go back to India twice a year and I really want to go back. My dream is in aviation. I want to become a pilot on a United 777-300ER. Especially since it’s my favorite aircraft. The feeling of being on a plane to me, is immeasurable. That landing was absolutely lovely. Love the video man!
777-300er is my favorite aircraft of all time. Hope you get the awesome opportunity to fly it!
wow man i also want to be united pilot! but my dream is 787-9 or 777-300ER not sure ill see you at the top:)
Best one so far. Thanks for not adding any music in between. Really felt like I was Travelling
Thanks a lot! That’s one of my firm beliefs in these videos. I’ll add some music while I’m still on the ground and explaining things around as then it’s not just my voice and a bunch of white noise in the background but when in the air I also want it to be as if the viewer is traveling with me, nothing but pure airplane noise.
Thanks for this wonderful review. I am planning to fly this route around Dec/Jan in premium plus. I am concerned with the comfort level as it is a 16hr flight. Is the recline comfortable enough to get 6-8hrs of sleep?
Jay Bariya the recline will be just fine, and the legrest is quite enough too. If row 20 is available, there’s the most legroom one that row that you could ever ask for. The others are just fine, but row 20 is unlimited legroom on the 777-300ER.
If it helps, I was able to get around 7-8 hours of sleep on this flight. 5 hours after dinner, then did some work, then another 2/3 hours leading up to the next meal. And every other time I fly this route in normal economy, i routinely get no more than 5-6 hours of sleep, so I think you’ll be able to get a decent amount of sleep. As with any US carrier, they do like to keep the cabin relatively cold. I personally like that, not everyone does, but something to keep In mind for you. Hope this helps and please do ask if you have any other questions, cheers!
Was your final destination San Francisco? I watched a trip report from Newark to San Francisco on United by you, and I noticed your flight was on the same day as this one, 1/23/2020.
Great eye! Indeed it was. This flight arrived shy of 6am into Newark and I had a flight that same afternoon to San Francisco!
Planning on flying, Delhi - Newark on 777-300ER, would you suggest sleeping in the first half of flight or second half?. Additionally, due to covid they are serving only one meal, any idea when it will be served?
Vibhu Mogalapalli i find it very hard to believe that only one meal will be served. This is a 15 hour flight and there should at least be a post-departure and pre-arrival meal if not a mid flight snack. That being said, if that’s the case, it is more likely that this meal will be served after departure. I would sleep maybe 1 or 2 hours into the flight, after the meal is done, sleep as long as you’d like, and wake up for the second meal if it’s there. Do be sure to keep walking around. For flights over 12 hours I average around 10,000 steps on board. Good to get exercise and keep moving around on the long flight. But after you sleep. Hope this helps and please do let me know if you have any other questions. Cheers :)
@@TheAircraftKing Thx so much for the answer. As hard as it is to believe, I think they will be only 1 meal and they expect us to carry our own food. On of my relatives flew on air India to USA and apparently all she got was one peanut packet.😬
Vibhu Mogalapalli that’s sucks and of all the years of flying UA to and from India I’ve never seen anything like that. Sorry to hear. That’s quite unfortunate and hopefully doesn’t last long
Did you face any hurdles arriving in Newark regarding covid test requirements? My family are flying United from Delhi direct also and it appears both on United provided guidelines and Newark transit authority that a one time 72 hour pre take off negative test result is sufficient to get through Newark checkpoints. Just want to cross t's and dot i's. Nice video, impeccable english accent by the way.
Thanks for watching. Unfortunately I’m not sure I can answer that because this flight is from January 2020 before Covid became serious so I can’t say for sure, and as a matter fact I have not stepped out of the country since this very flight.
But from word-of-mouth of several of my friends and colleagues who have taken international trips, they’ve had mixed reports about having their test checked coming in. In either case no one really enforces anything once you leave the airport. Sorry I wish I could’ve been of more help but unfortunately I don’t have personal experience that I can talk about.
Usually people fly via Emirates or in an European airline? what was the reason for United to be your choice? would it be a recommendation for us to travel?
Usually for work it’s the most convenient and fastest option going to the US. Commuting between LA and india is already a long enough commute as it’s quite possibly as close as it gets to “halfway around the world” so taking something that skips the middle countries and goes straight to the US is always convenient, also having status with United also makes the journey a little more enjoyable with extra perks here and there even if United is no comparison to other carriers like emirates.
Also this flight is so beautifully timed unlike so many other ME carriers that leave at 4/5am and European carriers that leave at 2/3am. This flight leaves at a good time (1120pm during summer months/1210am in winter months) and arrived around 530/6am and you’ll definitely get a full sleep on this flight as it’s 15.5-16 hours and it takes you straight to the US.
Awesome video man. I’ve never been to India before, but I’m hoping to go there soon on the UA 777-300ER. The only time I flew on the United 777 was the 200ER from Newark to Dublin on UA23/22 to see family and relatives. Other than that, the flight was great. I’m sure your flight was amazing as well. I hope to travel again soon to Asia and South Asia as well soon after the virus starts to settle down more. Once again, great video.
Darragh Daly thanks very much! And yep india is a frequent place of visit for family especially Mumbai and Pune. Glad you enjoyed your Dublin flight although if you fly there now from ewr, I believe the route is operated by a 787-10 during normal times of course. Hope you fly to India soon. Always a great place to head back to
@@TheAircraftKing thank you very much. Yes, I was a bit unlucky to not fly the new dreamliner 787-10, because I've never been on the dreamliner before, lol. If I was to head to India, which flight would be better, UA48/49 to and from Mumbai or UA82/83 to and from New Delhi? I've heard that Air India isn't so good with international service. If you ever want to go to beautiful Ireland from Newark, I'd recommend to fly UA22/23 to and from Dublin instead of Shannon. Dublin is a really nice airport with the new terminal 2.
Darragh Daly I would say it’s about the same and really depends where you want to go. UA48/49 is one of United’s biggest money maker routes so they’ve deployed their new 777-300ER for quite some years now on that route while Delhi has a 777-200ER. However with more of the 772s being retrofitted, the experience will be nearly the same on both routes, it just depends where you’d want to go really.
@@TheAircraftKing I get you now. I've heard that many friends of mine go to Mumbai a lot, and they say that Mumbai is excellent and better than New Delhi. Plus I've never been on the 300ER of the 777 so I'll probably go to Mumbai. Thx for the advice man.
Hi ... I am traveling with a child .. I booked the first two seats in Premium plus ... I wanted to check if the hand rest between the seats can be lifted or not ? Because I have to put him straight on the two seats for sleeping ... please do reply
unfortunately the hand rests between the 2 seats can not be lifted in premium plus. The central armrest also is where the central console is to hold drinks and smaller items as well has the remotes underneath so the central area is fixed in the seat. Hope this helps, please do let me know if you have any other questions.
Could you upload the full landing clip if you can? Were there English and Hindi announcements after takeoff and landing?
Sorry I didn’t record the English and Hindi announcements after landing. And the landing you see in this video is the full landing video. I was half fell asleep during descent so I wasn’t able to start recording until just shortly before touchdown. My apologies but hopefully you enjoyed the rest of the video
Thank you for the great video! Have you tried Delta's premium? Do you know how it compares? It's more expensive than United.
raknoknak thanks very much! Haven’t personally tried premium select on Delta and I do intend to try it. But part of the reason I haven’t flown it, is as you say, it’s very expensive, and I’d rather fly other premium economy products that are half the price. And most to all of my travel involves United or the rest of Star Alliance travel. That being said, if the opportunity is there, I do plan to fly it.
@@TheAircraftKing True, I do like Delta but not sure if spending an extra 1K is worth it. I will try United next time I fly.
What do you do there in USA? are you a student?
Hi there, I actually live in the US in Los Angeles. I was just in Mumbai as I have relatives in Maharashtra, in Mumbai and Pune, so I’m in these 2 cities on a regular basis.
Another smooth landing on a b 777
Yup, definitely a smooth landing
Nice video mate! Liked! The United 77W will be so great! I hope I fly in one one day.
Rashad Khan thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it! The 77W is my favorite plane and flying it with my main airline is always nice
Perfect "Desi Parle-G" route :
Mumbai/Delhi to New Jersey
Amritsar/Delhi to Birmingham/Toronto
Delhi to Houston etc... be continued.......
You hit it right on the head with all these routes 😂, i might add San Francisco-Bangalore to this list as well
What is the cost India to USA flight? This flight or other... I mean India money
the whole roundtrip from LAX to Mumbai in Premium Plus with United was $1664 which is Rs.1,22,635. I couldn't accurately tell you the one way cost from Mumbai to Newark because airlines change flight costs based on whether you are booking a one way or a roundtrip.
Have u faced turbulence in this flight how was ur experience
Dream Guy I did face some turbulence but this is always the norm leaving Mumbai and some more in the polar regions, but it was all fine. All an enjoyable part of the flight
While you speak marathi I shocked really how clearly you said one sentence in marathi nice
Mayur Shinde haha thank you. Even though I’ve lived in the US my whole life I learned Marathi before English, so it’s actually a more natural language to me than English is.
Premium Economy is the new Business class, it's so comfortable and Decent
This was definitely a comfortable ride and was perfectly manageable for 16 hours
I flew United’s 773 last year as a surprise from IAh-Syd, I was supposed to fly the 789 but a last minute plane change put me on the 773 (kinda grateful since I was flying Polaris)
Nicholas Buonagura that is a fantastic surprise. United’s 787 seats are in my opinion super plush and comfortable, but the privacy you get for that long of a flight is also really nice. What a pleasant surprise. What seat were you in? 9A/9L is the dream on UA’s 77Ws.
Hey man great video. Been watching you’re content and I really like it. As you conclude, United’s new Polaris and a premium Econ actually look quite nice. I’m jealous of the Indian food you ate. Wish more airlines served Indian dishes... though sometimes crappy Indian food effects the body in ways that I can’t even describe hahaha! I guess I may have to give untied a go again. The experiences I’ve had which I’ve uploaded on this channel were unpleasant to say the least. Anyway, great video. I’ll be subscribing!
Hi there. Yep food definitely wasn't as bad as some airlines' shoddy attempts at making Indian food. Especially on this flight, the Indian options ex-BOM were quite nice, naturally. I've been on their route to and from Mumbai too many times in the last 10 or so years and I'll say that sometimes its good and sometimes it's not so good, but more or less in recent times the food has been decent. And in Polaris, one can't complain when you have Ice cream sundaes and dessert carts either
HI, I am taking this flight on the 13th night and i came across this video as i am flying the same class. Wanted to check out what to expect. It was a very simple review but what caught my attention was your comment on Parle G......hahahaha i cant imagine eating it any other way. Also the fact that you spoke some marathi in the video made it feel like a cousin / friend was reviewing it. Khoop majaa aali.
RanjitSings glad you felt right at home! That was the intention. Hope this video helped you look into what to expect on your flight. And I’m glad you enjoyed it :) I enjoyed making this video as well!
P.S. There’s no better way to eat Parle G than dipping it Chaha :)
Hi we flew by UA flight 830 from Mumbai to DFW via Newark and from Mumbai sector the seat was practically empty . First time in life as regular between India and usa I slept nice like home . Many passenger was also slept . It was economy the meals were hot both the and tasty . Flight was on time .
We flew yesterday 12 sept 11.25 pm from CSIA airport . The airport was empty and boarding ticket gate was two only , and emigration one country test were closed looked deserted . Only Gate 7and8 r open with hardly 100 passengers very sad indeed because of pandemic god save us . Mask is compulsory and for middle seat PPE is mandatory . Journey was good nbecause all passengers slept .
Never ever Hurd anybody pronounce Mumbai airport currectley until I saw your vid.
SteveO Midv even though I’m born and raised in the US I speak fluent Marathi and Hindi so I blame it on that, Glad you approve :)
Superb video and a good flight really enjoyed
Ab Menon thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Ya enjoyed the flight and video truly good
How much more expensive was Premium Plus compared to Economy ?
Sagar Rao funny story. Economy is 1,100 roundtrip. Premium economy was 1600. I chose premium economy on the outbound. On the return, if I chose economy, it would’ve been 2000, but choosing premium economy was 1600. Fairly easy choice right 😂.
@@TheAircraftKing 500$ over economy roundtrip is a good deal!
Sagar Rao very much so. And that too on the outbound from Newark to Mumbai I got upgraded to business because of my status so that worked out well too.
@@TheAircraftKing yeah just finished watching your EWR-BOM video 😀
Sagar Rao cool! Hope you enjoyed it
6:37 Skip the engine start? That's like skipping the vada pav when visiting Mumbai!
Maulin Agrawal 10,000% agreed. Especially on a GE-90 I would never skip. However some people are just here for the review and not the Av-Geek aspect and I have to make it easier for them too :). And yes, as a Marathi, skipping on Vada Pav in Mumbai or Pune(where i stay every time I come to India) should be a crime 😁
The Aircraft King I’m no Marathi by any means but I’m a foodie. Which is one of my main reasons of travel. I even told the immigration guy: I’m here to see family, aur vada pav bhi enjoy karna hai.
He even told me the name of his local vada pav stand. 😁😁😁
I see you cleaned the plate, LOL
Are you studying in us or working
I’m working in the US
I'm not the biggest 777 fan but you have to admit that GE90 sound is A M A Z I N G. Also, judging by the reviews of Delta itself, I think it would actually be a nice airline to fly from Mumbai/Delhi to JFK, as they're probably the best of the Big 3 (in my opinion), but United is good. Their Indian catering in the US is definitely crap compared to the ones in India.
14:39 100% Agreed, or with milk.
I’m a big 77W fan so you definitely don’t have to convince me about the amazingness of the GE90s. And yeah honestly I’ve had a consistently decent experience food wise coming out of India on united across all 3 cabins. From the US to India on the other hand is very different
@@TheAircraftKing @The Aircraft King For me, catering-wise, I had the opposite experience. The one from ORD-DEL was decent, with paneer and dal and then as I mentioned the mezze platter thing. From DEL-ORD, you know what happened on that, soggy dosas, crappy paneer. Also speaking of that court order thing, I remember my dad flew the same route I mentioned and got a call from New York/NJ or Illinois saying you need to fill out something to quarantine or such for residents, but that didn't apply to us as we were living in Ohio. Also, I have flown EWR-DEL back in 2016 (on a 200ER) and I don't remember much, but I know that the screen's touch screen part didn't work half of the time. I'm not the biggest fan of the 777 (in general) because of its 10 abreast config in Economy, which feels a bit cramped, even on Emirates (which I flew 7 years ago). But Emirates is an amazing airline, their food was amazing, IFE no doubts everyone knows it's probably the best in the world, and decently comfortable, but little cramped because of the 10 abreast instead of the more comfortable 9 abreast.
Who cares about the design of a kit, really, what about premium cabin configuration. Maybe you should do a checklist of the things you want to cover in your video and leave out the petty and frivolous.
It’s not about the looks of the amenity kit, it’s about the practicality. It’s an inconvenience for an amenity kit if you are spending a while taking things out or you have to have nails to remove them. Also I do go into seat details in sufficient proportions to give an overview of what to expect on these seats across the fleet. But I’d be happy to answer other questions and my full blog report in the description also goes into details with pictures as well.
Thanks for sharing the video! Bummer, ice cream in coach and business but not premium plus. The ice cream they serve in economy takes about 30 minutes to defrost before I can even start getting my spoon in it (business class ice cream sundae cart is awesome though :-)
Scott E. Schneider I was sad too :(. I can’t imagine they conveniently forgot too, because we get the same ice cream as economy if I’m not mistaken lax
Why is it always hazy skies in India?
Kevin Walters a lot of the larger Indian cities like Mumbai, Delhi, etc have a lot of pollution from vehicles and other sources which result in the constantly hazy skies, there are far more vehicles on the road in those cities than in any major US city
I flew on Delta Mumbai - JFK on Feb 12, 2020.
Very nice! A route that I might try to fly once it restarts if the opportunity comes
The blandness was probably due to the dry cabin
I understand that altitude plays a big role in taste of food and I am definitely sympathetic to that. That being said there was genuinely nothing in the egg. At least my egg on the inbound they tried with the flavors
Nice one as always
Epic_Flightsimmer thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it!
We regular traveler from Mumbai to DFW via Nawark nice service and in time with bed meals . 777 -200 to nawark
Sunder Iyer yep! Sounds about right! Except the route has been operated by a 777-300ER for a few years but I do miss the 777-200 because the economy seats were wider on those.
If I were you, i'd have packed a wada paav from Mumbai.
Nice coverage
Pritam Koli thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed the video
Had I been in your place, I would have traveled by Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa, British Airways or Qatar (even though I had to change aircraft)
sathyasaibaba1000 Can understand why you’d choose to fly other airlines, though I have gold status with UA, and this is a route Ive flown 50+ times in my life so this was purely out of habit and to give you guys a look into United’s new premium economy product.
Was expecting to see how the cabin crew uniform of United looks like...
It’s the standard Dark blue uniforms they’ve had for a long time
13:54 yep that happened to me to
Armando Garcia it was quite a tragedy. I wanted my ice cream!!🤬
僕はユナイテッド航空は大好きですよ乗りますまだプレミアムプラスないですあとはエコノミープラスに乗りますグアムに行きます
Brother How can you speak marathi so good ?
Growing up in LA I only spoke marathi in my household so I actually learned to speak and understand Marathi and understand Hindi and Bengali before I learned English
I'm a Kid and just went to BOM and know the entire Rd system of Bombay And when i came to BOM airport And i know the system The eastern and western express
LoL
Great review! Honestly, the food presentation looks a bit disappointing, especially the mid snack. Its 'premium' economy, sandwiches shouldn't be served lie they do in Rajdhani express!
Raghav Sanghi thanks a lot! And Lol and I actually understood the reference too! I do agree the mid flight snack could have been presented better, but after flying premium economy on about 4-5 different carriers long haul, I’ve come to realize that that won’t ever be a reality. The first and last meals will be plated properly and with glass too but unfortunately the mid flight snack won’t be plated as such.
@@TheAircraftKing Have you flown AA 787 & BA Prem Econ products? Was United better than AA and/or British Airways?
Raghav Sanghi haven’t flown BA or AA’s premium economy products. Most of my travel circulates around the star alliance airlines so I don’t travel on AA or BA as much.
@@TheAircraftKing Was this mostly a night flight?
Raghav Sanghi It was 16 1/2 hours of pure darkness. Flying through the polar region during winter means pretty much no sunlight.
A glass of water before take off?You are not afraid of Delhi belly?Was not in a sealed bottle..
Nope :) I’ll take the water belly if it means I stay hydrated
here is my thought on the video even though it was a good video. A lot of airlines getting away from nuts cause coming to find out that a lot of people are allergic to nut products. the reason that most food taste bland in other class cabins unless to booking the #1 class cabin. is people with high BP or what ever. If your willing to speed the extra $ to get the chef then you tell them how you want it. But i do think you should have got the ice cream. Just hope my 5 flight'S go smooth thanksgiving day. After 5 flight I hope I get all my luggage at same time
Prepping food on a plane and cooking for a plane environment is certainly far less than ideal so I’m very sympathetic to that, but for the eggs and spinach in particular, they couldn’t have bothered to have even a dash of salt. On other breakfasts I’ve had out of Mumbai, I’ve had better eggs before. This one was interesting for sure
khup chan aahe video
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it 😁
The last 1 min se you tomorrow
Hey bro also fly sfo- del route
Gaurav Gogia it’s definitely a route I’d love to fly. But I’d have to see when I’d fly it. All my India trips are to Mumbai or Pune and since I live in LA my journey would originate there. It’s definitely a route I have on my radar though, I’d just also have to see when I’d fit It in. Also being on a 787 in economy for 16 hours in 3-3-3 is definitely a no-no as much as I fly United, which is why if I had to fly to Delhi I’d fly via EWR on United. But let’s see what opportunities are available once the quarantine period ends and India opens back up.
The Aircraft King Brother u can plan for Air India Or United Del -Sfo route
Gaurav Gogia I’ll try. Nows not the time for it, but I’ll see what I can do and when I can do. Lots of flights on my to-do list.
Lol! 14.25 …. packet of Parle Glucose biscuits! Bought from a wooden shack chai stall outside the airport perimeter gates for Rs. 1.50 (incl. tax)!
bombaytaxidriver As much as I fly United, sounds like United to me! Parle-G....proudly purchased in Dharavi and redistributed to United airlines! Didn’t even bother to remove the bag it was purchased in
@@TheAircraftKing I'm surprised the cabin crew didn't even say "Biscooot chayye chai ka sath, bhai sahib?"
bombaytaxidriver well they implicitly did. They offered tea as a possible drink with mid flight snack but I turned it down. I try to avoid milk on planes if I can.
Next time take the train from Pune to Mumbai. Don't take the car.
To be honest, from a childhood the roast between Mumbai and Pune always brings back fond memories can’t help myself.and when you have relatives’ drivers that you have been driving with your whole life, it brings another special value to each time you get to do this. But if not for all that the train is definitely a viable option no doubt
While in economy:
Definitely a different world in economy, the usual class I fly on this route, so it was nice to have the extra spade this time around
Don't you know lots of salt and pepper is bad for you, rather bland, than hard arteries
This is true if you don’t hydrate properly. And a plane is a place where one can dehydrate very easily. However I drink too much water on a plane and go on regular walks so this isn’t too much of an issue for me. Also I’d say the quantities that would be used in a plane are of minimal quantities anyways.
Aradhya Kerala
Sorry? I’m not sure I understand
@@TheAircraftKing nothing bro i was just checking my keyboard
@@TheAircraftKing and why are you not uploading the video
From last year
@@nakulmehra.108 which video? I believe I’ve uploaded all videos i made clips for?
@@TheAircraftKing you are not travelling now a days
Sorry nice veg meals
Sunder Iyer yeah sorry I had non veg but the veg meals of the passengers around me looked delicious!
Hi
Hi there
mumbai to newark? that like 20 hours? pass out demarol - fuck the food
This flight was around 16 hours back to Newark so not quite 20, but still a decently lengthy flight. I think I’d definitely want to eat the food they had, going the full flight without food wouldve been a hard send for me
Western Expressway *cringe*
Where most of anyone’s journey time is spent going anywhere in Mumbai :)
@@TheAircraftKingI know that too well ☠️
Kalucka! Aircraft smell from H1B ROACHES
This particular flight smelled just fine, the flight was well ventilated for the full 16 hours.