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iah87 · Member Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 2566

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/united-to-start-daily-delhi-chicago-flight-this-winter-bengaluru-san-francisco-next-spring/articleshow/78023354.cms

United plans to introduce SFO-BLR (next spring) and ORD-DEL (this winter) services. The SFO-BLR will affect primarily AA's planned SEA-BLR service, which may be in doubt. Not sure to what extent but some 1 stop services on EK and LH could start seeing decreasing revenue, especially business and wealthier VFR travellers choose the non stop flights.

Also while BLR has good business traffic, but less VFR when compared to DEL, BOM or HYD (and about the same as MAA) and with this COVID virus, business travel will take longer to come back, so initially UA would have to offer competitive pricing on the flight.

ORD-DEL United service will be in direct competition to AI service, but the AI service continues to HYD, so both will coexist. United service will get connections from ORD hub, and AI service gets connections from AI's DEL hub, so dont think this will affect either service.

The_Goat

Caliguy

justbala · Member Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 1898 Location: Bangalore

https://onemileatatime.com/united-flights-bangalore-johannesburg/#united_airlines%e2%80%99_san_francisco_to_bangalore_flight

As of May 6, 2021, United will launch daily flights between San Francisco and Bangalore with the following schedule:

UA152 SFO 18:55 00:50+2 BLR
UA153 BLR 03:55 08:30 SFO

Caliguy · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:05 pm Post subject:

iah87 · Member Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 2566

iah87 · Member Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 2566

United Premium Economy.

Recently had the opportunity to fly EWR to DEL on United Premium, fares were low, about 25% more than similar economy fare, but the trip was not worth not more than 25% than an experience in economy class.

Pros: Seat width - Elbow room, (this is only reason why premium eco exists), foot rest and noise cancelling headsets.

Cons: Recline (does not recline more than economy), IFE is terrible, limited English moves NO Hindi movies or programs, food is same as economy, restrooms shared with economy. United is far behind ME airlines, Euro airlines and Air India in food and IFE.
Food was not good either, had one hot meal, but the mid flight snack and the arriving light meal were served cold. Also the flight left late and arrived late for no particular reason. Not a single Hindi speaking FA (although not required, but would be nice if they had one).

I wanted to let everybody to know what to expect. Business class if you can afford is the only way to go. Frankly I am somewhat surprised at this experience, I am wondering if this is because of Covid restrictions or this is how United will be in the future ?

747-237 · Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:06 pm Post subject:

AMR747 · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:04 pm Post subject:

[quote="747-237"][quote="iah87"]United Premium Economy.

Recently had the opportunity to fly EWR to DEL on United Premium, fares were low, about 25% more than similar economy fare, but the trip was not worth not more than 25% than an experience in economy class.

Pros: Seat width - Elbow room, (this is only reason why premium eco exists), foot rest and noise cancelling headsets.

Cons: Recline (does not recline more than economy), IFE is terrible, limited English moves NO Hindi movies or programs, food is same as economy, restrooms shared with economy. United is far behind ME airlines, Euro airlines and Air India in food and IFE.
Food was not good either, had one hot meal, but the mid flight snack and the arriving light meal were served cold. Also the flight left late and arrived late for no particular reason. Not a single Hindi speaking FA (although not required, but would be nice if they had one).

I wanted to let everybody to know what to expect. Business class if you can afford is the only way to go. Frankly I am somewhat surprised at this experience, I am wondering if this is because of Covid restrictions or this is how United will be in the future ?[/quote]

Thanks, this is most helpful. What would be your opinion about the best option for US-India / India-US in Premium Eco, since not many carriers offer it. I’ve tried LH and AF in the past. AF was good, LH not that great.[/quote]

You may want to consider LO via Warsaw to Delhi once scheduled operations resume. Excellent Premium Economy on Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Illiana · Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 57

Why these bad timings where you are stuck in Delhi overnight for any connection to hyd,blr,maa or any place in india. so obviously you have to sell these for flights in economy at $600 per round trip to fill your seats.

They should move the flights by 3 hours starting from ORD at 3.25 pm to arrive in delhi by 5.10 pm to get connections to all of india. Again returns can be moved by 2 hours to start at 11.55 pm to arrive at 3.50 am to ORD so that people connect seamlessly and also good start times.

existing times

6:25 pm Chicago, IL, US (ORD)Arriving8:10 pm Delhi, IN (DEL)
1:55 am Delhi, IN (DEL)Arriving5:50 am Chicago, IL, US (ORD)

change times needed

3:25 pm Chicago, IL, US (ORD)Arriving 5:10 pm Delhi, IN (DEL)
11:55 pm Delhi, IN (DEL)Arriving 3:50 am Chicago, IL, US (ORD)

iah87 · Member Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 2566

iah87 · Member Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 2566

Now US will require negative RT PCR tests for all incoming passengers worldwide which obviously will include all flights from India.

But unlike India where an Indian citizen or OCI holder can enter India even without a test and quarantine in India, it appears that there is no such option entering US.

747-237 · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:26 am Post subject:

iah87 · Member Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 2566