Believe me when I say it were again 2 spectacular (not scarry) days especially due to the power loss.
However this was my 2nd hurricane because last year we were 3 days hiding for hurricane Francis.
But this is not about hurricanes but about flying and for me a special occasion since this were my first flights with a 777 and A320.
First the 777 which was not really what I expected, the flight from AMS to IAD vv gave me enough reasons.
The inside cabin with it's curved ceiling looked for me a copy from the 767-400 but wider.
With it's 2-5-2 configuration in economy class I was really surprised about the small pitch between the seats, really narrow. The 764 from Delta gives a lot more space when you are seating economy class.
For the rest nothing special, yeah it is a big plane, has PTV's (which are really not important at all to me) but noise inside is for me the same as in a 767.
Smart from United is to add an extra Economy plus class which gives you the normal economy class pitch but you have to pay more for it, a bummer in my point of view.
Then the flight on the A320 IAD-FLL vv operated by TED the low cost arm from United.
I was amazed, impressed and shamed because I was a big defender from the 737 all the time but this was not correct at all.
I still think the 737 is an amazing good, reliable airplane but the A320 wins for comfort at all fronts.
Take off went smooth with a lot less noise then I am used to on small body aircraft.
In flight the plane was very stable and didn't react to nervous on turbulence.
Pitch was marvelous, even bigger then I had on the 777!!!!!!!!!
Seats were comfortable and we had 757 style screens on board (the ones that turn out the top panels on top of your head).
So my nick already said it but I am happy that I can stand firm behind my nick since this big brother gave me more then I expected.
General conclusion from all flights with United Airlines:
A very good, reliable airline with a perfectly on time performance.
All departures were on time and arrivals were 20 to 30 minutes ahead of schedule
Service on board is good, food is okay with choices of chicken and pasta.
Drinks as much as you want but for alcoholic beverages you need to pay.
If you need connecting flights at IAD keep in mind you need 1,5 hour for all immigration/security work.
The 777 didn't bring me what I expected, the flight was good and pretty comfortable but I had really no space at all in economy class.
As you already found out the A320 surprised me completely, what a wonderful, comfortable airplane is that
Greetz,
Erwin
