Flight Review: United Airlines 777-200ER First Class Chicago to Newark

During my trip to the United States, I set out to fly on United Airlines (UA) 757-200 from Newark to Chicago and straight back, and that was the plan right up to 24 hours before takeoff time.

Follow me as I try out United Airlines’s domestic First Class product

An unexpected and welcome change of aircraft

When I checked in for my flights, I realized that the aircraft had been changed from a Boeing 757 to a 777-200ER.

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