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United Domestic First, Newark International – Boston Logan, Boeing 737 MAX 8: Shameful

Here we go for the final leg of this business trip to Washington, DC, with a MAX 8. Boarding I left the lounge at the scheduled boarding time, taking no risks as I knew the inbound flight had just landed. It...

United Club, Newark International Gates A: Good but Crowded

After a short flight from Washington, I headed to the United Club at Gates A before my flight to Boston. Connection process Arriving at Gates C from Washington, I took the shuttle bus to Gates A, avoiding a second TSA screening. https://flic.kr/p/2qn8D6z It...

United Domestic First, Washington Reagan – Newark International, Bombardier CRJ550: Night and Day Compared to the Outbound Flight

This was the first leg of my return journey to Boston, on a CRJ550—the premium, lower-capacity version of the CRJ700. Boarding I left the lounge about ten minutes before the rescheduled boarding time and arrived at the gate shortly afterward. https://flic.kr/p/2qnemvV https://flic.kr/p/2qnd7L5 https://flic.kr/p/2qnd7CE Boarding began...

United Domestic First, Newark International – Washington Reagan, Bombardier CRJ550: No Service!

After a short stay at the United Club, I left a few minutes before the scheduled boarding time to head to my gate. https://flic.kr/p/2qn8kLu Boarding Boarding began right on time with a lengthy pre-boarding process, followed by Group 1 passengers, which included...

United Club, Newark International C74: Excellent

After my first flight from Boston, I made my way to Terminal C, where my next flight was departing. Here’s a recap of the lounge experience there. Connection process To move from Terminal A to Terminal C, there’s no option...

United Domestic First, Boston Logan – Newark International, Boeing 737 MAX 9: Even When Everything Goes Smoothly, United Is Still Late!

The first flight segment of this journey to Washington, DC, started with a flight from Boston to Newark. Boarding I left the lounge less than 10 minutes before the scheduled boarding time. The gate was quite far, and I received a text...

United Club, Boston Logan: A Pleasant Space

The first leg of this trip started with an early morning visit to the United Club in my hometown. Check-in and ground experience I checked in for my flight 24 hours before departure using the United app. I downloaded my boarding...

Boston-New York Newark on domestic first on United: minimal service and global outage

There was not much to expect on such a short flight and, indeed, the service was very minimal considering the class of travel. But the most notable point was the global computer failure that caused a delay of several...

United Club Boston Logan: not as bad as expected

I didn't have high expectations when I entered this lounge, as I did with regard to the American tourism industry in general, but in the end I was almost pleasantly surprised. I had planned to spend an hour or...