United Unveils the Elevated Plane Inside with New Polaris Cabin
United Airways immediately unveiled the United Elevated inside for brand spanking new Boeing 787-9 plane which can embrace two, new enterprise class suites, the best variety of complete premium seats in United’s fleet, an Ossetra caviar amuse-bouche service, Starlink connectivity and even bigger 4K OLED seatback screens.
The airline’s new United Polaris Studio suites are positioned within the first row of every enterprise class part and complete eight, lie-flat, all-aisle-access seats which might be 25% bigger than normal United Polaris with privateness doorways, an additional ottoman seat for companions, unique entrée choices, an Ossetra caviar amuse-bouche service, new amenity kits with luxurious skincare choices, wi-fi charging, Bluetooth connectivity, and a 27-inch, 4K OLED seatback display screen.
Commonplace United Polaris seats additionally get upgraded to suites with the addition of sliding doorways and bigger, 19-inch 4K OLED screens. And all clients flying United Polaris enterprise class have entry to the airline’s United Polaris lounges throughout the system.
United expects to take supply of the primary United 787-9 with the Elevated inside earlier than the tip of 2025 with the primary worldwide passenger flights deliberate in 2026 from San Francisco to Singapore and San Francisco to London. All of United’s future 787 deliveries will get United Polaris Studio suites and Elevated interiors, and the airline expects about 30 of those planes to affix its fleet by 2027. Plane with the Elevated inside will even be among the many first United widebody planes to have free Starlink connectivity for United MileagePlus members.
The primary deliveries of 787-9 plane with the Elevated inside will embrace:
- Eight United Polaris enterprise class Studio suites
- Two rows throughout two sections, 1-2-1 configuration
- 56 United Polaris enterprise class suites
- 14 rows, throughout two sections, in a 1-2-1 configuration
- Clients can select between seats that face the window or heart of the plane (splendid for particular person vacationers) and seats the place all of the suites face the aisle (excellent for these flying collectively)
- 35 United Premium Plus seats, probably the most in United’s fleet
- 5 rows in a 2-3-2 configuration
- 33 United Financial system Plus seats and 90 United Financial system seats
- 15 complete rows in a 3-3-3 configuration
The provider’s 787-9s at present have 48 United Polaris seats, 21 United Premium Plus seats, 39 United Financial system Plus seats and 149 United Financial system seats.
Take a look at extra particulars concerning the new choices under, as shared by United in a press launch.
United Polaris Studio
Situated within the first row of every enterprise class part, United Polaris Studio might be priced in a different way than normal United Polaris and consists of superior options and design parts. United Polaris Studio suites are bigger and embrace an ottoman with a seatbelt for companions in six of the eight seats. Every United Polaris Studio suite additionally has an enormous, 27-inch, 4K OLED touchscreen – the biggest amongst U.S. carriers, Bluetooth connectivity, wi-fi charging in addition to separate USB-C and electrical shops. The suite additionally consists of digital seat management choices, quartzite tables, a gentle, wool-blend seat and wooden grain trim.
United Polaris Studio facilities are additionally upgraded, and embrace unique hoodie-pajamas and slippers on all flights, new noise-cancelling headphones powered by Meridian know-how, amenity kits that includes clinically formulated Perricone MD Chilly Plasma Plus+ luxurious skincare merchandise, United-branded taking part in playing cards (splendid for passing the time with somebody within the ottoman seat), an opulent velvet throw pillow on the ottoman in addition to Saks Fifth Avenue bedding that features a cover, day blanket, massive pillow and cooling gel pillow.
And clients who guide a United Polaris Studio suite have entry to the airline’s World Reception® space, obtain most well-liked boarding alongside United World Companies® clients and are eligible for United’s tarmac switch program.
United Polaris
The brand new normal United Polaris suites on plane with the Elevated inside are additionally upgraded with the addition of sliding doorways, a 19-inch 4K OLED touchscreen with Bluetooth, 4 methods to cost units together with wi-fi, and digital seat controls. Every United Polaris suite affords all-aisle entry, and breathable, wool-blend lined seats. And in a primary amongst U.S. airways, clients can select between seats that face the window or the middle of the plane, extra fitted to particular person vacationers who need much more privateness, or seats that face the aisle which have a divider that lowers all the way in which right down to mattress peak – excellent for folks flying collectively.
The well-known United Polaris sundae cart additionally will get an improve with a rotation of restricted time featured Tillamook ice cream flavors coupled with new toppings that may run all year long, alongside the shopper favourite staple – traditional vanilla bean.
United Premium Plus and United Financial system
The United Premium Plus seats on plane with the Elevated inside additionally get a significant improve by including parts usually reserved for United Polaris clients together with soft-touch supplies, quartzite cocktail tables and a 16-inch 4K OLED display screen. Clients additionally will take pleasure in Bluetooth and 3 ways to cost their private units, together with wi-fi – the primary time provided in United Premium Plus. The seats additionally embrace a devoted water bottle and headphone holders, in addition to a privateness divider with a built-in studying mild – additionally a primary for United Premium Plus.
United Financial system Plus and United Financial system clients on plane with the Elevated inside will all take pleasure in 13-inch, 4K OLED screens – the biggest Financial system class screens on this planet. These cabins additionally embrace Bluetooth connectivity in each seat and 6 energy shops per row. Bringing in the identical refreshed appears and really feel from United’s UPP cabin, clients in United Financial system will have the ability to chill out because of the seat’s cradling seat backside that strikes because the seat reclines.
Investments in Meals & Beverage
United’s investments in its meals and beverage program are paying off: buyer satisfaction scores have been up 12% within the first quarter of 2025 in comparison with final 12 months. The workforce stays centered on creating high-quality onboard eating experiences with signature touches throughout all cabins, and the upgrades onboard Elevated plane aren’t any totally different: along with the Ossetra caviar amuse-bouche service, United Polaris Studio clients will get a post-dessert, curated specialty snack field delivered to their seat that features a mixture of premium salty, candy and savory treats, entry to unique entrée choices and Champagne Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé.
The particular meals and beverage choices that might be onboard Elevated plane construct on the work already underway to boost the eating expertise for all United clients. United Polaris wine choices are at present among the many most premium of any U.S. airline, that includes unique relationships with manufacturers like Heitz Cellar, Shafer Vineyards, Stony Hill Winery and Champagne Laurent-Perrier and rotating choices from Domaine Serene, Chateau Beaucastel, VIK and The Mascot. United Polaris clients will even quickly see extra regional menus that rotate month-to-month in addition to new breakfast breads, bottled salad dressings, up to date mid-flight snack baskets and the addition of an Aperol Spritz to the drink menu. And worldwide economic system clients will quickly take pleasure in enhancements like contemporary salads with premium dressing, extra entrée selections, new desserts and a coursed appetizer that’s served earlier than full lunch/dinner.
Lastly, United has launched new menus and utterly overhauled onboard dishware with new dishes, glassware, cutlery, linens and seasonings – together with pink pepper flakes.
