United Airlines – Well, they get you there. The international flights are much better than domestic flights, as the cabin crew seem a bit cheerier and you get free entertainment in the form of an individual screen. We booked Economy Plus on our SFO to LHR flight and the extra 3 inches of leg room makes a difference. Definitely worth the extra $$. During our CDG to ORD flight we were in regular economy, although we got the 2 seats along the window on the 2-3-2 configuration. Theresa chatted up some of the flight attendants on the return flight, with one particular one, Phillipe, chatting with us for a good bit, sharing some of his photographic work (his side hobby). Since we both went multiple times to the back of the plane to get Walker shortbread cookies and mini Toblerone bars, they putthe remaining cookies and bars in a bag and gave them as a parting gift before we landed in Chicago.
The food on both legs were nothing remarkable. It kept us from being hungry, but that is about it. American airlines lag others in this department and it probably has to do with the cost competitive, money losing nature of their domestic operations. One day I am expecting them to try and stop food service on international flights, but that might be against some laws, regulations, or treaties of some sort. Because we booked a package via Costco travel, they only had UA and BA as options, with BA being significantly more expensive than UA. Oh well, at least I got miles on my Mileage Plus account.
