United Is Getting Rid of First Class on Its International Flights
Skift Take
With the sunrise of United's Polaris service its first class is on the way out -- but that may be okay.
There was much ado about the launch of United's new Polaris Business class last week, as CEO Oscar Munoz shepherded the company away from the cramped era of the 1990s and 2000s and into the modern age of air travel.
But lost in the buzz of lie-flat seats and redesigned airport lounges was a small paragraph buried in the Frequently Asked Questions section of the launch asking what the future of international first class would be for the airline.
The blog One Mile at at Time first noticed the update, citing the FAQ:
In December 2016, when United Global First becomes
