We flew from Quito to San Antonio with United Airlines

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Welcome to a new flight report, where I will tell you what it is like to fly with United Airlines from Quito towards San Antonio, Texas in a Boeing 737 MAX 8.

United return to the lines of this Blog, on this occasion in a new flight report, where for the first time we will fly in a 737 MAX of the airline, which began operations with this aircraft last March.

The last time we flew with United was from Houston to Quito there in the 2021, at that time in the middle of a pandemic and full of health requirements, but now we are doing it again coming out of that health crisis and with a new and modern plane operating in Ecuador.

Flying on Boeing 737 MAX de United

Today is a good day to start a report again with United and what better than to do it flying in a 737 MAX and with connection to learn more about this process and what to do if you miss your next flight in Houston.

As usual, We start the report with the official video on the YouTube channel, where you will find even more information and details you need to know for your next flight with this airline:

Let's get fully into the report talking about what we should do first before a flight, check in. United offers two options for check-in: face-to-face at the airport and online check-in through its website or mobile application.

Usually, in the case of Ecuador, since it must be checked that you have a visa, the option to do it online will not work, therefore, presenting yourself at the airport with greater anticipation will be necessary for documentary control and also, deliver the luggage.

Since we talked about Baggage, It is important to indicate that if you travel with the cheapest rate called Basic Economy, this will not include checked baggage in the hold, so you will have to pay for an additional fee of $45 for the first suitcase and $65 for the second, thinking up 23 kilos. additional note, one carry-on bag is allowed on all fares on flights to and from About America.

After carrying out the respective process, We carry out the filtering and migration process to get closer to our boarding gate, where I could pleasantly notice that the flight was almost in his 100% Of occupation, highlighting that the Boeing 737 MAX 8, who started flights to Quito last march, have a capacity to 166 passengers in two classes.

From room A12 we start boarding from Quito to San Antonio with United, process that is carried out by groups indicated on your boarding pass, do not stand or line up if your group has not been called.

This is the only United route in Ecuador at the moment, takes off every day at 12.40 am and lasts approximately 5 hours, so you will get to Houston very early in the morning and in a block of arrivals of many flights from Latin America, so take this into account as it could delay your migration process and you could lose your next connection.

During flight, the airline offers two hot meal options in the Economy cabin, this time I opted for the meat option that came with puree, salad, pan, butter and dessert:

The 737 MAX United Compared to Others, has individual entertainment screens with movies, series, song, games, flight tracking map and more. One of the novelties of these screens is that you can now connect your wireless headphones via Bluetooth, a simple process, but you have to make sure you have previously disconnected them from your cell phone or tablet and activate the pairing mode.

On this flight I was able to try the Economy Plus seating option, which provide more legroom and greater comfort compared to standard economy class seats, which is a good option if you want more space and download faster to reach your connection. Yes indeed, have an extra value ranging from $20 onwards according to the route and you can select it at the time of check-in.

Given the delay that existed in migration due to the high flow of passengers, I lost my original connection to Saint Anthony, but do not worry, that the airline is responsible for relocating you on the next available flight to your destination and at no additional cost.

Now a pro tip, use the airline app, This allows you to see the status of your flight and send you important notifications about it, so i recommend it:

Since I missed my original flight, I was able to take advantage of time at the airport, take pictures, tour and enter the United Club for a while, so it wasn't so bad, what's more, allowed me to fly on a plane I hadn't before, the Embraer 175, You can find all the details about this section of the flight in the Flight Report video.

We close this new installment flying with United from Quito to San Antonio and I hope that all this information has been useful for all of you.. Have they flown with United? Tell me your experience in the comments.

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