<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I was wondering if United Airlines flights have power sockets on the arm rest (or anywhere else) to allow charging of a laptop etc while on air. If it helps I’m travelling the International sector as well as the domestic sector.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
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<p>Not unless it’s a feature of new aircraft and you happen to be lucky enough to get a new aircraft.</p>
<p>Depends… as IBfootballer said it can depend on your aircraft and fare class. The only time you will have a power port when you fly domestically is if your flying First Class. If you fly internationally then you would need to have a seat in First of Business. The only Economy seat that has a power port in a domestic flight is United’s Premium Service flight from JFK-SFO/SFO-JFK or JFK-LAX/LAX-JFK. </p>
<p>Personally, I do not think it’s worth the money to fly First Class domestically on ANY American carrier. For United just buy seats in Economy Plus since the pitch is really worth the money when flying from the East Coast to the West Coast. </p>
<p>If you plan on flying a lot then sign up for United’s frequent flier program since you can gain status with them. If you fly more than 100k miles a year then you will enjoy flying since your chances of getting upgrades is higher and you get free lounge access to any Star Alliance Gold lounge. By the way, you can also fly on any Star Alliance carrier and receive mileage. Star Alliance includes Lufthansa, Swiss Air, TAP, Asiana, Singapore, etc.</p>
<p>I have flown internationally and domestically on United and they are a great airline. In my opinion they beat out American and Delta. But unfortunately there were no power outlets in economy class on any flight I took.</p>
<p>Hey all, thanks for the replies.</p>
<p>Wow, no power for economy class. So what exactly do we do for two 10 hour hauls, and two 2 hour hauls?</p>
<p>Hows the in-flight entertainment, and the UA flights in general? Skywalker23, could you please elaborate? I mean, the website will only show all the good stuff, I’d like to know from passengers how it really is like…</p>
<p>Go to this forum since it’s full of frequent fliers. There are people who average over 300k miles a year as well. It’s called FlyerTalk.</p>
<p>^ Aha! I knew I recognized your username from somewhere. I’ve lurked around FT for a few years.</p>
<p>Just buy an extra 12-cell battery (its only like $50). The 12-cell battery can last from 4-6 hours and your current battery in your laptop should last at least 2-3 hours. That should be able to get you through a good portion of your flight (even transatlantic/transpacific flights). </p>
<p>The con- the 12-cell battery sticks out quite a bit</p>
<p>UA Flights in-flight entertainment: they showed a movie (from the 90s) when I flew with them last year to the northeast from the midwest. I didn’t consciously pay attention to all the features they offered, but I did notice one thing cool they had: the output voice of the live ATC (air traffic control) tower telling our pilot (and all nearby aircraft) commands, hearable as one of the 10 radio stations through head/earphones. That was interesting. And the rest I can remember is that the other 9 stations were mostly music stations playing different genres. </p>
<p>I flew US Airways four other times – they do not have laptop outlets for economy class, only first class. (This bummed me because I’d purchased a $45 Apple ‘airplane’ power outlet chord specifically for these flights!) As far as their “in-flight entertainment” goes, not much different than UA: they too put on a film (one of them was ‘Baby Mama’’ I remember). The flight attendants offered headsets/earphones for $5 dollars, so be sure to bring your own regardless of what airline you fly. </p>
<p>Honestly though, international flights will always have more offerings of in-flight entertainment than domestic flight. By this I mean several movies, music selections, travel information, detection of your flight status in the air (on a virtual map) including arrival time (which interestingly changes throughout your international flight), and some others. Depends on the airline – I flew British Airways. </p>
<p>Hope that helped.</p>
<p>^^^ Channel 9 (live ATC) is one of my favorite things about flying United.
FT is a great forum for learning about travel. It’s part of the reason why I’m going to get elite status this year.</p>
<p>I haven’t flown United domestically or internationally for a couple years, but I remember them having some in-flight entertainment, but no in-seat power in economy. This site will allow you to see what type of amenities are offered based on which type of aircraft you are flying: [United</a> Airlines: Best Seats - SeatGuru](<a href=“http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines/information.php]United”>United Flight Information) .</p>
<p>Different airlines do offer slightly different amenities. For example, Delta offers in-seat power on certain aircraft types. If you are planning on earning elite status, FT will help you decide which airline you should choose. </p>
<p>Going back to your question, check to see if your flights are actually operated by United. Some of your flights may be codeshares and are actually operated by different airlines. If some of your travel involves United Express, your aircraft will be operated by another airline despite the fact that the plane may be painted in the United Express livery.</p>
<p>why not just bring a book or sleep? You don’t need to be on a comp when your in the air.</p>
<p>I have flown with them many times, seats are cramped and overbooked, tables are small, and honestly i wouldn’t risk bringing it out anyway.</p>
<p>So many FTers! Made me smile 
FT is definitely a useful site when it comes to travelling.</p>