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Is United Polaris Or Qantas Business Class Better?
I’m planning a trip from Sydney back to the US and am lucky to have the opportunity to fly business class from Sydney.
I can fly either United Polaris using Aeroplan Points or an award flight on Qantas Business Class using Alaska Airlines however I’m short a few miles and would cost an extra $450.
I’ve flown United Polaris before mainly to US-London and Hawaii so part of me wants to try something new as I’ve never flown Business Class on Qantas before and am keen to try it.
In terms of United vs Qantas Business Class, would you choose the additional expense for Qantas Business or just go with United Business Class since I have sufficient miles for those?
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6 Replies
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I’ve not flown Polaris, but I flew Qantas Bus Class from LAX to Sydney and then back to Brisbane to LAX and had a great experience.
Great service and food.
Comfortable sleep with a mattress pad in addition to a comforter (I skipped the PJs).
Food in LA lounge was a miss, though.
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I fly between the US and Australia often (dual citizen) and Qantas has been terrible post-COVID.
They’ve cut back on amenities, and service is awful with overall experience and being on time.
I flew MEL-SFO last week on United and it was so much better than any time on Qantas.
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In the past, I would have said Qantas.
However it’s not the same airline it used to be.
Go United.
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If you’re short only a few hundred Alaska miles, can you just use their shopping portal to get some stuff instead of buying the additional miles?
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United is better than Qantas for the long haul.
Plus, if you can transit through SFO it’s much smoother and easier than LAX on Qantas.
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Ehh for an extra $450 it isn’t worth it.
United Polaris is fine and similar to Qantas in terms of quality.
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