United Is Mothballing Perfectly Good New Aircraft Thanks to Delayed Seats


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United's Polaris rollout may not go as quickly as originally planned thanks to a shortage of airplane seats. In the meantime, business travelers wait impatiently.
United has been making much ado about its new premium Polaris product, but full integration of the new cabin into the airline's fleet is being held up thanks to a lagging supplier. According to Woody's Aero Images on Twitter, two of United's new aircraft are going into storage rather than out into operation thanks to a lack of available Polaris seats.

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