My United Airlines flight from Washington Dulles to Sao Paulo, Brazil on a 767-400 in Polaris Business Class was very restful…exactly what I needed after an early morning and long day. I’ll offer my first impressions of the flight here and a more detailed review (and also probably a video review) later on.

United Airlines 767-400 Business Class – My First Impressions

I booked via Washington instead of Houston or Chicago so that I could get together with friends who lives in Northern Virgina: that worked out well and after a nice lunch with them, I returned to Dulles Airport where I spent the next several hours in the Polaris Lounge. None of the restaurant items struck me as particularly appealing, so I just nibbled on a charcuterie plate and salad while waiting for my flight to board.

Boarding began at 9:35 pm. The United 767-400 features 34 business class seats all in one large cabin. I found my seat in 7L and settled in for the flight.

My plan was very simple: eat dinner, then go to sleep. Thankfully, the service was very efficient and began promptly after takeoff.

My new favorite drink on Untied is the familiar Aperol Spritz, a nice aperitivo served with mixed nuts.

You’ll notice what I was watching: United Airlines played a fairly prominent role in The Devil Wears Prada 2 and got the movie a month before anyone else. While not as good as the original, I quite enjoyed it.

The meal began with a salad with almonds and Brussels sprouts (odd combo…) and crostini with olive tapenade and a very tart tomato with garlic and basil. I really liked the dark rye bread…much better than the usual white rolls.

I had pre-ordered the Maryland crab cakes as my main course, which were good, but tiny…literally 1/3 the size of what they used to be. Delicious, but I could have used 6-8 more…

But it was good not to be stuffed and I concluded the meal with United’s signature ice cream sundae.

With a cool cabin and the air vent turn up, I quickly feel asleep and slept for seven hours.

With just over an hour before landing, I enjoyed some scrambled eggs (same dish as I had the day before, but not as good as from LAX) and coffee before landing.

This was a perfectly adequate, boring flight on United…exactly what I was hoping for. The Maryland crab cakes are very good…it’s a shame you only get a sample.