United First provides 7 inches more legroom than economy, ideal for domestic flights.
Economy Plus offers 6 inches more legroom than standard economy, enhancing comfort.
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Direct departures
Tampa to San Francisco
Monday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Tuesday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Wednesday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Thursday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Friday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Saturday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Sunday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Direct returns
San Francisco to Tampa
Monday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Tuesday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Wednesday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Thursday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Friday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Saturday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Sunday
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, +1 more
Changed flight from San Fran to Seattle Then with a Delayed takeoff barely made my connection Waited over an hour for luggage 😜
Changed flight from San Fran to Seattle Then with a Delayed takeoff barely made my connection Waited over an hour for luggage 😜
Alaska no longer allows customers to print boarding passes at the airport. They only use mobile phones for boarding passes. Try getting on an Alaska plane with a dead phone and no boarding pass! Great customer service Alaska!
Flight was delayed twice, I was forced to check my bag, and the only offered water or apple juice on the flight
Appreciate efficiency and early arrivals. Missed video on such a long flight (DCA to SFO).
I paid $49 to select my seat---6A a window seat just behind first class. When I started to get on the plane I was told that my seat had been given to someone else and I now had a middle seat. They finally gave me an aisle seat. When I told them I wanted my $49 back, I was told I would need to call alaska and fight with them to get my money back. And when i was on the flight people going by kept hitting me with their bags. I have tried calling alaska twice to talk about a refund but never got thru to the right person!
All 4 members of my family found the seats terribly uncomfortable. 2 of us suffered from back issues the next few days.
Delays, delays, delays.... (and) Told no room for carry on after boarding B Group and told to drop off our carry on at door to be checked in instead. There was plenty of room left in the overheads above our seats right up to the end of boarding!!!!
Like I said before the internet was shut off so there was little to do on this leg of the flight.
Nice, competent people and airline. Did the same flight last year and it is a pleasure. Only part of the experience that could be improved is the JFK terminal. Hopefully that one is part of the renovation.
Our flight was diverted to Spokane, WA bc our crew timed out. Then we were flown to San Francisco
Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly
Flight left early and arrived early. the whole trip was excellent.
If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.
Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.
Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.
They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.
AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.
Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?
The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.
Rough day of travel all the way around. Wrong info given to us multiple times and mistakes in their booking making our trip 10 hours longer than planned. I’m bummed because I fly Delta all the time and love them. Mistakes happen. Just bummed that this was a rare trip our whole family was traveling together.
headphone jack didnt work for the first flight and not much variety
The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me
For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water
Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.
Beijing PEK to SFO. I had an economy seat on this flight. The seat comfort was acceptable. My main complaint is with the FA’s lack of personality and absence from servicing the plane, specifically restroom care (I wish I could share a pic of the restroom that I captured) and care of travelers—drink cart/availability of drinks. I'm amazed at the level of service on other International travel where a passenger is most often appreciated.
Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.
Boarding always seems a bit chaotic. Seat spacing could leave more for leg room.
Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗
We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again
Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?
Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.
Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!
Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.
The seats were crammed and the guy in front of me wouldn't stop reclining. If AA is cramming extra rows in, they need to take away the reclining in coach. My knees were smashed for 4 1/2 hours and I was very close to confronting the passenger in front of me.
This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight
Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.
very bare bones flight no entertainment screen, download shows prior to boarding to watch on phone or tablet.
The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights
Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight
We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.
Asked for a seat change to be w my wife at the gate they were great in sorting it out to make it happen
Everything went as planned. Crew was great. Seats were still not that comfortable.
They cancelled the flight and did nothing. I should be compensated for my uber rides to and from airport. Not a good service by frontier or kayak.
No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.
The worst service , the agents from the counter are really bad . Poor customer service . They didnt help me to get in the flight . I was on line when they close the flight without telling and I couldn’t board the plane . I will like to get my money back ey back because it was their fault. Really bad management , bad manners, bad additud
The check in process was a mess for no reason. I spent an hour waiting in line trying to get them to print my boarding pass and as a result I missed my flight.
The plane was clean, the crew was friendly and helpful. It’s a low cost airline so there was no food, drinks or in flight entertainment but we didn’t expect any of these things. In the room for improvement department, they should install USB ports in seats to charge mobile devices.
Charging $74 for one checked bag is outrageous. I will never fly Frontier again.
I was surprised that all baggage, including carry on, were charged. Each additional bag went up in cost. Really disappointed in the additional costs.
Charges unexpected. For seat that didnt recline. Please reverse extra seat and carryon charge. Bad business that is a bait and switch.
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