It seems as a general rule we have lost our way with regard to the agreed upon meaning of the term “first class”. That or United is either crazy or lying to us.
There are no shortage of threads in various online travel communities in which members recount their onboard and in-airport celebrity sighting experiences. But it is a rare distinction indeed to share the first-class cabin with members of a country’s royal family.
Even in the current age of devaluations there are some good deals to be found on most of the programs award charts. Take, for example, American’s Los Angeles to Sydney first class award.