Gallery | United First Class 737-900 Seat 1E

It was a quick flight in United First Class aboard a  737-900. This was our first time up front on this airplane and as expected, was a slightly better trip than our first in Economy Plus (video review) just months before. This version of the plane had no in-flight entertainment system and was still waiting for wi-fi, so it was best suited for a shorter hop like this one from Vancouver to San Francisco. Thankfully it had power, which kept our smartphone Yahtzee app running.

Pre-flight: Can you name the tails? (WestJet excluded) All our twitter pals that played along got em right.

I forgot to take a picture of our OWN plane. Thankfully United did it for me.

Wide & leathery but typical. First Class seats aboard a United 737-900

There’s a good amount of room to move around in this fairly typical First Class seat.

Legroom isn’t as bad as this might look. Not full extension but better than many bulkheads weve been jammed into.

Sad attempt at an arty shot of my coffee shows off the center console and Hemispheres Magazine.

Mid-morning & a banana is the best option in the snack basket. Can I get a muffin? Jeez.

Sippy cup of pre-flight coffee. The nice cups came out in-flight.

Mood lighting set to Cancun.

Flight attendants use the touchscreen cabin control app to set the mood in the cabin.