LAX-MIA First or Biz?
May 30, 2015, 8:41 am
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LAX-MIA First or Biz?
I've got to fly June 3rd. Time doesn't really matter as I've just got to be in Miami by noon on the 4th but would prefer comfort. AA seems like the only direct option so should I take a 737/757 in first class or 777 in business? I'd love to go 777 first but that's running over $2k and my company limit is $1k ish. There is also a 321 but it looks like it's the two class? Any experience? Also I don't have Delta or AA status.
May 30, 2015, 9:19 am
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The 737/757/32B's that operate LAX-MIA will have your standard domestic first class seats.
The 777 business will be the angled lie-flat seats, same as international business class on the un-retrofitted 772's and 763's.
If cost is the same, by all means take the 777 in business, this is the most comfortable option for sure.
And the 777 Flagship Suite in First is definitely spacious and comfortable, albeit a bit dated, but I personally wouldn't pay an extra $1k out of my own pocket to take it on LAX-MIA (a 4-4.5 hr flight).
The 777 business will be the angled lie-flat seats, same as international business class on the un-retrofitted 772's and 763's.
If cost is the same, by all means take the 777 in business, this is the most comfortable option for sure.
And the 777 Flagship Suite in First is definitely spacious and comfortable, albeit a bit dated, but I personally wouldn't pay an extra $1k out of my own pocket to take it on LAX-MIA (a 4-4.5 hr flight).
May 30, 2015, 9:34 am
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The 737/757/32B's that operate LAX-MIA will have your standard domestic first class seats.
The 777 business will be the angled lie-flat seats, same as international business class on the un-retrofitted 772's and 763's.
If cost is the same, by all means take the 777 in business, this is the most comfortable option for sure.
And the 777 Flagship Suite in First is definitely spacious and comfortable, albeit a bit dated, but I personally wouldn't pay an extra $1k out of my own pocket to take it on LAX-MIA (a 4-4.5 hr flight).
The 777 business will be the angled lie-flat seats, same as international business class on the un-retrofitted 772's and 763's.
If cost is the same, by all means take the 777 in business, this is the most comfortable option for sure.
And the 777 Flagship Suite in First is definitely spacious and comfortable, albeit a bit dated, but I personally wouldn't pay an extra $1k out of my own pocket to take it on LAX-MIA (a 4-4.5 hr flight).
May 30, 2015, 9:50 am
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May 30, 2015, 10:15 am
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I've got to fly June 3rd. Time doesn't really matter as I've just got to be in Miami by noon on the 4th but would prefer comfort. AA seems like the only direct option so should I take a 737/757 in first class or 777 in business? I'd love to go 777 first but that's running over $2k and my company limit is $1k ish. There is also a 321 but it looks like it's the two class? Any experience? Also I don't have Delta or AA status.
On the A321, there will be 2 FAs working up front and a maximum of 16 passengers on flights operated by AA; only 1 FA on flights operated by US.
May 30, 2015, 12:41 pm
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Thanks. I guess I'll look at F on a narrow body. So F- 321>757>737?
May 30, 2015, 4:19 pm
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Not sure I would make that kind of decision, J isn't too bad even with fewer FAs. Just a more leisurely lunch 
More to the point is whether you will have an issue with the lack of wifi. If that's a concern then fair enough to skip the 777.
As for the others, I'd pick based on convenience of times. 757 to me has slightly nicer separate cabin for F, but not a game changer, otherwise they are too close to one another to rank IMO.
More to the point is whether you will have an issue with the lack of wifi. If that's a concern then fair enough to skip the 777.
As for the others, I'd pick based on convenience of times. 757 to me has slightly nicer separate cabin for F, but not a game changer, otherwise they are too close to one another to rank IMO.
May 31, 2015, 12:55 am
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Is there a possibility of a 75L without wifi on this route?
If wifi speed is a concern, the A321 are new planes and tend to have much faster Gogo connections. Of course, Gogo being Gogo, it's still hit or miss.
If wifi speed is a concern, the A321 are new planes and tend to have much faster Gogo connections. Of course, Gogo being Gogo, it's still hit or miss.
Jun 2, 2015, 11:12 am
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I could take the 321 over the 777 in J, but that's just me.
Jun 2, 2015, 8:41 pm
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