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Jul 29, 2016, 10:46 pm
#31
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virgin atlantic has bar in business
emirates too? but only new york to milan now?
if flying into LGW could do >
http://eliteclass.signatureflight.co.../londongatwick
LHR's similar service is many times as expensive as LGW's
DUB's service is even less expensive, and has pre-clearance on way back
other airports in EU have similar, including DE, NL, FR, CH, AT
seems there is seasonal westjet for shorter YYT - dublin
boston - iceland may be shorter ?
emirates too? but only new york to milan now?
if flying into LGW could do >
http://eliteclass.signatureflight.co.../londongatwick
LHR's similar service is many times as expensive as LGW's
DUB's service is even less expensive, and has pre-clearance on way back
other airports in EU have similar, including DE, NL, FR, CH, AT
boston - iceland may be shorter ?
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Jul 29, 2016 at 10:52 pm
Aug 4, 2016, 2:46 pm
#32
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In 35 years of flying I never once managed to sleep on a plane until last year when my TA booked me on a couple of TATL flights, Business class. It's not just that the seats are bigger and they lay flat so you can sleep; it's also because the seats are farther apart so it's quieter and you feel like you have your own space and they pamper you more, and you get to use the Business Class lounge instead of the usual waiting area. It really made the entire experience more relaxing and pleasant.
It's a TON more money but I'd give it a try just once and see if it makes a difference.
Aug 15, 2016, 7:52 pm
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thank you very much, another question
Your suggestions are excellent, and then something else happened...
We were on a DL flight CMH-ATL-DAB, and DAB is a marvelous little airport BTW, as good as I have ever experienced.
We were sitting in a Mad Dog 88 enjoying Comfort Plus in a two seat side and she was looking at 'Sky" or whatever DL's in flight magazine is. She took one look at a picture of a business class seat, and said "that looks comfortable."
Of course alarm bells went off, and I am looking to have enough enough MP miles for two Business Class TATL on UA, it has always been the plan to do it.
Okay, finally my question: Can I take her to inspect or at least get pictures of a J or F seat on a plane? Not really sure how to do this, since it means a flight to ORD from CMH that I take, but will UA or a *A carrier let someone on a plane these days to look it over?
Do i need to call UA and get help? Can I just walk up to a gate where a plane has just landed? I doubt I could get on before a plane loads, and frankly the only time I flew out of the country was on ELY in 1999, and J and F has obviously changed since then.
Help is greatly appreciated.
We were on a DL flight CMH-ATL-DAB, and DAB is a marvelous little airport BTW, as good as I have ever experienced.
We were sitting in a Mad Dog 88 enjoying Comfort Plus in a two seat side and she was looking at 'Sky" or whatever DL's in flight magazine is. She took one look at a picture of a business class seat, and said "that looks comfortable."
Of course alarm bells went off, and I am looking to have enough enough MP miles for two Business Class TATL on UA, it has always been the plan to do it.
Okay, finally my question: Can I take her to inspect or at least get pictures of a J or F seat on a plane? Not really sure how to do this, since it means a flight to ORD from CMH that I take, but will UA or a *A carrier let someone on a plane these days to look it over?
Do i need to call UA and get help? Can I just walk up to a gate where a plane has just landed? I doubt I could get on before a plane loads, and frankly the only time I flew out of the country was on ELY in 1999, and J and F has obviously changed since then.
Help is greatly appreciated.
Aug 16, 2016, 12:24 am
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Aug 16, 2016, 2:56 am
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Okay, finally my question: Can I take her to inspect or at least get pictures of a J or F seat on a plane? Not really sure how to do this, since it means a flight to ORD from CMH that I take, but will UA or a *A carrier let someone on a plane these days to look it over?
Not relevant to you but in the UK, you can try out a VS J seat in a few of the Virgin Money lounges (Virgin Money is a bank owned by Virgin Group and has nothing to do with the airline, they have a few random "lounges" in various cities which you can enter if you have an account, and some of them just happen to have a mock up of the plane seat)
Aug 16, 2016, 7:00 am
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Look for a travel fair or something, along the lines of http://eventegg.com/le-miami/ or http://www.cntfair.com/?r=exhibitors where airlines may be showcasing their seats
Not relevant to you but in the UK, you can try out a VS J seat in a few of the Virgin Money lounges (Virgin Money is a bank owned by Virgin Group and has nothing to do with the airline, they have a few random "lounges" in various cities which you can enter if you have an account, and some of them just happen to have a mock up of the plane seat)
Not relevant to you but in the UK, you can try out a VS J seat in a few of the Virgin Money lounges (Virgin Money is a bank owned by Virgin Group and has nothing to do with the airline, they have a few random "lounges" in various cities which you can enter if you have an account, and some of them just happen to have a mock up of the plane seat)
Aug 16, 2016, 12:01 pm
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