Looking for *alliance award seat in F which carrier is best?
I haven't picked a destination yet, as I'm very flexible. Once decided on the best F carrier, I will pick 1 or more destinations on their route map. This will be for next spring most likely. I simply want to travel on the best F carrier in the * alliance. How do you rank your top 3?
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I have often wondered about this too, but the different aspect of what's "best" differ quite a bit from one pax to another. Do you care most about:
Seat/bed? IFE? Food/wine? Cabin service? Lounge/airport service? I'd love to see lots of replies to rank the *A carriers with regard to some of these factors. |
For F redemption, I'd rate TK 77W as #1 among *A carriers.
1. TK (77W only) 2. SQ 3. NH |
Originally Posted by Modern 49er
(Post 11844641)
I have often wondered about this too, but the different aspect of what's "best" differ quite a bit from one pax to another. Do you care most about:
Seat/bed? IFE? Food/wine? Cabin service? Lounge/airport service? I'd love to see lots of replies to rank the *A carriers with regard to some of these factors. 1. Seat/bed 2. food 3. ife |
Originally Posted by kkjay77
(Post 11847398)
For F redemption, I'd rate TK 77W as #1 among *A carriers.
1. TK (77W only) 2. SQ 3. NH |
TK has (for now) the 9W seats (it is ex-9W aircraft). Unlike some other good *A first class they were reasonably accessible on *A awards. However, I understand TK is removing first later this year.
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Well, just based on trip reports and such (I'm not taking my first international F trip until next spring), I'd say the consensus around here is that overall F class offerings are broken down in a couple tiers (with the listings not in any particular order):
Best of the Best SQ, NH, LX Next Best LH, TG, OZ, TK Well, it's still F CA, UA People can feel free to disagree. Chris |
Best of the Best
SQ, NH, TK, LX (333) Next Best OZ, LX (other) Next Best LH (except for ground services, which go into the first category). Well, it's still F CA, TG, UA All except LX333, TK, and CA based on experience. |
Originally Posted by JayhawkCO
(Post 11854654)
Well, just based on trip reports and such (I'm not taking my first international F trip until next spring), I'd say the consensus around here is that overall F class offerings are broken down in a couple tiers (with the listings not in any particular order):
Best of the Best SQ, NH, LX Next Best LH, TG, OZ, TK Well, it's still F CA, UA People can feel free to disagree. Chris |
Best of the Best
NH, LX, OZ, TK Next Best SQ, LH, TG (new) Well, it's still F MS, CA, UA, TG (old) I have flown all of the above carriers except for TG (new F), TK, and MS. I'm basing my ratings for those three on trip reports and forum postings from here on FT. |
Originally Posted by vysean
(Post 11857352)
Best of the Best
NH, LX, OZ, TK Next Best SQ, LH, TG (new) Well, it's still F MS, CA, UA, TG (old) I have flown all of the above carriers except for TG (new F), TK, and MS. I'm basing my ratings for those three on trip reports and forum postings from here on FT. You consider TG OLD F to be better than UA new F??? (Yes, BKK ground services are exceptional, but that doesn't explain the distinction sufficiently as it was the ground services that kept TG from being put in the UA category altogether for me). |
Originally Posted by stevenshev
(Post 11857469)
You consider TG OLD F to be better than UA new F??? (Yes, BKK ground services are exceptional, but that doesn't explain the distinction sufficiently as it was the ground services that kept TG from being put in the UA category altogether for me).
Yes, UA new F has very good IFE and a more private seat, but the service would generally be less "special" and the beverage options inferior. If caviar is your thing, TG does it while UA doesn't. On TG you can pre-book meals, not so on UA (aside from dietary/religious). PJs on TG in F for long-haul flights, not so for UA. They may seem inconsequential, but for some they are important. The old TG seat is still comfortable, it's just not very private. So if your measuring stick is based on IFE or seat privacy, yes, UA new F is better than TG old F. If you look at the whole picture, I think even TG old F is at least as good. For that matter, we could make a further distinction for OZ new F versus OZ old F, or SQ 77W/A380 F versus SQ 744 F versus regional 777 F. The seat and IFE are but one aspect of the "F" experience - albeit an important one. |
Originally Posted by schley
(Post 11847531)
Well not that my preference has any more weight than others, but since I started this thread to me the most important is:
1. Seat/bed 2. food 3. ife I can't imagine choosing the best airline F Class before choosing the destination. I am more concern with what I am going to do after I get off the plane, than with any benefit I will get from flying, assuming it's not an MR. And, an MR is not going to be due to the first class seats on a specific carrier. |
Originally Posted by kkjay77
(Post 11847398)
For F redemption, I'd rate TK 77W as #1 among *A carriers.
1. TK (77W only) 2. SQ 3. NH
Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
(Post 11851795)
TK has (for now) the 9W seats (it is ex-9W aircraft). Unlike some other good *A first class they were reasonably accessible on *A awards. However, I understand TK is removing first later this year.
Unfortunately, 9w couldn't afford to keep their own planes on their routes. :(
Originally Posted by stevenshev
(Post 11855103)
Best of the Best
SQ, NH, TK, LX (333) Next Best OZ, LX (other) Next Best LH (except for ground services, which go into the first category). Well, it's still F CA, TG, UA All except LX333, TK, and CA based on experience. |
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