Long Way Home - A Y Class Spectacular with UA and CO
#16
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Programs: Mucci, BMI*G, M&M SEN, FB Gold, PC Plat, Father of GhettoIFE
Posts: 3,972
I just get a very nasty feeling that one of my friends will one day "ask" for A J class ticket.. and mile miles just disappear....
A bit more of a mileage run next time.
Nice TR
The metal cutlery on CO is always a nice touch- Close your eyes, & with a heavy enough cold you can't taste the food, you could fool yourself into thinking you were on Singapore Airlines
The spoons are especially handy, being between teaspoon and regular dessert/soup spoon size, for children that have outgrown their plastic cutlery, but aren't quite ready for their parents' stuff. I expect.
The metal cutlery on CO is always a nice touch- Close your eyes, & with a heavy enough cold you can't taste the food, you could fool yourself into thinking you were on Singapore Airlines
The spoons are especially handy, being between teaspoon and regular dessert/soup spoon size, for children that have outgrown their plastic cutlery, but aren't quite ready for their parents' stuff. I expect.
The spoons... Well... Ice cream would had been nice. Like a little airline who used to do the MAN-ORD run used to do....
Thanks SFflyer123. As I've said before, I reach for the GhettoIFE when there is nothing else on the IFE systems - and this is where Continental's product really shines - A decent AVOD system, with a nice large screen, vs a looped system on a crappy small screen with 12 channels on it.
For an IFE system to work, it must be combined with usability as well as content - and Continental wins hands down here.
Truth be know - I didn't even make up GhettoIFE system for the EWR-LHR Leg in the end... that scores good points in my book....
Thanks boyerling3. I've always tried to keep my Trip reports pretty much on the fact rather than the dream, and try to look at the service as well as the product. Although I'm not immune to ranting when I feel fit ....
#17
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: WAS
Posts: 3,010
Cool!
Interesting reading. Thanks for it!
On the ERJ-145, you mentioned that it was showing its use by Continental in part due to the XM radio. Do a few/some/a lot/most/all UX 145s have the radio? Is it even enabled?
Thanks!
On the ERJ-145, you mentioned that it was showing its use by Continental in part due to the XM radio. Do a few/some/a lot/most/all UX 145s have the radio? Is it even enabled?
Thanks!
#20
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Programs: Mucci, BMI*G, M&M SEN, FB Gold, PC Plat, Father of GhettoIFE
Posts: 3,972
I'd assume it's on the expressJet birds only (I haven't seen it on the Trans-State/Republic birds). It seemed on - I was chatting to the FA most of the flight so I didn't get a chance to test it....
This the pic I got...
Thanks Moomba. I could had got a Bubbly photo for you.. but this would had involved going to the bar at EWR... and paying money
#21
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: LON, RUH and DXB
Programs: BA Bronze, GF, EK, WY
Posts: 2,607
Thks for another great source of inspiration Kevincm. Like you, I have to maintain status down the back of the bus as business travel isn't providing enough miles at the moment.
As a challenge, this kind of thing is legal on UA/CO and I'm seriously tempted ... LON-MAN-MUC-FRA-FCO-EWR-IAH-SFO-DEN (or similar) and return for the LHR-DEN fare, if you can find availability. That's about 10K miles each way
Last year I did LHR-ORD-SAT-ORD-DEN-PHL and return.
It will price on ITA and fortunately I have a friendly and long-suffering TA !
As a challenge, this kind of thing is legal on UA/CO and I'm seriously tempted ... LON-MAN-MUC-FRA-FCO-EWR-IAH-SFO-DEN (or similar) and return for the LHR-DEN fare, if you can find availability. That's about 10K miles each way
Last year I did LHR-ORD-SAT-ORD-DEN-PHL and return.
It will price on ITA and fortunately I have a friendly and long-suffering TA !