steveto, welcome to FT! It's always great to be able to take credit for someone new coming onboard!
I've done my fair share of travel in Economy (in fact, already booked the next jaunt to Europe, but since First was mildly disappointing I didn't see the point of wasting more money on it. I keep calling Boeing's sales office in Timbuktu and no one answers - still waiting for the jet to arrive). But anyway, I've never sat in a middle seat.
Spend enough time on here and you'll realize First doesn't have to cost 5 times an Economy ticket. And an Economy ticket can cost half what you expect it to. But I'm just not smart enough for these things...
Originally Posted by
steveto
Hi Ung1,
your post was actually the reason why I signed up to this forum, so I figure I'd let you know that.
I, myself do travel a lot too, but not in your style. I'm coming from the other end of the spectrum and travel all economy..I, personally, cannot justify spending 3 to 5 times more for a better seating arrangement because that just eats into my entertainment and pot money..haha
Anyway...that earlier post you wrote on this thread regarding United..you have NO idea how crappy that is in economy..I think all of their long-haul flights are with 747's I could swear I was on 20 years ago in the early 90's. The videos they show for safety etc look like they were made in the late 70's or mid 80's...SH*T looks OLD.
IF anyone here MUST take United ..bring your own entertainment because yeah..like Ung1 said. there is only ONE TV for every 50 people and for the love of god pay the extra few dollars for a premium seating option...I didn't and got stuck in the middle seat from San Diego to San Francisco and from San Fran to Frankfurt...WORST trip of my life...ok well..second worst..