Originally Posted by pittpanther

This is my experience as well. Flying 15 hours is tough no matter how wide the seat is. Since neither J nor Y will let you lie down and sleep as if you were in bed, and since International coach is "usually" better than your typical MD80 coach, I would at least give Y a try for a few times, especially if I'm being judged on profitability.

Also I would try for as few trips as possible (sacrilege on FT, I know). But I think it's ridiculous to fly 15 hours each way to be at a client site for only 2 or 3 days. That kind of travel burden tells me you should be on site for at least a solid week, preferably 2 weeks.