Originally Posted by
Legend717
Why even waitlist CO?
Austrian is well known (not just here on FT, either!) for their great food and onboard chef.
Okay, so the seat is an angled-flat. News flash- CO is still flying angled flats on 762 and some 764 aircraft (granted, you'd have a 777 to India, but listen to my point), so it's not as though the seat is from the 1980's.
With the price difference, that's MORE THAN enough miles to TAKE A FRIEND with you!!!
So, all that in mind, I'd jump at the opportunity to fly a RARE carrier that has a good reputation. Why mess with CO at all? It's not like EWR is a dream to depart from over JFK, either....
That's what I'd do if it was me.
I would take three things into consideration.
1) The seat. You'll get lie-flat on CO
2) The added connection. You have to stop in VIE if you go with OS
3) Connection time. VIE is a bit of a mess right now with construction, I'd make sure that the connection time is adequate.
Book the OS option and waitlist CO. I'd much rather take the non-stop with lie-flat seats than have better food with a stop.