Originally Posted by
sea_jeff
Hello all - looking for the collective wisdom of the group.
The knowledge here is amazing and I've learned quite a bit from y'all.
I did a quick search and it doesn't appear that many here care much for Iceland Air.
The missus and I will be travelling to SEA-Frankfurt and returning to Seattle via Paris.
The company is picking up the tab for coach. I will purchase business class seats and get reimbursed for the cost of whatever the coach fare happens to be.
Delta looks to be much more costly than Iceland.
I haven't even looked at the Paris-Seattle segment yet.
Is Iceland air that terrible? Suggestions?
Getting AS miles out of the trip would be a nice bonus as well.
Thanks in advance. ^
FI (Icelandair) business class is more comparable to domestic F (a seat with a small amount of recline and extra pitch as opposed to a truly lie-flat seat), which is probably why you are finding it more modestly priced. If you're fine with something closer to domestic F than international C/J, then you should be fine.
Also, AS miles for flying FI are just miles, they won't requalify you for AS elite status. DL miles will.