Originally Posted by
stevie
Just to clarify BA is nowhere near LH/LX and is more a J+ than F. So delusion has not set in despite the excesses of the festive period. My main point is that AA F class looks inferior to BA NF.
stevie, sorry if I misunderstood. Sounds like we are in agreement that neither AA or BA are in same category as Asian, Gulf and LH/LX.
Originally Posted by
jfkeze
Bienvenidos a Buenos Aires, exchange rates are all over the place...
Under no circumstance should you use your card because you get the official rate, but even in the blue market the peso is all over the place 8.50, 8.80 on Xoom.com ( a great site to transfer pesos) or yesterday 9.5 at on of the bigger arbolitos/ illegal exchange spots on Corrientes...
temperature went down a bit, but this December is the hottest december in 43+ years...
ahh and Evita, it's either
or
here, no middle ground... and I'm a big
hehe
Thanks
jfkeze! Mercifully, Tuesday was finally bearable.
Yeah, no argument from me on Eva.
Originally Posted by
jv66
Another great start to an SFO777 TR. Pleasantly surprised with your write-up and photos of
AA F. Looking forward as always to the rest. Enjoy the warmth and sun of South America...Meanwhile back in your hometown:
and that's without windchill, and today is going to be the "hottest" for the week!
Thank you
jv66, but OMG on those temps. Hoping that it warms up by January 15th when I have to be in YUL.
Originally Posted by
dat4life
AA F food looks quite passable, despite the wine list. The only bummer is that the J menu is pretty much the same thing except for the soup and the customizable pasta dish, IIRC. So is it a pretty good business class offering or an ok first class offering?
Believe or not, I'm actually toying with the idea of flying AA F over CX F to avoid an extra connection in HKG on the way back to the US from PEK next summer. As always, I appreciate your advice and critiques,
SFO777
OK, but are you mad??
That would be easy one for me... unless I really needed to get home fast, I would connect in HKG every time.
Originally Posted by
elitetraveler
AA F Is totally fine if you want to get on the plane, have a seat with great space and crash. The negatives are lack of privacy/noise and sometimes light in the cabin. If one just wants to do minimal grazing, drink bottled water and wake up where they are going in decent shape AA accomplishes this. And probably that's great for most people.
If you want to expect good service, good wines, good catering, flexibility to get what you want when you want it, etc. AA is probably not the right choice. On CX F customers are treated with deference and as important customers; on AA the likelihood is you get what you give from the crew.
Dunno. Fortunately, I've never been on that tight a schedule that I couldn't take a few extra hours to make a connection for a far better, consistent 5* experience.
Originally Posted by
Tony3021990
King Louis XIII?
Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
We certainly know this wasn't on the plane, where an FA will often ask if you want ice with your cone-yak. (Ah, the old days of even UA F, where they'd make sure the XO was in a glass at proper temp.)
Yup. The bar at the Alvear Palace.
Originally Posted by
hamburglar
Great writeup about AA First class!
Thanks
hamburglar.
Originally Posted by
TheAAdmiral
Happy New Year SFO777! Great trip report! We went to Santiago for the first time last year and really enjoyed the beef there. Looks like Buenos Aires has good beef also.
Thank you
TheAAdmiral. Happy New Year to you as well. Beef in Buenos Aires was fabulous. Looking forward to our short day in Santiago.
Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
I am thanking you in advance for insuring that the temperature will be lower tomorrow in anticipation of my arrival.
Taking one for the team as always.
The unbearable heat has passed and it was 15 degrees F cooler yesterday and today. Enjoy your visit.