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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 10:45 am
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Originally Posted by LH4116
Thank you Short Hair Francis! I'm glad that you found the time to read my report

I have size 10 shoes, so I did find the space to be a little restricted but I was able to move around my feet, and also utilize the small space between the seat and cabin wall. I wasn't uncomfortable in any way, but I some more space would have been much appreciated.

They were tiny indeed. Maybe I should have pulled an SHF and asked for a 2nd one

HAHA maybe. I guess the man has a point. Sometimes you must force yourself to eat a little more just in the interest of the report. Would've been a bit wasteful to accept the food only for the photo-op and not eat it


Yeah in truth I should be singing my praises to Continental Airlines since I was flying on an ex-CO route on an ex-CO aircraft with the ex-CO service concept (almost) to an ex-CO hub with an ex-CO crew onboard.

So I guess I should try the real United before making my final verdict. Based on this experience though, they were anything but underachievers. I do remember the pictures you showed me, the shrimp salad in particular. Impressive size on those shrimp
No Problem LH4116, I try to read some of the more knowledgeable ones around for sure

Extra Serving on UNITED BAHAHA
Rolling on the floor with laughter, UA doesn't even double catered an extra Main on Global First, there is 0 chance they would on a 2 Class service

SFO777 is definitely old and wise on this one
and his motto is definitely correct, "Take One for the Team"

Yes, very much PmCO concept although I never did many PmUA in the old days.

Those tiny shrimp weren't for a Shrimp Salad
The Shrimps were a Shrimp Cocktail!!!!
Now you see why I went Ultra United FLAMING!!!


Originally Posted by LH4116
The excitement was hard to contain, because after all I was about to experience the very pinnacle of exclusivity and premiumness. Screw SQ Suites or Cathay First, SAS Business Class is THE single most exclusive premium product on the market, or well that’s at least what they seem to convey with those outrageous fares and non-existent award availability.


While Norwegians may be some of the friendliest people you will ever meet, the Norwegian crews on SAS are notoriously known for their grumpiness and lack of motivation, and the crew on this flight was no different. At the door our middle-aged female purser was inspecting the boarding passes. No welcomes were given, and neither did she or any of the other crew members bother to make eye contact with the passengers. Just a stern face and a point to the left. The crew didn’t bother taking my jacket at boarding nor welcome each passenger at the seat, which made me feel pretty unwelcome on the flight. Not what you’d expect on an airline like SAS who prides themselves over their friendly image.
I would slightly disagree with SK J being ultra-hard to acquire, their methods is ultra oddball is all.
Not sure why SK likes Paid Y + Optiontown Upgrade???

Cathay First and now SQ Suites isn't that exclusive, you can get both with miles.
I say one of the moreso rare products out there is AF First, now that's one I want to fly.

PS. Thanks for the entries in the Index, I got them entered
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