Thank you! Indeed, it all comes down to the crew and their actions can really make or break a flight. With the exception of Turkish Airlines of course, where the fantastic catering makes up for the so-so crews.

Thanks! Based on this experience I wouldn't hesitate to fly UA again, and I would even see myself doing a US domestic flight on them since they earn 100% to most *A programs. United did indeed outperform SAS on pretty much all aspects of the flight, e.g seat, crew and catering. Even in Economy I'm sure United beats SAS now that they have started charging for all drinks except tea/coffee. I'm glad you enjoyed the report, and keep an eye on the forum since there might be some new reports out in the coming weeks

Thank you very much. I'm using a Nikon D7000 and a 10-24mm wide-angle lens. I process my pictures using Apple Aperture.

To be fair I had a pretty bad cold breakout on the flight, and I wasn't able to fully enjoy all the food and drinks onboard. So my perception of taste may have been altered by the cold. But overall I'm more into the fruity Champagnes, with Duval Leroy and Lanson being among the favorites.

In comparison to the FCT then yes it's very inferior. But it certainly beats the United Clubs

HAHA, so that explains why you had to settle for an economy class main course in Global First on your 4 mile adventure Though I was more referring to a 2nd starter since they had a tray of them on the cart. Don't think I would have had enough space left in my stomach for a 2nd main course, seeing that I struggled to get through dessert

Oh sorry I forgot. Of course it was a shrimp cocktail, made with what must've been leftovers from the shrimp production (e.g the shrimp or shrimp bits that fall off the belt). Thankfully the shrimp on my main course was bigger, but there was only one which was pretty bad.

I guess awards don't generate any revenue. There are no official figures out yet, but an airline does on average get paid around $200-500 per segment for an award ticket by their partner airlines. So instead they use the OptionTown where you first have to buy an Economy or SAS Plus ticket and then pay the upgrade of around $400-500. The total cost if you chose to upgrade on both legs would be around $1500-2000, which isn't really worth it as you can buy a cheap Business Class ticket on a good airline with those money.

Indeed for the savvy FT:er they're not exclusive, but for the rest of the population who will never even set foot in Business Class I suppose it still is

But true in my books SAS Business Class have always been the impossible dream, so I guess anything that you can't get you tend to view as "exclusive" even though it may not always be the case.