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Old Mar 27, 2015, 1:32 pm
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Originally Posted by PVDProf
How old are the kids?

I find, even when flying alone, east coast-LHR is too short a flight to really "enjoy" BF. The time in the air is short, and even if I express dine (where you're not getting the best of service), I don't have long enough to sleep/metabolize an ambien.
To me, this is the key decision point. Is a few hours in BF worth 110k to you?

If you can get LAX-LHR in BF, I'd do it in an instant, and not look back. Otherwise I think I'd stick with what you have.

BF is really all about the seat and the entertainment available. If I were to guess, the kids will say "wow" for the first 20 minutes, then settle in and sleep through most of the flight. They may even prefer some fast food at EWR over the BF meal. And, by next year, are they going to remember anything about that flight, or are they going to remember the great time they had in London?

Last edited by JBord; Mar 27, 2015 at 1:41 pm Reason: meant to write "seat" in bold above, not "flight"
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