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Mar 27, 2015, 1:36 pm

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Originally Posted by JBord

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 flight 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?

+1 - all excellent points. Adding EWR to any itinerary as a connection point really increases your risk for issues - and this doesn't sound like a trip worth the hassle of that - especially for that trip - on that plane....

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