dchen2

Hi all,

looks like starting later this month EY is rotating some dry leased 3 class 9W Jet Airways config 77Ws into the AUH-BKK route.

I have an return AUH-BKK trip coming up later this month. I can book directly into EY metal 77W Biz (2 cabin 77w, no F) or book J on the 9W config 77W operated by EY and use 20k points to upgrade to F for each leg.

AUH-BKK is a midhaul 6:30 - 6:40 duration flight. Is the 9W config First Class worth using 20k points to upgrade into? From EY metal J? Or the 9W herringbone J?

I read here on the forums the SFO-AUH flights 9W config 77W planes had some complaints of it not measuring up to EY metal F class. But any F class is better than J right?

But worth 40k points round trip?

I have only flown EY J before... it sounds like the dedicated EY F lounge is still closed at AUH. Do F passengers get other differential treatment on the ground like better Chauffeur cars? (For previous AUH-BKK J flights I got the Audi A6 at AUH, Benz E at BKK).

If ground experience is similar, aka same cars, access to same shared J+F lounge, then the decision is just focused on whether that 6 hour flight in F is that much better than J.