Originally Posted by
orbitmic
For the rest, you may or may not be surprised that current BA CEO Alex Cruz apparently considering that BA F is too extravagant an experience is working out on trying to make it worse. They have taken out the bathroom flower, the tasting menu, the bistro selection, the amuse bouche and undoubtedly have plenty more ideas to ensure that BA F feels more "Vueling like".
LOL. Now I can't wait for my LHR-SAN flight in January.
Originally Posted by
ulxima
Lovely report SFO777, I have been drooling all the way through it :-D
I was tempted to forward it to Mrs. Ulxima but I decided not to. I will let her experience the Premiere from HKG to CDG without any preview ;-)
I agree completely with what you wrote you about AF and the other carriers.
Ciao
Ulxima
Thanks very much
ulxima.
Originally Posted by
lloydah
My experience of AF at LHR has never been beaten by any other airline I've flown from there. The personal touches exceed expectations. I wonder why then, that in the US the escort could only get us to the back of the security line and, although he waited with us had no power to make headway at all. Is that simply US rules so suck it up?
I think your experience may have been a timid escort. At LAX, our La Première escort took us to the front of the line. At SFO, we used CLEAR and they are amazing at cutting off people, even those with bags on the conveyor.
Originally Posted by
San Gottardo
The thing is: why would anyone go to the FCT if you are *connecting*? It means walking towards the exit end of the A pier - where you happen to have a First Class Lounge which is identical to the FCT in design, catering, services, etc - then one floor down, out of the airport, over a parking lot, into the FCT, one floor up, and then into the lounge. By the time you have done that walk you would have finished your first Eggs Benedict or Gin Tonic in the First Class Lounge which is right in the concourse where you arrived. There is a situation where it does make sense to walk outside, it is when you arrive early in the morning at the C concourse. From there, the walk is just as long to the other FCLs as to the FCT, with the difference that there is zero wait at security in the FCT. And by the way, I do think that LH should come up with something to make transfers from the (few) C gates arrivals more comfortable and quicker.
My experience is that in most cases, I can be in the FCT before I get to the B FCL and I don't get lost.
And I don't see any point going to the A FCL since they only offer limit car transfer.
Originally Posted by
Enthilza
Amazingly detailed review SFO777, thanks for sharing it.
PS: You guys are killing me and what I used to consider an excessive or extravagant spending is now creeping higher and higher in my to-do list for 2017.
Thanks very much
Enthilza.
Originally Posted by
orbitmic
Indeed, as I said, I did not go to the FCT the second time round, but that's the thing: whilst I agree it makes sense not to, the transit experience of the rational transit pax at FRA is then meeeeh at best: walk, good but nowhere near great F lounges, then walk again. It's marginally better than BA but not that much!
FRA is such a crazy and disorganized labyrinth that I've found it easier to just head for Baggage Claim/Exit, turn left and walk the 5 minutes to the FCT.
Originally Posted by
tpatta
Just realized my wife and I were two rows behind you in J on your return flight. Great write up. Thanks. Going to have to try the First Class cabin on one of our trips.
Thanks so much
tpatta. What a small world! I hope that we behaved ourselves.