Originally Posted by
scubadu
For example, are you consistently qualifying for top tier and thus lounges aren't that big a deal to you at this point? Or is this going to be a rare "treat" to access an F lounge at JFK? Which hard product do you prefer for this route?
IMHO, a one hour difference in flying time is not very significant to the decision.
Regards
I have been a top tier for the last 10 years or so, but not 100% sure I'll requalify for 2018 - very possible I'll drop to a lower tier.
JFK will be on the 772 while CLT on 332/3 and I think the 772 hard product is slightly better, but both should be good for sleeping.
I probably will have a companion with me on this trip and I don't think he has ever been into an F lounge.
Originally Posted by
UKtravelbear
How easy it is to get to either airport from your home / work? How much will it cost in both time and $$?
I will be using miles for this trip, so cost will be the same. Time wise almost identical, but slightly longer layover in JFK (4 hours vs 3 hours at CLT) as there is only one PIT-JFK flight. Total travel time is nearly identical as CLT-BCN is an hour longer but shorter layover.
One other positive for CLT is it departs later in the day and gets into BCN a little past 11am while JFK gets in at 7am. I have found east coast to Europe to be a bit rough given the short flight and having to make sure I stay awake all day the first day.
Originally Posted by
discoverCSG
That's unless you're starting from LAX or SFO, in which case I'd opt for JFK with the 321 Transcon birds versus ghetto PMUS 321s. Or just connect at LHR.
Good points - and actually there is saver award in J on LAX-JFK redeye where my friend will be starting his trip so I am kind of tempted to do one way flight to LAX and do the whole outbound trip together rather than meeting in JFK, but this will mean two straight redeyes
Originally Posted by
rjw242
Only on FT is the choice between:
a) A great lounge and shorter flight
b) A crappy lounge and longer flight
a conundrum.
#firstworldproblems
Originally Posted by
ijgordon
If it's important to be productive upon landing in Europe, go for the flight that allows longer sleep. That would be CLT, even if it means eating dinner before boarding (at your own expense, or cobbling together something in the AC).
This is a golf vacation trip we have been planning since December. I was looking at award space on AA (only real OW option to Europe without fuel surcharges) and found space for the exact dates we want, however, Gary just made a blog post about it and I am panicking a little. Plans are not 100% set in stone and now there may be more people looking at the same flights as I am.
I probably should just book something as I can cancel for free.