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Jan 6, 2019, 10:45 am

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Originally Posted by dciolli

I'm looking at options for LAX-ATH in J for late August 2019. Here's the options I've found for the TPAC leg:

1) LAX-LHR BA 747 - Good connection options and can fly the 747 for the first time, but Club World isn't great.
2) LAX-LHR AA 77W - Best seat but only one connection option that would arrive in ATH at 2:25am.
3) ORD-ATH 788 - Typically try to avoid due to the seat rocking issues.
4) PHL-ATH 330 - Decent seat but lengthy domestic leg on a LUS 321 and early departure time would make it difficult to sleep.

Assuming the price is equal, which would you choose? We will be coming back CHQ-HEL-LAX on AY and get to try their new A350.

Those aren't TPAC routings. Those are TATL routings. Neither CX nor JL fly to ATH. Going TPAC, you'd have to double connect: something like LAX-HKG-DOH-ATH.

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