Originally Posted by
downinit
Buses are operated by the airport, not by the airline. This is why they will not operate a dedicated bus for a few F passengers: they only leave when they are full because they have limited resources available. Honestly, being upset that the F passengers have to share oxygen with the J passengers is not even a first world problem, but a personality disorder. F is just an absurd novelty at this point for people who think they are special, but cannot afford to fly private. I am glad that many airlines are eliminating it completely now that J is better than what F was just a few years ago. Do you really need anything beyond a semi-private suite with a lie-flat bed??
For me this is not accurate. There is a difference between F and J especially the amount of disturbance and service you get in F is much better experience. For example, In J they turn on the light 2+ hours before landing and make a lot of noise. In F, this doesn't happen so I get a much better rest. There are many more small things and that is why people pay for F.
Flying Private is a huge price difference... you may want to do some research on that. Yes, they are eliminating F on some routes but that is not because people are flying Private it is because demand for F is less (mainly due to company policies). However, on the routes that I frequent LHR/JFK they are quite often full and I sometimes have to waitlist even a couple of months in advance on a paid ticket.
I do agree the bus experience is not nice when you compare to EK in DXB but given airline has no control over LAX, I don't blame CX or SQ at all. Just accept it and move on. Many things in F are not perfect but I definitely notice the appreciate the difference in F vs. J.