Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
I think you would have to be desperate to travel in 1st, take a 1600 mile detour with 800 miles in a domestic US 1st class rather than take a GBP600 refund and travel in business
Yes I agree. I considered the idea but much prefer the 8 hour nonstop trip compared to a 12-14 hour journey with the hassle and possible stress of a connection. A Club Suite on the A351 plus an extra ~GBP600 in my pocket will be fine. Passenger loads appear to be extremely low which matches my experience a few weeks ago when I was alone in F and there were only 5 or 6 in J on a B789 to ORD. I will ring Youfirst and ask them to change the departure city to DFW since I am not far from there anyway. Assuming they deny that I will stick with the downgrade but ask them to change the departure to a few days later. I think this is allowed via current waivers. I anticipate still being subject to quarantine and this would reduce my time in London.