Originally Posted by
kittiyut
Crazy? Yes! But the keyword here is "award booking"...
If you are paying with $, there are other shorter routes that you can take, but since you're using Avios - and award in Biz are hard to come by, I would keep it.
I would definitely NOT do it if it's in cattle class.
Waterboarding is also hard to come by; that doesn't mean you should subject yourself to it when it becomes available.