Originally Posted by wanaflyforless
I didn't realize Czech Airlines offered such a liberal upgrade benefit on their transatlantic flights....if only they gave a 100% elite status bonus (they only offer 50%) and flew from Chicago (they only fly from New York), I would be tempted to start flying them to/from Europe. For those with experience, how good is their J product?
I'm quite confident you could buy an OK code on CO (via EWR) or DL (via JFK) from pretty much anywhere in the States. I fly about 20 segments a year on CSA, but it's all within Europe so wouldn't be able to comment on the long-haul service. From what I have read here, it appears that J seating on long-haul is not top-notch (no flat seats)...But if service is anything like the European biz class (quite possibly the best in the industry) then it'd be a decent overall product. PRG has a great lounge and is a delight to connect through- once I made a 35 min connection that involved being bussed from the ATR to the terminal without any running at all, and even managed to find the time to score an upgrade at the gate!
