Originally Posted by
ETHFlyer
I'm looking for some flights back to the West Coast from Asia (ideally to YVR but I'm flexible) and really the only routes in J/F that are available on a whim all involve travel through India. Whether that's some combo of SQ/NH/BR to India and an AI flight to YVR. I know that the hard product is abysmal, but how bad is the experience really. I've watched as many reviews as you can realistically watch but they never cover the stuff I really want to know, like how dirty are the seats really, how bad are the crews on average, how are the bathrooms, and how are the other passengers especially. I figure I can get the most fair replies here, so is it worth it taking AI direct to YVR (I know it's their worst long haul product) or should I add another connection and 4+ hours to avoid India.
Problem with AI F is that it's barely an F experience. However, crew are fantastic. Bathrooms will be clean. Seats and general areas may have lots of areas which need deep cleaning but usually livable for 16 hours. Other passengers there if any won't bother you.
AI J - problem is broken seats. Way too many people complain about it. Again crew will be good and your bathrooms will be fine.
General problem - poor IFE and WiFi.
Assuming you're buying an award through AC - depending on how miles rich you are... the 30-40k maybe worth it to go for AI F.