Originally Posted by
lhcohen
I have 2 options (really many more so feel free to make a recommendation). I plan to fly to JFK but could get from CMH to any other gateway city. Would you take Finnair through Helsinki (an 8 hour flight followed by an 11.5 hour flight) or Cathay Pacific through HKG (16 hours followed by 3 hours and 10 minutes)? Qatar and JAL are also options from JFK.
Thanks.
Originally Posted by
lhcohen
reasonable question. paid ticket. likely economy. maybe economy plus. I do not think I can use American miles to upgrade on Finnair or Cathy but I would if I could.
Economy plus is USA airline jargon for an economy seat with extra leg room. Not the same as Premium Economy which is a separate class between Economy and Business. PE seats are wider and more leg room. Example BA B777 PE is 2-4-2 (8 seats) vs economy 3-4-3 (10 seats).
Oneworld does not have alliance upgrade scheme. AA has an out of alliance upgrade scheme with BA & AS, but with t&c's.
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