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Old Oct 27, 2024 | 10:26 am
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Originally Posted by Always Flyin
"BA first class is the second best business class in the game."

When I see someone touting that BA F is great, or even good, that just tells me they don't fly LH, LX, EK, SQ, CX, JL or NH in F.
I use to have that same mindset when I first started on FT as a graduate student, but that has changed…..I’ll tell you why….

It is not the real world experience….

Not everyone lives near one of those carrier’s hubs….as being HNL based, only NH F is offered….everything else is a non starter…

Someone from LHR isn’t going to back track to fly on any other carrier…..ie to just be on EK F…time is more valuable….Back tracking to fly on a better product is a FT thing that 99.99% of people don’t do……

Or, they rather use their money wisely….such as purchasing an asset rather than a luxury good that lasts less than a day…….especially high frequency fliers who are not using OPM…

Why make an airline rich, when you can make yourself rich? This same mindset applies even when you hit ultra high networth…..that’s how you get there in the first place….that money spent could have earned interest or made returns…..for example, for every dollar that I did not spend, I made 40-50% back on the same pre taxed dollar this year…..

Even after flying EK F numerous times, it does gets old/repetitive after while, and the excitement is gone…..same for every single one of those airlines you have listed….it is good in moderation, but gets old after awhile, and I rather spend less when the excitement is gone..

BA F sometimes offers the best value for the money, sometimes it doesn’t…..but I do know, it’s much better than any US F/J product going international….

In summary, invest in yourself, rather than an airline and fly which ever airline you are happy with based on your financial situation……..

BA F is proper F and not the best J…..and a lot of times, offers good value.
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