Originally Posted by Gardyloo
We rode on that IST-LHR flight in CE a few weeks ago and had something of an opposite experience to yours on the 757. Yes, legroom is bad, and a rapid recline by the guy in front of me nearly turned my orange juice into orange crush. But aside from that, the service was good, the food good, the boarding orderly (used a jetway which surely helped) and the FAs were reasonably attentive. The IFE was so-so but not that bad.
For 4-hour segs, try comparing CE to any ORD/DFW-West Coast MD80 F trips. I know which way I'd vote...
How did you lose your A-C seats?
I'll take the Mad Dogs any day over the slave ships. JMHO.