Originally Posted by Luvwine
Yes, we would be starting in Atlanta then flying to Europe. We are actually fairly flexible. Paris is a default destination but Brussels, Milan, Rome,even Vienna, Istanbul, Prague, or Budapest would be fine. We have not traveled to Europe in a number of years due to physical limitations and I would be happy going just about anywhere now!
What are "SQ" F seats? F means first class but SQ? (Sorry for the silly question). Booking more than six months out still tuff to get? Also you recommend "NW" (Northwest?) "WBC" seats? What does "WBC" mean?
Thanks for your advice
Best,
-Steve O.
Steve,
Others have replied to the meaning of my criptic acronyms
Since you have a long time before the flight, you may want to try to grab some first class seats on Singapore Airlines First class (SQ F
). Arguably one of if not the best first class service in the air. I am not sure, but I think you can only go to Frankfurt with it and need to connect in New York to do so.
If you want to have an idea about the first class service and seats on SQ F on the 747 they use from JFK to Frankfurt, there is a nice
trip report on airliners.net. Scroll down to the middle to see the seats on the 747 (the ones at the top of the report are on 777 and not as nice.
The author did not put a picture when the seats are put in the bed position, but believe me, they do get to be a pretty good bed. And SQ will make the bed and provide you with a pyjama, yours to keep.
Now the catch is that it is VERY difficult to obtain 2 F seats using miles (particularly DL miles). But you may get lucky if you have a lot of flexibility in your choice of dates.
I was able to snatch 2 F seats from US to SE Asia in 2000 going through the pacific, and 2 F seats in 2002 going through Frankfurt for my parent's 40th wedding anniversary. After that, it became close to impossible to get 2 seats in First class using miles, but again, give it a try and if you do snatch the seats, I can guarantee you will be happy you used 100k miles for each ticket rather than 90k on Delta or AF or even worse, 100k (the same amount) for CO's business class.
Good luck and let us know what you find!