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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 4:18 pm
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Originally Posted by philipat
It's difficult to find a *A F class flight in the US (And even if you can it's a similar standard to Y on Asian carriers). There is no F in Europe and C is not that good either. The airlines involved have so degraded their premium services, despite the fact this is where they make money, that I wonder why anyone would pay the difference from Y. I only use these so-called premium services when on a FRTW ticket. However, given that half of the world doesn't have F anymore, I'm wondering if it is worth it any longer, especially with flat beds in C it seems to me that CRTW is a much better deal these days, especially after the recent fare increases.
With all due respect - but there is more to the globe on a FRTW then corssing the US. On a 39 K you could manage to include a complte turn around the globe incorporating Down Under - this with a European view point and also have a side trip down to South Africa and back on complete horizontal flat beds with top notch service and not the C variance that is offrered and IMHO that is a lot of difference but as always YMMW...

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