Originally Posted by pbarnette

Can't agree with this more. East Coast to London flights are so short that the red-eye is brutal on the body. Even in J, the short distance means you won't get a lot of sleep. If you feel like you must take the overnight, then I would take a flight that leaves as late as possible, eat in the airport, and try to go right to sleep. The 6 pm-ish departures are for masochists, as they land around 2 am East Coast time, when your body wants to be asleep. Going for the daylight flight saves you more in productivity and comfort than you lose in time on the ground by avoiding the overnight.

As for which airline, in coach (assuming same pricing)? If you are CO elite, then go CO for the elite bonus miles. If non-elite, but accruing on CO, then I would probably go with VS for the booze and better entertainment options. For product alone, I would probably go with BA, but this isn't a strong preference and comes with caveats that a) the FF earning stinks on Y fares, and b) that you will have to take your chances at check-in with seating, unless you have some sort of OneWorld status.

Have a good trip.

Originally Posted by BTMaximus

I know you said coach, but take a hard look at Silverjet or even Eos (especially if you have Membership Rewards).