Ceasy

Very interesting. I wonder what the pricing for this route will be.

I would also imagine that this could be a marketing/scheduling nightmare -- only one flight per day is 3 class, and all others are 2 class.

To the OP -- I'd request an u/g with stickers on the domestic legs and stay on the waitlist for the international legs. If you want, send me a PM and I'll run a quick EF analysis for you.

FWAAA

Well, for the past 3 years or so, that's generally been true. But prior to that, we had AFS on BOS-LAX/SFO; MIA-LAX/SFO; JFK-SAN and perhaps another route or two.

Until early 2004, when the LAX-NRT flight began, we did have a 777 3 class AFS flight MIA-LAX.

I assume that this flight will feature AFS identical to JFK-LAX/SFO.

Perhaps if the current legacy airline recovery continues, UA and AA will be moved to do what they did throughout the 1990s: Expand 3 class transcon service. One sure way to differentiate themselves from the B6s and WNs of the world. We can certainly dream.

MiamiBeach

JFK-SFO has been this way for a while, hasn't it?

Ceasy

I don't think so -- aren't all JFK-SFO flights AFS three-class flights?

FWAAA

Nope - 3 daily 763s (2 classes) and 2 daily 762s (with 3 classes)

plini

I have taken this flight 4 timesthis year and i got the upgrade aprox 10 days before the flight they always seam to have open seats in biz class

Eli Gorin

Actually my question for you is, since it is on a 777 from MIA-LAX... how did you purchase this ticket? Did you book the MIA-LAX portion separate or is this a roundtrip LAX-GIG via MIA. Correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding is that if you book LAX-GIG in coach, you are restricted to the coach area for the duration of the flight... and it remains a 3 class service for you... for those flying domestic then it is a 2 class service with the upgrade being in F, not J cabin.

If you booked the whole thing together, how are you being able to split your reservation to upgrade one leg and not the rest? Maybe I am a little rusty but this doesnt sound right to me.....

If you did this separate, i say take the 15K upgrade if you can and get your butt up in F... if you dont get the upgrade to J from GIG to MIA then it would be nice to be able to rest in a flat bed for 4-5 hours of your trip dont you think?

-Eli

flyboyNYC

The original ticket = JFK - GIG (stop in GRU); GIG - LAX (connection in MIA); LAX - JFK all in V or G class.

They are selling the MIA-LAX 777 service (even the domestic-only piece) as 3-class; therefore my upgrade would be to J(C), not F. I have no problems dropping 15K miles on an upgrade to C on a domestic cross-country flight, I just don't want to drop 40K + $250 on an international upgrade if I don't have to.

MiamiBeach

I think you are very confused about this... First of all, MIA-LAX is being sold as 3 class, so it's not 2 class for anybody. Second, GIG-LAX is two different flight numbers, so even if MIA-LAX was 2-class (which it's not), the OP could sit wherever he wanted on either flight, and upgrade either flight. Third, GIG-MIA is 2-class service on a 767-300.

What you're describing sounds like what would happen if someone was flying on the 777 service AA908 EZE-MIA-DFW which is 3-class EZE-MIA, and 2-class MIA-DFW, but this is a COMPLETELY different scenario IMHO.