happiest_at_40000

I hadnt even thought of that....Sh&%T. They freaking better open the showers. Most important thing before a double digit hours flight..

How can they not- totally just another way for them to save money.. Ridiculous !! And anyways they are cleaning and sanitizing after each shower so how in the world is there a Covid concern here.

Was hoping to shower in MIA in a few weeks once FL/FFD is opened.

Report on here in early summer about AC showers open at MIA got me excited but that report was inaccurate.

mileshound

I didn't think of before flight. I'm doing JFK-LAX but after 3 hours on Amtrak then LIRR and Airtrain. I may need a shower.

happiest_at_40000

Wow thats a lot of different methods of transport to get to the airport. That absolutely requires a shower before the flight. I also shower before my AA transcon routes..

Where you coming from that it takes 3 diff ways to get to JFK? I'm only familiar with coming from Mid town via Uber/Lyft.

FlyingEgghead

Perhaps I am too trusting, but I am comforted that the official FL announcement says:
implying that showers will be part of the reopening.

Hmm, I think most people typically shower every 24 hours (either first thing in the morning or last thing in the evening), so even if it's 4 hours on transit plus 2 hours in the airport plus 7 hours on the plane (day flight) plus 1 hour to the ground destination, that's 14 hours and within a normal day between showers.

Amtrak+LIRR+AirTrain sounds typical if coming from somewhere outside NYC. LIRR+AirTrain is a normal transit method to JFK from within NYC (e.g., Penn Station).

xman1

heres to hoping they go al a carte

happiest_at_40000

I cant do public transportation when heading to an airport. Cant risk being in a hot train,subway bus, etc. Too close too ppl. Need to be Cold not hot before flying. Always take Uber with request for blasting AC which is already on my profile always. Absolutely hate being hot or sweaty. Upon arrival if heading to hotel and can shower I dont mind it but I tend to just want to take an uber and get to where i am going. Although maybe in NYC of all places I should try the routing mentioned above. However just seems like a headache from JfK to midtown when i can do an Uber. I miss that helicopter United had a while back, I enjoyed that. Sorry maybe it was Continental that had it, from Newark for sure.

One shower per 24 hours thats insane. But they dont call me Shower King for nothing lol. I do an immediate shower upon waking up just to heat up my back and lossen up. No soap or shampoo or anything. Then I surf. Then post surf jacuzzi and then a real shower (soap, shampool, etc)........Then go on with my day. Lunch, work, home.. 2nd jacuzzi session of the day, elliptical for an hour, another real shower and then dinner. I love showering, and jacuzzi so between the 2 of them i am in 5 a day. And i shower at every lounge pre flight, for transcon and international flights......... Probably way more info than anyone needed......... Kind of bored. Supposed to be in Hong Kong and Singapore as I write this Uggh

mileshound

Yes, am ~150 miles outside NYC and only direct flights to NYC area are to EWR. I could fly and connect thru another city but I got FF JFK-LAX for 35k miles I so jumped on it.

Explore

Who would qualify for FFD out of DFW given current flight operations? Aren't there just two nonstops daily offering 3-class First: one AA and one BA flight to LHR?

FlyingEgghead

FFD was never heavily utilized anyway. But there would also be pax on connections to 3-class F, e.g., DFW-JFK-LHR or DFW-MIA-EZE, right?

happiest_at_40000

Yes most of DFW FFD traffic would always be connecting to (or from) a 3 class flight. I feel like some just dont realize they have access or at least not on a connection.

happiest_at_40000

Haha thanks And well growing up in Malibu, it is just customary

teemuflyer

Just a polite correction.. 4 class flights (F/ J/ PE /Y). .

FlyerBeek

I believe their current stated rational for keeping the showers closed had to do with handling the used towels, IIRC. Of course, it's all cost savings at the end of the day. If they can figure out how to clean the inflight linens, they could have a solution for the showers by now. I'm so tired of coming off a TPAC with a domestic connection and not being able to shower for the last year. Hopefully you're right about the showers reopening coinciding with FL reopening.

-FlyerBeek

Explore

For trip planning purposes, it's important to know when FFD dining facilities will be open. During pre-pandemic times both LAX and JFK were open pretty much throughout the day, while MIA didn't open until 2 pm or so. But back then, there were no regular 3-class flights between MIA and LAX. Now there are, at least temporarily, and in Nov/Dec one of them leaves before 2 pm. Any guesses as to whether FFD MIA will open by 11:30 or noon this time, to accommodate the subject flight? I figure they won't accommodate it...what do you guys think?

platbrownguy

I'm not holding my breath on anything at this point.

I had the opportunity to fly LAX-JFK on Tuesday but with a crappy connection out of JFK. The only reason I was going to do it was to see the FL on reopening day. Decided against it in favor of a much better routing... will wait to read the stories.