Any BAEC members ever been upgraded with AA?
Mar 10, 2013, 10:27 am
#32
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surely, this wont be the case on the 3 class lax mia on the 777 they fly daily ? they have the fully lie flat beds .... not sure about the service though... we have yet to fly this but will do later this year.
Mar 10, 2013, 10:34 am
#33
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Mar 10, 2013, 10:35 am
#34
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Mar 10, 2013, 10:39 am
#35
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IMHO on meal flights AA F trumps BA CE, on non-meal AA flights my vote goes to CE.
Mar 10, 2013, 4:40 pm
#36
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Elites on this seem to get upgraded to J rather than F.If you buy the instant upgrade MIA-LAX it seems to seat you in J with J tier points.If you buy SJU-MIA-LAX you get seated in F.
The ice cream sundays are also rather good.^
Mar 10, 2013, 4:44 pm
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Mar 10, 2013, 4:55 pm
#38
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You don't know - they start upgrading elites 100 hours before departure. Based on comments on the AA forum on non-Transcontinental flights EXP's are normally cleared in advance and very rarely stand by for upgrade at the airport.
IMHO on meal flights AA F trumps BA CE, on non-meal AA flights my vote goes to CE.
IMHO on meal flights AA F trumps BA CE, on non-meal AA flights my vote goes to CE.
I would agree entirely with your statement about AA F,but BA do not sell an F product in Europe.
Flying MIA-LAX on a day time domestic 2 class 757 I was given a menu which advertised lunch in business class.It was route specific,so I wonder if a change is afoot.
The 2 class SJU-MIA is sold as business and coach,but the 0850 gets an international angled lie flat bed in J.That wins hands down.
Mar 10, 2013, 5:06 pm
#39
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Choices were the cheesy ravioli or stuffed chicken and they started at the back after giving a few raviolis out. The chicken was dry as hell and tasteless and even the cabin crew mentioned not to ever go for the chicken as it was that bad.
Flying MIA-LAX on a day time domestic 2 class 757 I was given a menu which advertised lunch in business class.It was route specific,so I wonder if a change is afoot.
The 2 class SJU-MIA is sold as business and coach,but the 0850 gets an international angled lie flat bed in J.That wins hands down.
The 2 class SJU-MIA is sold as business and coach,but the 0850 gets an international angled lie flat bed in J.That wins hands down.
I had that flat bed coming out of SJU on the early flight. Just remember to leave your legs flat on the seat when reclining as they get trapped under the plastic tv/magazine racks when the seat lifts up in order to flatten out.
Mar 10, 2013, 5:15 pm
#40
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Flying AA always remember FEBO (Front Even, Back Odd) to get your preferred meal choice. This is the order in which meals are served on AA. If your flight number is an even number; choose a seat toward the front of the cabin: if your flight number is odd; choose a seat toward the rear of the cabin.
Mar 10, 2013, 5:37 pm
#41
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Flying AA always remember FEBO (Front Even, Back Odd) to get your preferred meal choice. This is the order in which meals are served on AA. If your flight number is an even number; choose a seat toward the front of the cabin: if your flight number is odd; choose a seat toward the rear of the cabin.
Not the same as swapping to allow a couple to sit together.
Mar 11, 2013, 2:10 am
#43
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AA now allows meal pre-selection online from what appears to be exactly te same menu as onboard. Whilst I am not convinced this works well at least you get an early heads up on te menu.
Mar 11, 2013, 3:07 am
#44
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I think the pre-order option has now rolled out across all domestic F routes that have a meal service, not sure about J. I've literally just ordered lunch for a IAD-MIA and DEN-ORD which I wasn't able to do a few months back. This is a welcome enhancement.