What BA flight would you upgrade to F?
Jan 15, 2015, 10:15 am
#31
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Well I've booked my flights and managed to snaffle the remaining reward seat from SFO-LHR on the A380. Have also left myself sufficient time (about 6hrs 
) to enjoy the ambience of the CCR.
As I will be arriving after 1pm can I assume cocktails are de rigueur to pass the time in appropriate fashion?
) to enjoy the ambience of the CCR. As I will be arriving after 1pm can I assume cocktails are de rigueur to pass the time in appropriate fashion?
Jan 15, 2015, 10:25 am
#32
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"I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true."
Fully agree with you however, in true LAX style; it's all about the money, money, money!!
Jan 15, 2015, 1:33 pm
#33
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On the flip side, the most wasted upgrade to F would have to be the LHR-TLV red-eye! 4 and a bit hours, where the the FAs rarely want to be disturbed as well as surrounding pax too.
Jan 15, 2015, 2:55 pm
#35
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I had the same issue - but on Singapore Airlines - which flight.
I chose the day flight back, 14 hours awake in the Suite that included Lunch & Dinner, and the necessity to stay awake to hit London in the evening tired, but full and happy and then get home to sleep and awake with minimal jet lag.
On this basis, I would choose a flight that it is not beneficial to sleep in. So Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul to LHR - can' t think of any other day flights on BA coming East to West?
If it's a flight that's beneficial to sleep, I'd Club it.
I chose the day flight back, 14 hours awake in the Suite that included Lunch & Dinner, and the necessity to stay awake to hit London in the evening tired, but full and happy and then get home to sleep and awake with minimal jet lag.
On this basis, I would choose a flight that it is not beneficial to sleep in. So Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul to LHR - can' t think of any other day flights on BA coming East to West?
If it's a flight that's beneficial to sleep, I'd Club it.
Of course if you start too early you don't get the full CCR experience, so something taking off at around 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. is ideal.
Jan 15, 2015, 3:56 pm
#36
Join Date: Nov 2012
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You should start your return trip with MMH-SFO if the schedule fits. Great views as you do several circuits gaining altitude over Mono Lake before spearing over the Sierra Nevada. No F on that leg though...
Jan 15, 2015, 7:02 pm
#39
Join Date: Feb 2011
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I would fly LHR-HKG.
I'd like to say I'd go for a day flight, but any long haul is going to get boring after 12+ hours of being awake.
I'd also have to choose an A380 flight, and it would have to have a top F lounge for the return journey. I can't see how any of the US routes could top The Wing F, and SIN doesn't have much for Oneworld airlines.
I'd like to say I'd go for a day flight, but any long haul is going to get boring after 12+ hours of being awake.
I'd also have to choose an A380 flight, and it would have to have a top F lounge for the return journey. I can't see how any of the US routes could top The Wing F, and SIN doesn't have much for Oneworld airlines.