BA LHR to JFK - Wife in Economy [while husband is in CW]
Jan 10, 2019, 11:06 am
#31
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That's what I asked him. At least when you roll you eyes at me because I want you ro run and fix a G&T , (I use run as a matter of courtesy - the llast time you ran anywhere was when you eyes ran through choppong onions) you have the courtesy to tell me why.
Jan 10, 2019, 11:18 am
#32
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Being a work trip changes things considerably I think. If your employer is paying for CW, you should be sitting in that seat, as presumably they want you fresh on arrival to do work, and/or you'll be needing to do work on the way.
If your wife is tagging along simply for a break ( and probably a low cost holiday, since it usually doesn't cost any more for the hotel), then book whatever class fits with your family finances. Being apart for 6 hours during the flight isn't the end of the world - just treat it as a work day, as I assume your wife isn't with you while you're at work?
If your wife is tagging along simply for a break ( and probably a low cost holiday, since it usually doesn't cost any more for the hotel), then book whatever class fits with your family finances. Being apart for 6 hours during the flight isn't the end of the world - just treat it as a work day, as I assume your wife isn't with you while you're at work?
Jan 10, 2019, 11:23 am
#33
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Being a work trip changes things considerably I think. If your employer is paying for CW, you should be sitting in that seat, as presumably they want you fresh on arrival to do work, and/or you'll be needing to do work on the way.
If your wife is tagging along simply for a break ( and probably a low cost holiday, since it usually doesn't cost any more for the hotel), then book whatever class fits with your family finances. Being apart for 6 hours during the flight isn't the end of the world - just treat it as a work day, as I assume your wife isn't with you while you're at work?
If your wife is tagging along simply for a break ( and probably a low cost holiday, since it usually doesn't cost any more for the hotel), then book whatever class fits with your family finances. Being apart for 6 hours during the flight isn't the end of the world - just treat it as a work day, as I assume your wife isn't with you while you're at work?
I think the key is to see if I can make a reasonable adjustment to the flight time to take advantage of reward availability or just stomach the separation for a bit. I guess it just feels odd and I suspect I would feel like a bit of an arse sitting in CW whilst she slums it, is all.
Jan 10, 2019, 11:42 am
#34
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If there is redemption availability on a different NY flight but not your flight on the same day, and you cannot change your flight, would it not then make sense to book your wife a CW flight on a different flight - especially if you need to work on arrival.
Jan 10, 2019, 12:27 pm
#35
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This reminds me a bit of a previous thread from a few years ago:
Wife down the back
That thread contains what is still my favourite ever post on FT (the response below from Paralytic)
Wife down the back
That thread contains what is still my favourite ever post on FT (the response below from Paralytic)
The FT Gods must be smiling, when I logged on this morning (at 9am!) to my amazement a reward F ticket was showing. Quick call to the gold line and it is bagged. So now even more rows separate us, but as CWS says the CCR may soften the blow. And if I'm nice to the crew she could come and spend a little time up the front. My ex-eu gets better and better and it's still a net positive on the avios front. I'll still look for CW reward availability of course, but so far so good.
Cheers all
S
Cheers all
S
^
Jan 10, 2019, 12:47 pm
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*none of us would never book a plane with different cabin involved, so we are talking about upgrade/downgrade accidents
Jan 10, 2019, 12:53 pm
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Jan 10, 2019, 12:58 pm
#38
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I pay a fortune for Mrs firstlight to sit in business when I travel in business. She has sat in ce when I have sat in et due to work policies. Once I got an upgrade from wt+ to cw at check in and she didn't it caused a lot of 'no you go in cw', ' no you go. Fortunately resolved by her being upgraded at the gate
Jan 10, 2019, 1:15 pm
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Jan 10, 2019, 1:29 pm
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Your employer is paying for you to sit in CW not your wife.
If it finds out you have swapped you might find all your future trips are in economy.
If it finds out you have swapped you might find all your future trips are in economy.
Jan 10, 2019, 1:51 pm
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Jan 10, 2019, 2:14 pm
#42
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Being a work trip changes things considerably I think. If your employer is paying for CW, you should be sitting in that seat, as presumably they want you fresh on arrival to do work, and/or you'll be needing to do work on the way.
If your wife is tagging along simply for a break ( and probably a low cost holiday, since it usually doesn't cost any more for the hotel), then book whatever class fits with your family finances. Being apart for 6 hours during the flight isn't the end of the world - just treat it as a work day, as I assume your wife isn't with you while you're at work?
If your wife is tagging along simply for a break ( and probably a low cost holiday, since it usually doesn't cost any more for the hotel), then book whatever class fits with your family finances. Being apart for 6 hours during the flight isn't the end of the world - just treat it as a work day, as I assume your wife isn't with you while you're at work?
Completely agree with this.. if your wife is tagging along and enjoying presumably the work-paid for perks such as hotel etc. then she should be accepting / happy to be in whatever cabin you can comfortably afford. You should not even consider downgrading yourself or swapping if you have a work policy that puts you in Club for work purposes.... As the wife - id' either be happy to sit in economy and enjoy the trip when I got there.. or not fancy the flight because it's economy - and stay at home!
Jan 10, 2019, 2:28 pm
#43
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If any employee of mine that I was expecting to add value to the company above and beyond the cost of a CW ticket then put his wife in the seat instead of him I would do him a favour and first terminate him for gross miss conduct, and secondly I would see if the quality of his work was substandard while he was out there, and if it was good, reduce everyone else's travel policy using him as an example.
I dont have a company or employees though to be fair.
I dont have a company or employees though to be fair.
Jan 10, 2019, 2:29 pm
#44
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wotk colleague on the same flight.
OP says something that gets picked up by a client that gets reported back or says something themselves at work.
wife says something at a work do about how marvellous hubby was for letting her sit in CW when she was with hubby on a work trip.
OP says something that gets picked up by a client that gets reported back or says something themselves at work.
wife says something at a work do about how marvellous hubby was for letting her sit in CW when she was with hubby on a work trip.
Jan 10, 2019, 2:33 pm
#45
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One of my previous employers wanted the physical boarding passes submitted before any expenses would be paid. It's possible the husband and wife could just swap boarding passes and seats, but you never know who can be on a flight, or if new boarding cards would be issued for the swapped seats.