Speculation on new F hard product
Mar 19, 2019, 11:49 am
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Southwest offers WiFi for free for their A-list Preferred elites (50 flights or 70,000 points per year), but they don't have F.
Mar 19, 2019, 3:11 pm
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Mar 19, 2019, 3:15 pm
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At the moment, every USA-based airline that offers an F product does not offer WiFi for free. And their domestic F product blows BA Club Europe away on the plane (mostly no lounge access but actual recliners and extra seat pitch, not Y with a meal and a blocked middle).
Southwest offers WiFi for free for their A-list Preferred elites (50 flights or 70,000 points per year), but they don't have F.
Southwest offers WiFi for free for their A-list Preferred elites (50 flights or 70,000 points per year), but they don't have F.
Added: But then again, the US based airlines are nickel and diming their passengers in domestic F at every step they can, except the seat. So why not also on WiFi.
Last edited by CPH-Flyer; Mar 19, 2019 at 3:46 pm
Mar 19, 2019, 3:20 pm
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Nonsense.
LH provides free wifi to F passengers. LX provides a code for 50 MB allowance, but just ask for multiple vouchers to keep you going throughout the flight.
In saying that, I do not mind paying for wifi onboard, since it keeps the speed up for those that do wish to pay.
LH provides free wifi to F passengers. LX provides a code for 50 MB allowance, but just ask for multiple vouchers to keep you going throughout the flight.
In saying that, I do not mind paying for wifi onboard, since it keeps the speed up for those that do wish to pay.
Mar 19, 2019, 4:42 pm
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...and I assume 748s obv have it installed
Edit- Just had a google and it looks like they started in a march last year (https://onemileatatime.com/lufthansa...i-first-class/), I definitely was not provided with a card by the purser, so flew oblivious. The all conquering LH F a bit inconsistent afterall!
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Mar 19, 2019, 4:43 pm
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Nonsense.
LH provides free wifi to F passengers. LX provides a code for 50 MB allowance, but just ask for multiple vouchers to keep you going throughout the flight.
In saying that, I do not mind paying for wifi onboard, since it keeps the speed up for those that do wish to pay.
LH provides free wifi to F passengers. LX provides a code for 50 MB allowance, but just ask for multiple vouchers to keep you going throughout the flight.
In saying that, I do not mind paying for wifi onboard, since it keeps the speed up for those that do wish to pay.
Mar 19, 2019, 4:53 pm
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Edit: Maybe I misunderstood your comment. You are referring to speeds, rather than availability? If so, ignore below.
For Emirates, you do need to be a member of their frequent flyer program to get unlimited free WiFi in F. So a bit of a condition. Makes it complex of you want to accrued your flight to Alaska Airlines, which is one of the best options for accruing Emirates miles.
Otherwise you only get 20MB free, which is like nothing.
For Emirates, you do need to be a member of their frequent flyer program to get unlimited free WiFi in F. So a bit of a condition. Makes it complex of you want to accrued your flight to Alaska Airlines, which is one of the best options for accruing Emirates miles.
Otherwise you only get 20MB free, which is like nothing.
Last edited by CPH-Flyer; Mar 19, 2019 at 7:25 pm
Mar 19, 2019, 6:05 pm
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At the moment, every USA-based airline that offers an F product does not offer WiFi for free. And their domestic F product blows BA Club Europe away on the plane (mostly no lounge access but actual recliners and extra seat pitch, not Y with a meal and a blocked middle).
Service is also much weaker.
Mar 19, 2019, 9:00 pm
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Iono most long flights have food and not all US F food is AA, Delta food until recent attempts to improve it was often better than BA J long haul food on Delta's 'mid haul domestic F' etc. For a 2.5 hour and less flight I'd rather have the comfort, super non stop drinks service and a bag of crisps than worry about my meals when they're obviously going to be better either side of a plane even in a good J product long haul.
Mar 20, 2019, 2:37 am
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Admittedly true, my mind was on long haul F, though that was not what I wrote. I forgot to think about domestic US.
Added: But then again, the US based airlines are nickel and diming their passengers in domestic F at every step they can, except the seat. So why not also on WiFi.
Added: But then again, the US based airlines are nickel and diming their passengers in domestic F at every step they can, except the seat. So why not also on WiFi.
Mar 20, 2019, 3:07 am
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I have not done the math since I don't have the data, but by number of departures, I doubt that it is actually most flights that gets a meal in F. But I'll be happy to be proven wrong.
Mar 20, 2019, 3:43 am
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I don’t think the question of US domestic first vs CE is the most enlighting on a thread on changes to ba F
Mar 20, 2019, 4:44 am
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Mar 20, 2019, 7:23 am
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I dont think there was free wifi on the qantas A380 in F.. at least i wastn offered anything.
and the tea in CE is marvelous!.. adding some champagne is for me the most superior short haul dining I have experienced on the market.
and the tea in CE is marvelous!.. adding some champagne is for me the most superior short haul dining I have experienced on the market.
