david55

Our options are limited I know but we don't really want to connect anywhere. Other than BA does any other airline offer a better First ( or first -like product) for nonstop from Seattle? Thanks.

DaveNCL

Didn�t we already this thread/question? (Asked in a polite way)

bisonrav

I think it may be the only option, but Europe is a big place.

david55

Destination in Europe is not as important as departing Seattle our home town.

spanishflea

From what I can see, your only options for non-stop First Class flights out of SEA are on British Airways to LHR or Emirates to DXB.

david55

I searched and only found an informative thread on what time of day to depart. If there is a fairly recent thread that addresses my question please direct me. ( also asked in a polite way) Thanks.

bisonrav

You can use this link and fill in the date you need - it looks for non-stop flights to Europe in F from Seattle. You can also search for returns.

Seattle to Europe | Explore (google.com)

orbitmic

I'm sure you have good reason for that, but to be honest, for most people this would be very counter-intuitive unless you actually want to go to London. The reason is that if you connect somewhere in the US from SEA, that will typically be extremely straightforward, mostly walking from your arrival gate to your departing one without clearing security or anything. This will be the same with any airline if you can have a same terminal-connection. By contrast, if you are travelling somewhere else than London, the transit experience will be extremely different between BA and AF or even LX and LH. The ground transit will be far more unpleasant on BA, truly outstanding with AF (think car pick up from plane to lounge and then from lounge to your connecting flight) and somewhere in between those two with LH.

Having said that if indeed, all you care about is to have a TATL nonstop in F from SEA, then as far as I know, BA must definitely be the best out of a sample of one single airline meeting your criteria anyway!! Onboard, BA F is neither wonderful nor poor, it is a solid offer, clearly behind the industry leaders and clearly above AA which is the only US airline now offering F.

ryan182

BA is the only option non-stop from Seattle to Europe. Obvi if you have the time EK is a way, way, way better option via DXB but that nearly tripled the flight time. I did this last year though for Oktoberfest (SEA/DXB/MUC) and they had Dom P2 on top of all the other awesome that is EK F so if you have time for a stop then that. Personally I do long weekends in London every quarter because I have martinis and food I love here, so BA F it is. BA48/49 are perfect flights, it’s not AF/EK/SQ or even QR but it’s direct and serviceable plus better than AA.

david55

I agree. In our case once we reach Europe we are flying private on the plane of a wealthy friend. ( I was holding that info back but I can see how it might be confusing) So the city of arrival is not as important. Final destination is Italy. Sounds like BA is our best option.

cauchy

Yes, definitely confusing, because every (commercial) connection from LHR would be in Club Europe, aka fake business class (you get food, lounge access, but it's economy seating with the middle kept free), so direct in business / a connection in the US would be preferable!

Note that private aviation doesn't really happen at Heathrow, so you'd be changing airports in London, most likely by car from Heathrow to Luton. Even the US president can't use Heathrow, it's typically Stansted for Joe Biden!

Hipplewm

BA F is generally everyone elses Business class (yes, I said it) - The tax for a seat to LHR is horrible and unless you are going to London you are going to connect

If you are hell bent leaving from SEA - then by all means take EK - BA isn't even on the same chapter of the first class book, much less the same page

or

Go to SFO and fly LX or LH first class - maybe Qatar as well

hotturnip

What are you people talking about?

Virgin flies SEA-LHR
Delta flies SEA-CDG and SEA-AMS
Lufthansa flies SEA-FRA

In no way is BA "the only option non-stop from Seattle to Europe."

bisonrav

In First it is

ijgordon

The title of the thread, which you seem not to have read.