CPT-DXB-SEA: Business ($2200) or First ($3200)?
Nov 18, 2014, 5:32 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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CPT-DXB-SEA: Business ($2200) or First ($3200)?
I needed a one way from CPT to SEA and came across some good EK fares:
Business (I): $2200 USD
First (A): $3200 USD
Both fares are refundable / changeable with a small fee and include a free stopover in DXB which I might use.
Is it worth $1000 extra going in First? Looks like both flights CPT-DXB and DXB-SEA are on 777-300ER so I should get lie flat in Business.
Business (I): $2200 USD
First (A): $3200 USD
Both fares are refundable / changeable with a small fee and include a free stopover in DXB which I might use.
Is it worth $1000 extra going in First? Looks like both flights CPT-DXB and DXB-SEA are on 777-300ER so I should get lie flat in Business.
Nov 18, 2014, 7:22 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 254
I guess it all depends...is your household income $50,000USD or $500,000USD? Are you in debt up to your eyes or do you carry no debt? Will you sleep exponentially better in F than J or no? Most important, if your company is paying, will they go for F or J if the difference is $1K?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Nov 18, 2014, 11:33 pm
#5
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: BAEC Gold, EK Skywards (enhanced Blue !), Oman Air Sindbad Gold
Posts: 6,399
Here's my customary test question for anyone who is already hesitant:
Which do you feel would help make your trip more enjoyable overall ? Spending the additional cash (in your case $1000) on either
a) a little extra comfort, for a limited period of time, in the air, OR
b) various luxuries/comforts/fripperies, and possibly of more 'lasting' benefit, at your destination (or indeed during your DXB s/over).....??
If you do spend it on the higher cabin class (and no harm in that, if it's what you want) you need to be sure you won't regret it after you've touched down !
As ever, ultimately comes down to personal priorities. (and I guess the third option is not to spend the $1000 at all ......
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Which do you feel would help make your trip more enjoyable overall ? Spending the additional cash (in your case $1000) on either
a) a little extra comfort, for a limited period of time, in the air, OR
b) various luxuries/comforts/fripperies, and possibly of more 'lasting' benefit, at your destination (or indeed during your DXB s/over).....??
If you do spend it on the higher cabin class (and no harm in that, if it's what you want) you need to be sure you won't regret it after you've touched down !
As ever, ultimately comes down to personal priorities. (and I guess the third option is not to spend the $1000 at all ......
)
Nov 19, 2014, 5:12 am
#6
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Oxon, UK
Programs: Mucci des canapes, Skywards Gold, BAEC, IC Plat Amb, LH FTV
Posts: 1,952
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Nov 19, 2014, 11:11 am
#7
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: ANC
Programs: AS; Hyatt; Bonvoy
Posts: 1,718
I needed a one way from CPT to SEA and came across some good EK fares:
Business (I): $2200 USD
First (A): $3200 USD
Both fares are refundable / changeable with a small fee and include a free stopover in DXB which I might use.
Is it worth $1000 extra going in First? Looks like both flights CPT-DXB and DXB-SEA are on 777-300ER so I should get lie flat in Business.
Business (I): $2200 USD
First (A): $3200 USD
Both fares are refundable / changeable with a small fee and include a free stopover in DXB which I might use.
Is it worth $1000 extra going in First? Looks like both flights CPT-DXB and DXB-SEA are on 777-300ER so I should get lie flat in Business.
If it's the 777-300ER, then business seats will be angled-flat -- not fully flat. And the configuration in J is 2-3-2 meaning that you have a good chance of having to climb over someone to get out of your seat.
The F cabin on that aircraft has just 8 individual enclosed, fully-flat suites in a 1-2-1 configuration. As others have pointed out, the quality of the food and beverage service is quite good up front. Business food doesn't look too bad, but I don't think they have free-flowing Dom or caviar back behind the J curtain.
I've flown the DXB-SEA route a couple of times in F -- it's superb. And I also walked through the other areas of the 777-300ER. The J travelers looked packed into their little 2-3-2 angled-flat seats ... not nearly as comfortable on such a long flight.
Nov 19, 2014, 12:14 pm
#8
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Thank you! I thought all 777-300ERs had fully flat seats. If it's not the case I might go for F.
Nov 19, 2014, 12:28 pm
#9
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Nov 20, 2014, 10:52 am
#11
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: West Coast, USA
Programs: Skywards Platinum
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If it's the 777-300ER, then business seats will be angled-flat -- not fully flat. And the configuration in J is 2-3-2 meaning that you have a good chance of having to climb over someone to get out of your seat.
The F cabin on that aircraft has just 8 individual enclosed, fully-flat suites in a 1-2-1 configuration. As others have pointed out, the quality of the food and beverage service is quite good up front. Business food doesn't look too bad, but I don't think they have free-flowing Dom or caviar back behind the J curtain.
I've flown the DXB-SEA route a couple of times in F -- it's superb. And I also walked through the other areas of the 777-300ER. The J travelers looked packed into their little 2-3-2 angled-flat seats ... not nearly as comfortable on such a long flight.
The F cabin on that aircraft has just 8 individual enclosed, fully-flat suites in a 1-2-1 configuration. As others have pointed out, the quality of the food and beverage service is quite good up front. Business food doesn't look too bad, but I don't think they have free-flowing Dom or caviar back behind the J curtain.
I've flown the DXB-SEA route a couple of times in F -- it's superb. And I also walked through the other areas of the 777-300ER. The J travelers looked packed into their little 2-3-2 angled-flat seats ... not nearly as comfortable on such a long flight.
To start, with 2-3-2 you don't have a "good" chance of having to climb over somebody, there are only 3 seats per row where you need to climb over somebody, so chances are "better" that you won't have to climb over somebody.
Nobody is "packed" into the J seats, except maybe the middle seat of 3. The seats are comfortable and private. And, even though they are not "horizontal" flat, they are flat and comfortable. There are some photos on the web that show the very slight angle they have, and it is minor.
Without question F is awesome, but J is also a good product.
Nov 20, 2014, 10:59 am
#12
Join Date: Nov 2013
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I don't agree with a lot of this.
To start, with 2-3-2 you don't have a "good" chance of having to climb over somebody, there are only 3 seats per row where you need to climb over somebody, so chances are "better" that you won't have to climb over somebody.
Nobody is "packed" into the J seats, except maybe the middle seat of 3. The seats are comfortable and private. And, even though they are not "horizontal" flat, they are flat and comfortable. There are some photos on the web that show the very slight angle they have, and it is minor.
Without question F is awesome, but J is also a good product.
To start, with 2-3-2 you don't have a "good" chance of having to climb over somebody, there are only 3 seats per row where you need to climb over somebody, so chances are "better" that you won't have to climb over somebody.
Nobody is "packed" into the J seats, except maybe the middle seat of 3. The seats are comfortable and private. And, even though they are not "horizontal" flat, they are flat and comfortable. There are some photos on the web that show the very slight angle they have, and it is minor.
Without question F is awesome, but J is also a good product.
Nov 20, 2014, 1:12 pm
#14
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 254
Thanks!