BR Trip Report SFO-TPE-BKK-TPE-SFO
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Beaverton OR
Programs: GE, AA PLT/2.6MM, BR Gld, Royal Carib. DM+, Celebrity Elite, NCL PLT, Princess Elite
Posts: 1,643
BR Trip Report SFO-TPE-BKK-TPE-SFO
I haven't posted a BR trip report in a long time, so here is a report of my flights over the last week - from the trip report forum: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...r-bkk-y-j.html
#2
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Hsinchu (Taiwan), Saigon, London
Programs: EVA (diamond), A3, BMI, VN
Posts: 2,960
Great report, must have taken a long time. Boy you like Coke! I hope one day we get to meet up - possibly on BR67. On my last trip (just before yours) I was in the "normal" (old C) lounge chatting to a diamond bloke. After I left I was kicking myself for not asking him why he was in that lounge.
You wrote: "When I first checked, both SFO and LAX (and both of them had two flights that evening) were both full in Elite class, but when I looked a couple of hours later, a seat had opened up out of SFO on the earlier of the two flights."
Any reason why you didn't phone EVA for the guaranteed availability perk available to Diamonds?
After a succession of short regional flights, I got irritated by the "special greeting". I would settle into my seat and then get distracted every time an FA walked towards me. Is this one going to do it? I don't like all that crouching down thing. I felt it awkward for them and embarrassing for me. So in reply to the last "feedback" email, I commented I preferred them not to do it, although I appreciated the intention. I've had two flights since then - and they haven't done it. Coincidence?
You wrote: "When I first checked, both SFO and LAX (and both of them had two flights that evening) were both full in Elite class, but when I looked a couple of hours later, a seat had opened up out of SFO on the earlier of the two flights."
Any reason why you didn't phone EVA for the guaranteed availability perk available to Diamonds?
After a succession of short regional flights, I got irritated by the "special greeting". I would settle into my seat and then get distracted every time an FA walked towards me. Is this one going to do it? I don't like all that crouching down thing. I felt it awkward for them and embarrassing for me. So in reply to the last "feedback" email, I commented I preferred them not to do it, although I appreciated the intention. I've had two flights since then - and they haven't done it. Coincidence?
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Beaverton OR
Programs: GE, AA PLT/2.6MM, BR Gld, Royal Carib. DM+, Celebrity Elite, NCL PLT, Princess Elite
Posts: 1,643
You wrote: "When I first checked, both SFO and LAX (and both of them had two flights that evening) were both full in Elite class, but when I looked a couple of hours later, a seat had opened up out of SFO on the earlier of the two flights."
Any reason why you didn't phone EVA for the guaranteed availability perk available to Diamonds?
Any reason why you didn't phone EVA for the guaranteed availability perk available to Diamonds?
#6
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Hsinchu (Taiwan), Saigon, London
Programs: EVA (diamond), A3, BMI, VN
Posts: 2,960
I have had two different answers about the guranteed availability. One says I can have any class (and I would have liked to book V or L), and the other says I can have a seat, but it would be in full Y which doesn't work for me. Availability changes so quickly, that I knew if I checked every few hours, something would open up.
I noticed the wording of the guarantee has changed - they've added the bit about not applying to "discount" tickets....
(No time to reply to bizzclassboy's point).
#7
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Beaverton OR
Programs: GE, AA PLT/2.6MM, BR Gld, Royal Carib. DM+, Celebrity Elite, NCL PLT, Princess Elite
Posts: 1,643
After a succession of short regional flights, I got irritated by the "special greeting". I would settle into my seat and then get distracted every time an FA walked towards me. Is this one going to do it? I don't like all that crouching down thing. I felt it awkward for them and embarrassing for me. So in reply to the last "feedback" email, I commented I preferred them not to do it, although I appreciated the intention. I've had two flights since then - and they haven't done it. Coincidence?
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