[Rumour] LH F & FCT going away?
Nov 14, 2019, 10:08 am
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Nov 14, 2019, 11:19 am
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... I know we aren't 
But then the best Sekt (what is it these days, still Raumland?) cannot compete with the top-end products of Krug Grande Cuvée or Roses de Jeanne either, could they? So, a bad Sekt has no equivalent, a mid-range Champagne (which is what >90% of people drink when they drink Champagne) is on par with a good Sekt, and the top end Champagnes have no equivalent. Is that fair?
And I believe 90% of people couldn't tell a difference between a Sekt and Champagne in a blind tasting.
But then the best Sekt (what is it these days, still Raumland?) cannot compete with the top-end products of Krug Grande Cuvée or Roses de Jeanne either, could they? So, a bad Sekt has no equivalent, a mid-range Champagne (which is what >90% of people drink when they drink Champagne) is on par with a good Sekt, and the top end Champagnes have no equivalent. Is that fair?And I believe 90% of people couldn't tell a difference between a Sekt and Champagne in a blind tasting.
Nov 14, 2019, 11:25 am
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Do we have any credible figures that PVG goes out full in F with revenue fares?
If flight bloggers (most likely on mileage tickets) have the whole F cabin on PVG-FRA for themselves, I doubt that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc2xrdrLanA
If flight bloggers (most likely on mileage tickets) have the whole F cabin on PVG-FRA for themselves, I doubt that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc2xrdrLanA
On the very same day, PVG-MUC went out full in F.
So, who knows.
Nov 14, 2019, 1:06 pm
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Just said I didn't hear you saying it would be demolished, as some people inferred from you saying it would be closed.
Nov 14, 2019, 1:11 pm
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Well, if 90 percent cannot tell Sekt from Champagne that would leave 10 percent who can. I would say it is probably a lot less than 10 percent, as most people never drink champagne.
Good thing: means more left for us.
Good thing: means more left for us.
Nov 14, 2019, 1:17 pm
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Good example: Yamazaki 12 used to cost around 60/70 Euro a bottle. Then the "whisky bible" called it the "best whisky in the world" a few years ago; the first non-Scottish whisky to be awarded the top rank. Prices went through the roof, at some point over 1000 Euro a bottle, and it disappeared from the FCT. Prices are now "down" to about 150, i.e. still more than twice the price before the report. Question: How has the taste changed between 60, 1000 and 150 Euro a bottle? @:-)
Nov 14, 2019, 2:25 pm
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I've had a number of conversations with the bartenders at both the FCLs and the ZRH SEN whisky bar and they all reported the same annoying behavior: people, particularly of a certain regional background, frequently ask for the most expensive drink and/or the oldest whisky, (most likely) solely for bragging rights at the office; taste is completely secondary. Some don't even like whisky and just hold the oldest bottle available next to their head, take a pic and instagram it, and return the bottle. 
Nov 14, 2019, 3:12 pm
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Honestly: I don't know, never asked, and don't care either. The only thing that really counts is taste, not price or label.
Good example: Yamazaki 12 used to cost around 60/70 Euro a bottle. Then the "whisky bible" called it the "best whisky in the world" a few years ago; the first non-Scottish whisky to be awarded the top rank. Prices went through the roof, at some point over 1000 Euro a bottle, and it disappeared from the FCT. Prices are now "down" to about 150, i.e. still more than twice the price before the report. Question: How has the taste changed between 60, 1000 and 150 Euro a bottle? @:-)
Good example: Yamazaki 12 used to cost around 60/70 Euro a bottle. Then the "whisky bible" called it the "best whisky in the world" a few years ago; the first non-Scottish whisky to be awarded the top rank. Prices went through the roof, at some point over 1000 Euro a bottle, and it disappeared from the FCT. Prices are now "down" to about 150, i.e. still more than twice the price before the report. Question: How has the taste changed between 60, 1000 and 150 Euro a bottle? @:-)
Do you mean Yamazaki 18? But yes, you are correct, that because of the cost spike and "rarity" of the bottle during that period. Though prices are still up there. But I'm sure there are better options.
Nov 14, 2019, 3:16 pm
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Nov 14, 2019, 6:59 pm
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Nov 15, 2019, 12:17 am
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... I know we aren't But then the best Sekt (what is it these days, still Raumland?) cannot compete with the top-end products of Krug Grande Cuvée or Roses de Jeanne either, could they? So, a bad Sekt has no equivalent, a mid-range Champagne (which is what >90% of people drink when they drink Champagne) is on par with a good Sekt, and the top end Champagnes have no equivalent. Is that fair?
And I believe 90% of people couldn't tell a difference between a Sekt and Champagne in a blind tasting.
But then the best Sekt (what is it these days, still Raumland?) cannot compete with the top-end products of Krug Grande Cuvée or Roses de Jeanne either, could they? So, a bad Sekt has no equivalent, a mid-range Champagne (which is what >90% of people drink when they drink Champagne) is on par with a good Sekt, and the top end Champagnes have no equivalent. Is that fair?And I believe 90% of people couldn't tell a difference between a Sekt and Champagne in a blind tasting.
Nov 15, 2019, 1:50 am
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Nov 15, 2019, 2:12 am
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If the rumour ist true which I doubt, LH would have to sell F seats as J for years to come. Not entirely bad news for J flyers.
They reduce the F-equipped fleet as previously announced by retiring 346 planes. But they're stuck with F-equipped 748's and 380's for quite a few years.
My take is, particularly due to the long delays of the 77X, this rumour cannot really be true unless LH is willing to go with a very much half-baked short/medium term solution.
They reduce the F-equipped fleet as previously announced by retiring 346 planes. But they're stuck with F-equipped 748's and 380's for quite a few years.
My take is, particularly due to the long delays of the 77X, this rumour cannot really be true unless LH is willing to go with a very much half-baked short/medium term solution.