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Old Feb 11, 2019, 4:37 pm
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Would you choose BA or MH for first class travel?
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Old Feb 11, 2019, 4:59 pm
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Originally Posted by Cantona
Would you choose BA or MH for first class travel?
To "confuse" you further, can you do a LHR-NRT-KUL? You should be able to fly JAL (fantastic F) also a MH 787 or A380..
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Old Feb 11, 2019, 8:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Cantona
Would you choose BA or MH for first class travel?
To add to mix, there is no more F on MH.

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To "confuse" you further, can you do a LHR-NRT-KUL? You should be able to fly JAL (fantastic F) also a MH 787 or A380..
Why is JL and NRT even in the equation?
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Old Feb 11, 2019, 9:14 pm
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Originally Posted by Guy Betsy
To add to mix, there is no more F on MH.
Yes and no. F is now Business Suites. J is regular Business.
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Old Feb 11, 2019, 9:15 pm
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Originally Posted by Cantona
Would you choose BA or MH for first class travel?
MH in a heartbeat.
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Old Feb 11, 2019, 9:15 pm
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MH no longer offers First Class. They now sell the first class cabin as Business Suites.

BA First is often described as the "best business class in the skies" so they (MH and BA) might be comparable!!
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Old Feb 12, 2019, 3:42 pm
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Originally Posted by HMPS
To "confuse" you further, can you do a LHR-NRT-KUL? You should be able to fly JAL (fantastic F) also a MH 787 or A380..
MH don't operate the Dreamliner - NRT-KUL is operated by either an A350 or A380.

Back to OP's question - I'd take MH J Suite over BA F.

But I'd also suggest considering F on QR, JL or CX instead - the hard and soft product on these airlines will be much better, and the connections will be supported by excellent (possibly even best in the world?) F lounges.
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Old Feb 12, 2019, 3:52 pm
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Originally Posted by AirbrushA380
But I'd also suggest considering F on QR, JL or CX instead - the hard and soft product on these airlines will be much better, and the connections will be supported by excellent (possibly even best in the world?) F lounges.
Agree on your hard/soft product suggestions but for F lounges, QR and CX may be in top 6 or 7, but no way is any JL lounge even in the running. If you are talking best in the world F lounge, it's hard to top the Air France La Première Lounge at CDG.
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Old Feb 12, 2019, 4:11 pm
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Originally Posted by SFO777
no way is any JL lounge even in the running.
Here's hoping they surprise us with the NRT F lounge renovations - I'm optimistic they're using the upcoming Olympics as a reason to really improve things.
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Old Feb 12, 2019, 4:33 pm
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Originally Posted by minz56
MH no longer offers First Class. They now sell the first class cabin as Business Suites.

BA First is often described as the "best business class in the skies" so they (MH and BA) might be comparable!!
Going off topic a bit, but I would say SQ has a superior business class seat to BA's first Even with their new more cramped configuration.

Back on topic, I would choose MH
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Old Feb 12, 2019, 4:40 pm
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I'm looking forward to flying SYD-KUL-NRT in Business Suites (A350 and A380) in a couple of weeks. Award seats were plentiful at the time I booked which was before the change from F to BS.
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Old Feb 12, 2019, 8:27 pm
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Originally Posted by SQTraveller
Going off topic a bit, but I would say SQ has a superior business class seat to BA's first Even with their new more cramped configuration.

Back on topic, I would choose MH

Agree, SQ anytime over BA.
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