DONE4 dilemma...
Apr 12, 2007 | 5:18 pm
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Originally Posted by JohnAx
... I wondered why the poster's definition of "traveling in style" was such a thing while others use that term for first-class on a Cathay 744. (Or Qantas 744, for that matter)
I would read his post and assume a
at the end ...Really, CBR-SYD on a Dash-8 is more of a hour Joy flight. Having done it a few times the novelty has worn off and I would never use such a segment as part of a xONEx.
Apr 12, 2007 | 7:16 pm
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Good thing I checked back here!
Yes, being dry indeed!
I think I will indeed take a 737 service from CBR-BNE to use the J cabin, although the better view of the scenery (including the Snowy Mountains) and the box lunch make for an amusing flight on the Dash-8! I recommend it for the novelty value alone!
(and for interest, am now booking BNE-SYD-JFK-SEA-DFW-ANC-DFW-SFO-LHR-SIN-HKG-MEL-PER-CBR-BNE which should make for a full three weeks, even with deferring the MEL-PER-CBR-BNE portion!)
Yes, being dry indeed!
I think I will indeed take a 737 service from CBR-BNE to use the J cabin, although the better view of the scenery (including the Snowy Mountains) and the box lunch make for an amusing flight on the Dash-8! I recommend it for the novelty value alone!
(and for interest, am now booking BNE-SYD-JFK-SEA-DFW-ANC-DFW-SFO-LHR-SIN-HKG-MEL-PER-CBR-BNE which should make for a full three weeks, even with deferring the MEL-PER-CBR-BNE portion!)