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BrewerSEA Feb 9, 2013 4:43 pm

Updated for AA, JL, and QF...lots of 3-class routes gone. Likely to see at least one old AA route return in the short term with all the extra 772s in the system (though they will have F removed in the next few years).

American Airlines
Routes
Between Boston and
Miami (seasonal)
Santo Domingo (seasonal some flights)

Between Buenos Aires and
Montevideo


Between Chicago O'Hare and
Beijing
Dallas Fort Worth
London Heathrow
Shanghai
Tokyo Narita

Between Dallas Fort Worth and
Buenos Aires
Chicago O'Hare
Frankfurt (seasonal)
London Heathrow (some flights)
Madrid (seasonal)
Miami (seasonal)
Sao Paulo
Seoul Incheon
Tokyo Narita

Between Los Angeles and
London Heathrow
Shanghai Pudong
Tokyo Narita

Between Miami and
Buenos Aires
Dallas Fort Worth (seasonal)
London Heathrow
Los Angeles (seasonal some flights)
Santiago
Sao Paulo (some flights)

Between New York JFK and
Bermuda
Buenos Aires
London Heathrow
Los Angeles
Miami (some flights)
Rio de Janiero

San Francisco (some flights)
Sao Paulo
Tokyo Narita
Tokyo Haneda

Japan Airlines
Aircraft type
773 (not 777), 744 (some configurations only)

Routes
Between Tokyo Narita and
Bangkok (just 1 of the flights, ends Oct 09)
Chicago
Delhi (ends Oct 09)
Frankfurt
Hong Kong (just 1 of the flights)
Honolulu (just 1 of the flights)

London Heathrow
Los Angeles
New York JFK
Paris CDG
San Francisco
Sao Paulo (via New York JFK)
Singapore (just 1 of the flights, ends Oct 09)

Between New York JFK and
Sao Paulo


Qantas
Aircraft type
All A380 and some 747-400 (not 747-300 at all, and some 747-400 are 2-class).

Routes
Between Sydney and
Bangkok
Dubai (begins 31 MAR)
Hong Kong
Johannesburg (some days 2-class, temporarily sold as 2-class)
London Heathrow (via Bangkok or Singapore)
Los Angeles
New York JFK (via Los Angeles)
San Francisco (temporarily sold as 2-class)

Singapore (ends 30 MAR)

Between Melbourne and
Dubai (begins 31 MAR)
Hong Kong (temporarily sold as 2-class)
London Heathrow (via Hong Kong or Singapore)
Los Angeles (nonstop only)
Singapore (ends 30 MAR)


Between Bangkok and
London Heathrow

Between Hong Kong and
London Heathrow


Between Singapore and
London Heathrow (ends 30 MAR)

Between Dubai and
London Heathrow (begins 31 MAR)

ajnaro Feb 11, 2013 7:45 pm

JFK - GIG (Rio de Janeiro) does not have first class on AA.

correctioncx Feb 11, 2013 10:20 pm

Where is CX?

travelkid Feb 12, 2013 3:21 am


Originally Posted by correctioncx (Post 20230028)
Where is CX?

In first post.

correctioncx Feb 13, 2013 5:13 am


Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer (Post 9573818)
Intercontinental and Transcontinental

Watch out for codeshares and some routes have multiple aircraft types operating (with and without first class).


Names used for First Class
First Class - AA, BA, CX, JL, KA, QF


American Airlines
Aircraft type
All mainline aircraft type, but 757, A300 & MD-80 first class are of poor standard. Note within North & Central America 2-class aircraft are sold as First for USA and Business for Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Only 3-class flights (777 and 767-200 aircraft) are listed below.

Routes
Between Chicago O'Hare and
Beijing
London Heathrow
Shanghai
Tokyo Narita

Between Dallas Fort Worth and
Buenos Aires
London Heathrow (some flights)
Madrid (seasonal)
Sao Paulo
Seoul Incheon
Tokyo Narita

Between Los Angeles and
London Heathrow
Shanghai Pudong
Tokyo Narita

Between Miami and
Buenos Aires
London Heathrow
Los Angeles (some flights)
Sao Paulo (some flights)

Between New York JFK and
Buenos Aires
London Heathrow
Los Angeles
Rio de Janiero
San Francisco (some flights)
Sao Paulo
Tokyo Haneda


British Airways
Aircraft type
Only 747 and 777.

Routes
Between London Heathrow and
Abu Dhabi
Abuja
Bahrain
Bangalore
Bangkok
Beijing
Boston
Buenos Aires
Cairo
Capetown (some flights)
Chicago
Dallas
Delhi (some flights)
Doha
Dubai
Hong Kong
Houston
Johannesburg
Kuwait
Lagos
Los Angeles
Luanda
Mauritius
Mexico City
Miami
Mumbai
Muscat
New York JFK
Newark (some flights)
Philadelphia (some flights)
Phoenix
San Francisco
Sao Paulo
Seattle
Seoul
Shanghai
Singapore
Sydney
Tel Aviv (some flights)
Tokyo NRT
Toronto (some flights)
Vancouver
Washington IAD (some flights)

Between London Gatwick and
Atlanta (some flights)
Bermuda
Bridgetown
New York JFK (not yet started)
Port of Spain
Tobago

Between Abu Dhabi and
Muscat

Between Bahrain and
Doha

Between Bangkok and
Sydney

Between Bridgetown and
Port of Spain
Tobago

Between Sao Paulo and
Buenos Aires

Between Singapore and
Sydney


Cathay Pacific
Aircraft type
All 747 variants, 777-300ER (but not non-ER), A346, some A343, some A333.

Routes
Between Hong Kong and
Adelaide (halted, may resume northern winter)
Amsterdam
Auckland (some flights, brief period in northern winter only)
Bangkok (some flights)
Dubai (some flights)
Frankfurt (some flights)
Jakarta (some flights)
Johannesburg (some flights)
London Heathrow
Los Angeles
Manila (some flights)
Melbourne (halted, may resume northern winter)
Milan
New York JFK
Osaka KIX (some flights)
Paris CDG
Rome FCO (some flights)
San Francisco
Seoul Incheon (some flights, northern summer only)
Singapore (some flights)
Sydney (halted, may resume northern winter)
Taipei (some flights)
Tokyo HND (some flights)
Tokyo NRT (some flights)
Toronto
Vancouver

Between Adelaide and
Melbourne

Between Bangkok and
Delhi (some flights, irregular)
Singapore

Between Taipei and
Tokyo NRT

Between Vancouver and
New York JFK


Dragonair
Aircraft type
Only A330.

Routes
Between Hong Kong and
Beijing
Kaohsiung
Shanghai
Taipei


Japan Airlines
Aircraft type
773 (not 777)

Routes
Between Tokyo Narita and
Chicago
Frankfurt
London Heathrow
Los Angeles
New York JFK
Paris CDG


LAN
Aircraft type
None.


Malaysia Airlines
Aircraft type
All A380 and ???

Routes
Between Kuala Lumpur and
London Heathrow
Paris CDG


Qantas
Aircraft type
All A380

Routes
Between Sydney and
Dubai (from 31MAR13)
Hong Kong
London Heathrow (via Singapore until 30MAR13 and via Dubai from 31MAR13)
Los Angeles
Singapore (until 30MAR13)

Between Melbourne and
Dubai (from 31MAR13)
London Heathrow (via Singapore until 30MAR13 and via Dubai from 31MAR13)
Los Angeles
Singapore (until 31MAR13)

Between Dubai and
London Heathrow (from 31MAR13)

Between Singapore and
London Heathrow (until 30MAR13)


Current as at ?. Updated to post #81.

Please advise any errors or omissions. Thanks to all those who have contributed.



zzz

CX is outdated:

No F class to app Aust destinations
Add ORD
No more 346
No F class on all airbus aircrafts

armagebedar Feb 13, 2013 5:24 pm

JL still has F on the NRT-CGK route, IIRC.

JALPak Feb 15, 2013 3:16 am


Originally Posted by armagebedar (Post 20242361)
JL still has F on the NRT-CGK route, IIRC.


Yes it still does

medicus Feb 15, 2013 7:51 am

Yes it does, but not bookable on an AONEX fare...

correctioncx Feb 15, 2013 11:19 am

Also remove BKK-SYD on BA

easterisland Feb 15, 2013 2:50 pm

Add BA...

Gatwick - St Lucia
Gatwick- Grenada

Between St Lucia & Grenada

Guy Betsy Feb 15, 2013 4:40 pm

MH

A380 F will also fly between KUL and HKG from 1st May 2013.

correctioncx Feb 16, 2013 4:46 am


Originally Posted by Guy Betsy (Post 20256146)
MH

A380 F will also fly between KUL and HKG from 1st May 2013.

Will they actually sell F?

Guy Betsy Feb 16, 2013 8:13 am


Originally Posted by correctioncx (Post 20258316)
Will they actually sell F?

Yes. Why not? Flagship A380 flight!

correctioncx Feb 18, 2013 8:32 am


Originally Posted by Guy Betsy (Post 20258950)
Yes. Why not? Flagship A380 flight!

Is it codeshard with CX as CX doesn't operate F to KUL normally?

travelkid Feb 18, 2013 8:49 am


Originally Posted by correctioncx (Post 20269669)
Is it codeshard with CX as CX doesn't operate F to KUL normally?

Its a MH plane.

Kachjc Feb 19, 2013 12:31 am

YEAH but CX flies on that route

also I think CX is more of a competitor and will not codeshare with MH

whenever A380 flights launched to HK CX has increased frequency to offer cheaper seats

ex sin-form 7 to 10 daily

ex ICN from 5-6 daily

KL-3-4 DAILY

yeah so no regional first codeshare

there is one for business and economy though

although CX flies its 777 daily to KL with better business seats than MH A380 and arguably a better First Seat

MarioRossi Feb 19, 2013 1:25 am

Not sure if it's been said before but at least on some days FRA-DFW-FRA on AA has First Class.

Anselmi Feb 19, 2013 7:15 am


Originally Posted by Kachjc (Post 20274256)
although CX flies its 777 daily to KL with better business seats than MH A380 and arguably a better First Seat

Quite strongly said CX have better F seats than MH. I agree CX have one of the best F seats on the market and I haven't yet flown on MH First but expectations of A380 seats are very high. Pictures and specs of MH are also good. Waiting for the first MH F A380 trip report to be published.

longhorns Jul 1, 2013 12:16 pm

Oneworld First Class
 
How about Air Berlin, Finnair, El Al code share with AA, and all code shares with Oneworld airlines?

Gardyloo Jul 1, 2013 4:12 pm


Originally Posted by longhorns (Post 21022127)
How about Air Berlin, Finnair, El Al code share with AA, and all code shares with Oneworld airlines?

This thread is only about first class on Oneworld carriers, not partners. Neither Finnair nor Air Berlin offer first class, and El Al is not a Oneworld member.

Gardyloo
Oneworld moderator

travelkid Aug 3, 2013 9:02 am

Im booked on BA F next week DME-LHR.

tennisboy Aug 19, 2013 6:54 am

Booking a OW RTW award (35K for 280K in F) from BOS. We want to get the best F experience we can. Should we go BOS-JFK-HKG in CX over water? What other F routes would be good? Did I mention we're also open to our destinations...? I also noticed that MH will fly the A380 in between KUL and HKG from 1st May 2013. We're going in mid-late May.

Advice, suggestions?

Dr. HFH Aug 19, 2013 8:41 am


Originally Posted by tennisboy (Post 21297397)
Booking a OW RTW award (35K for 280K in F) from BOS. We want to get the best F experience we can. Should we go BOS-JFK-HKG in CX over water? What other F routes would be good? Did I mention we're also open to our destinations...? I also noticed that MH will fly the A380 in between KUL and HKG from 1st May 2013. We're going in mid-late May.

Advice, suggestions?

At the risk of sounding flip, find a different award. RT BOS-HKG in F is only 135K AA miles. You're paying more than double that. In other words, you could have two two roundtrips for what you're paying for one, and still in F. You may want to rethink this one, especially if you're flexible on destination(s). You haven't posted your whole itinerary, but I have to believe that there's a cheaper way.

tennisboy Aug 19, 2013 8:51 am

Really? I'm thinking something like this:

BOS-JFK-HKG-NRT-PEK-BKK-HKT-CMB-SIN-SYD-AKL-SCL-EZE-SCL-GIG-JFK-BOS or similar, for example leaving out South America and adding more Asian routes like Bora Bora, Bali, Hat Yai, etc...

tennisboy Aug 19, 2013 9:07 am

We want to leave from Boston, take the best F class to Asia, and visit HKG, NRT, PVG, PEK, PHT, SIN, CMB, KUL, PEN, and open to SGN or other key food, tourist, and relaxation spots.

Bonus if we could visit Bali, Papua New Guinea, Bora Bora, or anywhere else in the South Pacific. Sri Lanka and Male would be fun too.

We need to use the RTW OW award, under 35K miles shown, in F.

IMH Aug 19, 2013 11:27 am


Originally Posted by tennisboy (Post 21298072)
We want to [...] visit HKG, NRT, PVG, PEK, PHT, SIN, CMB, KUL, PEN, and open to SGN or [...] Bali, Papua New Guinea, Bora Bora, or anywhere else in the South Pacific. Sri Lanka and Male would be fun too.

I'm not sure how this very long list of destinations fits with your use of the word "relaxation" unless you're able to devote several months to the trip. Be that as it may: you don't seem interested in visiting anywhere on the way to or from Asia and Australasia (in particular western US or Europe) so I can't see any good reason to consider a RTW.


Originally Posted by Dr. HFH (Post 21297913)
two roundtrips for what you're paying for one, and still in F

... would be my preferred option. Book open jaws and/or make good use of stopover rules. Buy 'local' flights for cash or miles depending on what's a good deal, choosing the class of travel based on how long the segments are.

Your question and its responses will be moved soon, I hope, as this thread actually has a different purpose: a reference thread listing routes on which OW carriers operate F service.

tennisboy Aug 19, 2013 12:19 pm

I will consider that. That said, what are the best intra-Asian One World flights in F? I think that seems consistent with this thread...

tennisboy Sep 17, 2013 4:00 pm

Looking around for F flights on OW, can't seem to find anything between PEK and NRT.

Can folks help me find the best F flights if I want to go to these cities?

BOS-HKG-NRT-PEK-PNH-HTY-BOS

I want to keep BOS-HKG bc I can take CX via JFK. But the rest I'm not so picky about. Suggestions?

TrAAveller Sep 17, 2013 8:54 pm

[QUOTE=tennisboy;21461804]Looking around for F flights on OW, can't seem to find anything between PEK and NRT.

JAL is the only oneworld carrier flying direct PEK-NRT or PEK-HND and neither city offers first class configurations. To get first class between these two cities using oneworld in Asia you could try PEK-HKG on Dragonair (A333 has First seats) and then use Cathay HKG-NRT or HKG-HND on a few of the flights that do offer First (77W and certain 744).

tennisboy Sep 18, 2013 5:51 am

But if HKG is my first stop, and then I want to go to PEK and Tokyo, how could I do it in F? Can I go HKG-PEK on Dragon and then PEK-NRT or HND in F on JAL? I did notice one flight a day is on the 787, albeit in business.

The other option is to go BOS-NRT on JAL on the 787, but I hear that is an inferior F product to CX's BOS-JFK-HKG product. Thoughts on that too??

Thanks

Kachjc Sep 18, 2013 6:41 am

yeah one can safely say in Oneworld CX has the best F product, with QF maybe second

787's do not have first class

skunker Sep 18, 2013 10:49 am


Originally Posted by Kachjc (Post 21464521)
yeah one can safely say in Oneworld CX has the best F product, with QF maybe second

787's do not have first class

The 787s don't even have full-flat seats in J. Why JAL used old seats on a new plane is beyond me.

tennisboy Sep 18, 2013 3:37 pm

Ouch, OK. Good to know re the 787 on JAL. We may be forced to fly NRT-BOS or BOS-NRT if our routing works out to have too many HKG's in the segments, but with Malaysia Airlines on board now we may use KUL as a secondary jump off point (to HKT or Siem Riep) to avoid too many HKG segments.

People have told me to add Kyoto and Karabi and Bali and Myanmar too. We can't do all of those on top of PEK, HKG, NRT, HKT and Siem Riep but we can maybe add one or so. Thoughts on these?

JALPak Sep 18, 2013 7:17 pm


Originally Posted by Kachjc (Post 21464521)
yeah one can safely say in Oneworld CX has the best F product, with QF maybe second

787's do not have first class

I don't like CX's F seat. It has narrow foot space. Haven't tried the new F bedding but the old one was simply uncomfortable as you can feel the bumps easily. Not to mention the catering definitely and service level consistency have a lot of room for improvement.

Kachjc Sep 19, 2013 5:33 am

[QUOTE=JALPak;21468155]I don't like CX's F seat. It has narrow foot space. Haven't tried the new F bedding but the old one was simply uncomfortable as you can feel the bumps easily. Not to mention the catering definitely and service level consistency have a lot of room for improvement.[/QUOTE

"I don't like CX's F seat"

SHOCKER!!!

Gardyloo Sep 19, 2013 8:47 am

[MODERATOR HAT ON]

Please limit posts in this thread to discussions of Oneworld first class routes, rather than specific itineraries, issues with individual FFP award rules, and so on. Questions and comments regarding airline FFPs should be directed to that airline's forum, not the Oneworld board. Thanks for keeping this thread on point.

[/HAT]

Gardyloo
Oneworld moderator

Kiwi Flyer Sep 24, 2013 12:36 am

Updated to here.

JALPak Sep 24, 2013 5:28 am

All the JAL domestic First Class routes on 777-200 are missing

HND-ITM/CTS/FUK/OKA

skunker Sep 24, 2013 9:49 am


Originally Posted by JALPak (Post 21495109)
All the JAL domestic First Class routes on 777-200 are missing

HND-ITM/CTS/FUK/OKA

I don't think domestic sub-1,000 mile flights would be a good use of a segment. Actually 2 segments since you would have to go back to HND.

JALPak Sep 24, 2013 8:02 pm


Originally Posted by skunker (Post 21496506)
I don't think domestic sub-1,000 mile flights would be a good use of a segment. Actually 2 segments since you would have to go back to HND.

It's up to the one paying for the ticket to decide. This thread is not to list routes with F service which we think are good use of a segment. It is to maintain a list of routes with F service so people can easily decide and plan for their itineraries. That's why I pointed out those routes are missing from the list.


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