OS/LH/EW UK-Asia premium economy £600-£650
Sep 11, 2018, 3:13 pm
#16
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NCL and LBA
Programs: BD*G, BAGold, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 3,269
1) Because it saves £450 (A £1800 does a lot for a family of 4)
2) It earns miles in decent programs that will help people maintain or get status.
3) They have good transit times (unlike your GF suggestion which requires an overnight not to mention extra ££ on a hotel)
4) This goes to multiple destinations and not just BKK
5) Likely better cover in the case of IRROPS due to multiple partners.
Having said that I do see your point. Personally if I was prepared to bid for an upgrade each way and wanted to fly J I would take the GF option but can see why a lot of people wouldn’t.
Sep 11, 2018, 5:50 pm
#17
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Bristol
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Gold, Caesars Diamond
Posts: 921
I suspect for the following reasons:
1) Because it saves £450 (A £1800 does a lot for a family of 4)
2) It earns miles in decent programs that will help people maintain or get status.
3) They have good transit times (unlike your GF suggestion which requires an overnight not to mention extra ££ on a hotel)
4) This goes to multiple destinations and not just BKK
5) Likely better cover in the case of IRROPS due to multiple partners.
Having said that I do see your point. Personally if I was prepared to bid for an upgrade each way and wanted to fly J I would take the GF option but can see why a lot of people wouldn’t.
Last edited by PxC; Sep 11, 2018 at 6:46 pm
Sep 11, 2018, 9:07 pm
#18
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: London
Programs: Hilton, IHG - BA, GA, LH, QR, SV, TK
Posts: 17,008
- It's £600 vs £1000+
- Earns miles in *A
- Widely available from UK regional airports
- ditto without crazy connection times