tgj1974

And upgrades to plus, seems quite reasonable.....

RoyalSwazi

miamiflyer8

SK GO on TATL is a miserable experience and definitely the worst product out of all European full service carriers. Go with the other guys just like RoyalSwazi says.

CPH-Flyer

And on BA the second meal is a miniature Mars bar and 17.5ml cup of water. Transatlantic economy class is pretty miserable on most carriers by now.

miamiflyer8

On LH it isn't too bad, meals are edible in their standard and cognac and Baileys is proactively offered. ^

CPH-Flyer

That's true, of the European carriers, Lufthansa are keeping up the standards in Y.

Juju2014

Is it worse than a year ago? We go once a year to visit family and last year there was a choice of meal (and I think one alcoholic drink included, but can't recall reliably). Service was fine. Aircraft was oooold. We fly IAD-CPH and are due to book our next trip for February or March. The direct flight with SAS is $750-$1000 while BA with a stopover is just $500. (We have a young kid, so will probably go direct for the convenience.)

CPH-Flyer

Service wise there should not have been any cuts in the last year. Though your description sounds like the level a couple of years back. Last year, there was one not upgraded plane, the infamous back up plane LN-RKP. By this summer that should be gone, so only the new and rather (for economy) nice cabins.

MatthiasWagner

I have only flown SAS Go once to the states, and I wasn't impressed! I will recommend Lufthansa

RoyalSwazi

sondra_finchley

We've done SK ARN-ORD and BA ORD-LHR in economy and, if only comparing at a direct nonstop to my final destination, would prefer SK service. It doesn't feel as cheap and surly as BA, and I prefer "cold" Northern European workhorse crews to whatever stupidity/shabiness/inconsistency is offered from BA Mixed Fleet (which ORD is). I hope to never ever see a cabin crew tuck in the back of their too small shirt and then serve drinks with the same hand, without washing, again.

We have done SK Plus ARN-LAX and really enjoyed it - you could always try for the upgrade. I've gotten too old to sit in Economy that long anymore. But for a run to the East Coast, and maybe even to Chicago, I would happily take SAS in Economy if that was the only option.

GUWonder

SK2751

I have to say that my last trip with SK GO (CPH->IAD) was quite pleasant. My upgrade to PLUS has not cleared, and I was quite scared that after a few dreadfully tiring Y trips TATL (non SK), this is going to be yet another one. But I managed to get work done, the plane was clean and comfortable, and I got a meal exactly as expected. Water was served very proactively throughout the flight (by glasses). I arrived fresh and satisfied. I actually thought I don't really need to bid westwards anymore.

I find the service of all main carriers in Y is similar (I tried AA, BA, LH, JJ, LO, SK in recent years). How I take the trip, depends more on how I feel on the day (fresh, or already half-sick, under-the-weather), whether there are screaming babies around, and whether I had to run on connections, etc. My own mood and stress probably influences my experience much more than the details of the Y service. And the details are really minor. I no longer remember the tiny differences between them. Except perhaps that I recall some old BA cabin configs in Y, which had deep seats with good head holders in which one actually could sleep. But it's a lottery to still hit one of these.

All in all, I think the factors that would affect my choice are schedule, price, possibly points (depending on whether I need to requalify or not), and perhaps more importantly the ability to upgrade the eastward leg.

TPJ

If you would like to have beer or wine, I think SU & SK are the only full service airlines that do not offer it on complimentary basis (on TATL flights). Even EI now serves a glass of wine/beer for free. LO also reinstated free wine/beer on long hauls.

GUWonder