Exonomy extra compared to Alize and WT+
Nov 13, 2008, 1:00 am
#1
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Exonomy extra compared to Alize and WT+
Can anyone tell me how Air France Alize class and BA’s World Traveller plus compare to economy extra on SK? I am especially interested in the seats for Alize. Could not find exactly what I was looking for in the Flying Blue forum.
Thinking seriously about dropping SK now due to the point earnings (bye bye to at least 200 000 NOK/year for SK). If a Skyteam or One World carrier would have done a status match I would have done it right away. I will anyway keep star silver though M&M and Petroleum club, and have access to Lufthansa business lounges.
Thinking seriously about dropping SK now due to the point earnings (bye bye to at least 200 000 NOK/year for SK). If a Skyteam or One World carrier would have done a status match I would have done it right away. I will anyway keep star silver though M&M and Petroleum club, and have access to Lufthansa business lounges.
Nov 13, 2008, 3:39 am
#2
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Alizé is only available to a limited number of destinations (mostly Caribbean and Indian Ocean ”DOM-TOM” destinations). But there seems to be a plan to introduce a ”Premium Tempo” service next year that may cover more destinations. But I bet there’s better information about this available at the FB forum.
Nov 13, 2008, 5:51 am
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Can anyone tell me how Air France Alize class and BA’s World Traveller plus compare to economy extra on SK? I am especially interested in the seats for Alize. Could not find exactly what I was looking for in the Flying Blue forum.
Thinking seriously about dropping SK now due to the point earnings (bye bye to at least 200 000 NOK/year for SK). If a Skyteam or One World carrier would have done a status match I would have done it right away. I will anyway keep star silver though M&M and Petroleum club, and have access to Lufthansa business lounges.
Thinking seriously about dropping SK now due to the point earnings (bye bye to at least 200 000 NOK/year for SK). If a Skyteam or One World carrier would have done a status match I would have done it right away. I will anyway keep star silver though M&M and Petroleum club, and have access to Lufthansa business lounges.
Nov 13, 2008, 3:28 pm
#4
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Skyteam stuff
Alize is a very strange product, and, as has been said above, is only available in a small number of routes. We'll have to wait and see when/if they introduce a premium eco product throughout the network.
However, Skyteam does tend to offer Europe-based flyers a lot of keenly-priced longhaul business class options such as SU (very good), AZ (not so good), UX (only a few destinations), OK (even fewer destinations!), and sometimes KL. So, unless you have to go by a corporate policy that's set in stone, stipulates Y+, and doesn't take into account the actual ticket costs, you should be able to fly in J most of the time...
However, Skyteam does tend to offer Europe-based flyers a lot of keenly-priced longhaul business class options such as SU (very good), AZ (not so good), UX (only a few destinations), OK (even fewer destinations!), and sometimes KL. So, unless you have to go by a corporate policy that's set in stone, stipulates Y+, and doesn't take into account the actual ticket costs, you should be able to fly in J most of the time...
Nov 13, 2008, 6:52 pm
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I haven't flown BA WT+ yet (first such flight in Dec), but from what I've gathered, Eco Extra on SK is a bit better.
A lot, if not most, US airlines do status match. With AA you could do a Platinum challenge.
I also (mostly) dropped SK due to point accumulation and price. I'll be getting status - for the first time ever - with BA at the end of the month
A lot, if not most, US airlines do status match. With AA you could do a Platinum challenge.
I also (mostly) dropped SK due to point accumulation and price. I'll be getting status - for the first time ever - with BA at the end of the month
Nov 13, 2008, 9:26 pm
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The only negative thing is that the electricity (which is installed to every seat) requires EmPower adapter.
I personally would rate WT+ higher than Economy Extra.
Nov 14, 2008, 2:26 pm
#7
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I liked WT+ quite much actually, the seat is comfortable in my opinion (more than Eco Extra) and seat has quite much different settings to make you even more comfortable. Service was really attentive and nice. AVOD is a huge plus for me who doesn't spend flight sleeping.
The only negative thing is that the electricity (which is installed to every seat) requires EmPower adapter.
I personally would rate WT+ higher than Economy Extra.
The only negative thing is that the electricity (which is installed to every seat) requires EmPower adapter.
I personally would rate WT+ higher than Economy Extra.
Nov 14, 2008, 2:31 pm
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Nov 19, 2008, 5:56 am
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