avi8tir

For my honeymoon next month.

First, let me say that my fiance and I love to fly and be on planes, in lounges, etc together. One of these routes is much longer than the other, but we are 100% ok with that.

Option 1: OZ F/C
LAX-ICN 744 F ICN-HKT 763 C
This is with a 3+ houst connection to enjoy the lounge in ICN

Option 2: LH F - TG F/C
Stilll being determined, but will likely be LAX-FRA 748 F or SNA-DEN-FRA F etc. I will pick up any F seat in the T-14 window on LH to FRA. Connection time in FRA would be 3-4 hours, so plenty of time for FCL.

FRA-BKK TG A380 F BKK-HKT TG 744 C
no time for the lounge in BKK, but we will have plenty of time on the return as we are flying DPS-BKK-CDG in TG F.

What would you pick?

FlyWorld

It would be helpful if you provided a list of specific options (as opposed to a list of "we don't know yet - maybe" ideas and also mention your priorities and mention the flight and layover times for each in a way that is easy to read and compare.

PV_Premier

as a disclaimer i have never flown LH F/C, TG F/C but i really can't understand why anyone might consider doubling (or, in some cases, more than doubling) their transit time just to get these products en route to a vacation. i'm sure they are wonderful but i can't imagine they are that wonderful relative to a more direct trip on OZ.

SeaRaptor

The latter, no question. LH and TG F in the same itinerary? It doesn't get much better for ground service, and the F hard product on the LH 748s and TG A380s is excellent (soft can be hit-and-miss on TG by all reports).

entropy

option 2

Stilll being determined, but will likely be LAX-FRA 748 F or SNA-DEN-FRA F etc. I will pick up any F seat in the T-14 window on LH to FRA. Connection time in FRA would be 3-4 hours, so plenty of time for FCL.

Wildfan88

I'd take the LH/TG routing just to avoid OZ and the bad attitude that airline has taken after the unfortunate incident at SFO. Why they are blaming everyone else on Earth and not taking 1% of responsibility for that accident is beyond me.

planeluvr

Option 2.

eponymous_coward

Well, some people take cruise ships as opposed to flying, or trains instead of flying, because they want the enhanced experience (for them) and are willing to sacrifice time to get them...

My guess is the OP is looking at OZ 201 from LAX (midday departure) + OZ 747 (8 pm departure from ICN, arriving at 12:20 am HKT local time (ugh).

OZ's 763 on ICN-HKT isn't a flatbed in C (it's also C/Y, no F), and isn't great for sleeping, and if you're on a daytime late morning-midafternoon departure from the West Coast (like OZ 201) it's usually difficult to get sleep on the first flight, so by the time you're at NRT/ICN/whatever you probably want some sleep. I know when I did a similar trip (SEA-SFO-NRT-HKG) the NH 763 C seat I was in wasn't uncomfortable for sitting, but I wasn't able to sleep much in it, dead tired as I was.

A trip where you get flatbeds and F all the way might well be preferable, even if you add a few hours. Also, that arrival time (after midnight, getting to a hotel and in your bed 1 or 2-ish) is pretty lousy, even if it does get you there a few hours earlier than routing through Europe (unless the OP and fiance are night owls and want to hit a nightclub or something). I'd totally take a routing that added half a day, had flatbeds and great lounges the whole way, and got me there in the middle of the day...

worldtraveller73

Having done this OZ route myself, remember you are going to be at the end of a 10 hr flight and it will be the equivalent of enjoying the lounge between 12AM-3AM on your internal clock on Pacific Time. My point being, is that either route, you'll be tired. Aside from the piano and a few photos, I don't remember much after that glass of Johnny Walker Blue

goingbananas

Option #2. Especially since you will have the time to enjoy the LH FCT and the other option will not allow you to spend time in the BKK FCL.

tods27

LH will be old F from DEN-FRA on a 744. There is a thread on new F in the LH forum with links to a tool to double check this.

mickeyk178

Not completely sure about this myself, but if the OP of taking TG to Bangkok, will they have access to the FCL at FRA? I was under the impression that the connecting flight would have to be on LH for the access to the FCT?

NewbieRunner

If arriving in LH F the OP will have access to the FCL even if he is departing on TG (but no access to the FCT).

mickeyk178

Thank you for clarifying

Kacee

Add me to the LH/TG camp.

I might also look for an NH/TG connection through NRT.