Best First Class?
Apr 17, 2003 | 10:05 am
#1
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Best First Class?
I am planning an around the world trip for our 10th anniversary and wanted opinions on the best first class.
I have flown Continental for quite a while but would be interested in any/all opinions especially relating to areas of the world (ie Maylasia is best to orient, BA to Europe, etc) and specifics as to why you like a particular airline's first class.
Thank you!
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I have flown Continental for quite a while but would be interested in any/all opinions especially relating to areas of the world (ie Maylasia is best to orient, BA to Europe, etc) and specifics as to why you like a particular airline's first class.
Thank you!
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Apr 17, 2003 | 11:03 am
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Most likely:
London, Rome, Isreal, Hong Kong and Austrailia but no deffinate plans yet and we are very flexible.
By the way, dbaker, we are flying out of Austin!
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London, Rome, Isreal, Hong Kong and Austrailia but no deffinate plans yet and we are very flexible.
By the way, dbaker, we are flying out of Austin!
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Apr 17, 2003 | 11:05 am
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This is my opinion:
NA-Europe
1. BA, Great seats, good food, great drinks and some of the best lounges.
NA-Asia
SQ or CX. Great service on both. If flying through HKG then CX for the lounge.
Europe-Asia
Tough
SQ,CX for the reasons above or BA just because I have grone to like their service style and I am British. But If I was being rational about it SQ.
No doubt you will see a lot of different answers to you question as it is all down to taste and what you have gotten used to.
NA-Europe
1. BA, Great seats, good food, great drinks and some of the best lounges.
NA-Asia
SQ or CX. Great service on both. If flying through HKG then CX for the lounge.
Europe-Asia
Tough
SQ,CX for the reasons above or BA just because I have grone to like their service style and I am British. But If I was being rational about it SQ.
No doubt you will see a lot of different answers to you question as it is all down to taste and what you have gotten used to.
Apr 17, 2003 | 11:27 am
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If you're doing a RTW trip in F, I'd personally pick a Star Alliance ticket. Why? Sure Oneworld has Cathay Pacific -- but *A has Singapore and ANA.
Check out tfung's trip report on ANA's service, NRT-LHR for a sense of ANA.
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Check out tfung's trip report on ANA's service, NRT-LHR for a sense of ANA.
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Apr 17, 2003 | 2:50 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gleff:
If you're doing a RTW trip in F, I'd personally pick a Star Alliance ticket. Why? Sure Oneworld has Cathay Pacific -- but *A has Singapore and ANA.
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If you're doing a RTW trip in F, I'd personally pick a Star Alliance ticket. Why? Sure Oneworld has Cathay Pacific -- but *A has Singapore and ANA.
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Abbrvs.
BA: British Airways
SQ: Singapore
QF: Qantas
CX: Cathay Pacific
AA: American Airlines
Apr 17, 2003 | 3:00 pm
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If you are paying and cost is NOT an issue, then switch between the different carriers... nothing wrong with that.
BA/LH are VERY good for F into and out of Europe
CX/SQ are VERY good for F in and out of Asia
QF F and JAL F (newer seats) and ANA F (newer seats) is also quite good.
For your first flight from AUS take whowever to the CLOSEST gatweay city for BA or LH (or CX/SQ).
Limit your exposure to the Domestic F product (my 2 cents)
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BA/LH are VERY good for F into and out of Europe
CX/SQ are VERY good for F in and out of Asia
QF F and JAL F (newer seats) and ANA F (newer seats) is also quite good.
For your first flight from AUS take whowever to the CLOSEST gatweay city for BA or LH (or CX/SQ).
Limit your exposure to the Domestic F product (my 2 cents)
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