Quality of First Class ...
Aug 26, 2004 | 3:57 pm
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Quality of First Class ...
I have a chance to fly to Santiago on either AA, CO, or LanChile in First Class. Has anyone flown to the southern hemisphere on any of these, and how is the quality of First Class on these. Our final destination is Mendoza, Argentina. Almost 29 hours away. Sleeper seats are a must for me (6'4" and then spending 2.5 weeks on a mountain), but I sort of doubt AA or CO has equipment with that sort of arrangement. Any tips?
Aug 26, 2004 | 5:06 pm
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Both AA and DL fly to Santiago. CO only uses the DL codeshare. Both airlines fly the 767-300. DL has BE service. AA service is a comfortable Biz class seat also. I haven't flown Lan in F just Y and I believe they are the best airline based in SA. DL BE is OK not as comfortable as CO. I'd probably choose DL simply because I'd know what I was getting. Personal Screen, OK food, and a somewhat comfortable seat.
Aug 26, 2004 | 5:42 pm
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Originally Posted by coplatua1k
Both AA and DL fly to Santiago. CO only uses the DL codeshare. Both airlines fly the 767-300. DL has BE service. AA service is a comfortable Biz class seat also. I haven't flown Lan in F just Y and I believe they are the best airline based in SA. DL BE is OK not as comfortable as CO. I'd probably choose DL simply because I'd know what I was getting. Personal Screen, OK food, and a somewhat comfortable seat.
For the same mileage cashout (200k) I get 2 F tickets on LanChile.
Aug 26, 2004 | 8:03 pm
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Lan, hands down. But you'll never score 2 F award seats. If you do, I don't know what kind of awardgods are looking down on you. (The cabin is 1 row - 5 across). Service varies from very good to among the world's best, depending on the crew. I have flown LAX/SCL 4 times on LA in F.
Aug 26, 2004 | 8:24 pm
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Originally Posted by Eastbay1K
Lan, hands down. But you'll never score 2 F award seats. If you do, I don't know what kind of awardgods are looking down on you. (The cabin is 1 row - 5 across). Service varies from very good to among the world's best, depending on the crew. I have flown LAX/SCL 4 times on LA in F.
A total of 5 seats in F ? Are they sleeps or what? Their website is rather anemic.
Aug 26, 2004 | 9:52 pm
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http://www18.lan.com/compania/cabina...x_primera.html
Lots of info. There should be an English link too.
Lots of info. There should be an English link too.
Aug 26, 2004 | 10:00 pm
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Hi Wop and welcome to FlyerTalk.
The MilesBuzz forum is for posting information related to the lastest "frequent flyer program Buzz".
This doesn't really appear to have anything to do with that, so I'm going to move it to the TravelBuzz forum for you.
Regards,
Flipside
The MilesBuzz forum is for posting information related to the lastest "frequent flyer program Buzz".
This doesn't really appear to have anything to do with that, so I'm going to move it to the TravelBuzz forum for you.
Regards,
Flipside
Aug 27, 2004 | 9:53 am
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Originally Posted by Wop
A total of 5 seats in F ? Are they sleeps or what? Their website is rather anemic.
Aug 27, 2004 | 4:16 pm
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So it sounds as though AA might be a decent alternative if the Lan award does not work out. Only problem is it is 50k more in redemption for the AA FC vs Lan FC.
Anyone have thoughts on CO First Class service that far south?
Anyone have thoughts on CO First Class service that far south?