Long Way Home - A Y Class Spectacular with UA and CO
Mar 30, 2010, 5:56 pm
#16
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Programs: Mucci, BMI*G, M&M SEN, FB Gold, PC Plat, Father of GhettoIFE
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I just get a very nasty feeling that one of my friends will one day "ask" for A J class ticket.. and mile miles just disappear....
A bit more of a mileage run next time.
Nice TR
The metal cutlery on CO is always a nice touch- Close your eyes, & with a heavy enough cold you can't taste the food, you could fool yourself into thinking you were on Singapore Airlines
The spoons are especially handy, being between teaspoon and regular dessert/soup spoon size, for children that have outgrown their plastic cutlery, but aren't quite ready for their parents' stuff. I expect.
The metal cutlery on CO is always a nice touch- Close your eyes, & with a heavy enough cold you can't taste the food, you could fool yourself into thinking you were on Singapore Airlines
The spoons are especially handy, being between teaspoon and regular dessert/soup spoon size, for children that have outgrown their plastic cutlery, but aren't quite ready for their parents' stuff. I expect.
The spoons... Well... Ice cream would had been nice. Like a little airline who used to do the MAN-ORD run used to do....
Thanks SFflyer123. As I've said before, I reach for the GhettoIFE when there is nothing else on the IFE systems - and this is where Continental's product really shines - A decent AVOD system, with a nice large screen, vs a looped system on a crappy small screen with 12 channels on it.
For an IFE system to work, it must be combined with usability as well as content - and Continental wins hands down here.
Truth be know - I didn't even make up GhettoIFE system for the EWR-LHR Leg in the end... that scores good points in my book....
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Mar 30, 2010, 6:33 pm
#17
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: WAS
Posts: 3,010
Cool!
Interesting reading. Thanks for it!
On the ERJ-145, you mentioned that it was showing its use by Continental in part due to the XM radio. Do a few/some/a lot/most/all UX 145s have the radio? Is it even enabled?
Thanks!
On the ERJ-145, you mentioned that it was showing its use by Continental in part due to the XM radio. Do a few/some/a lot/most/all UX 145s have the radio? Is it even enabled?
Thanks!
Apr 1, 2010, 2:58 am
#20
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I'd assume it's on the expressJet birds only (I haven't seen it on the Trans-State/Republic birds). It seemed on - I was chatting to the FA most of the flight so I didn't get a chance to test it....
This the pic I got...
Thanks Moomba. I could had got a Bubbly photo for you.. but this would had involved going to the bar at EWR... and paying money
Apr 1, 2010, 7:47 am
#21
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: LON, RUH and DXB
Programs: BA Bronze, GF, EK, WY
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Thks for another great source of inspiration Kevincm. Like you, I have to maintain status down the back of the bus as business travel isn't providing enough miles at the moment.
As a challenge, this kind of thing is legal on UA/CO and I'm seriously tempted ... LON-MAN-MUC-FRA-FCO-EWR-IAH-SFO-DEN (or similar) and return for the LHR-DEN fare, if you can find availability. That's about 10K miles each way 
Last year I did LHR-ORD-SAT-ORD-DEN-PHL and return.
It will price on ITA and fortunately I have a friendly and long-suffering TA !
As a challenge, this kind of thing is legal on UA/CO and I'm seriously tempted ... LON-MAN-MUC-FRA-FCO-EWR-IAH-SFO-DEN
(or similar) and return for the LHR-DEN fare, if you can find availability. That's about 10K miles each way Last year I did LHR-ORD-SAT-ORD-DEN-PHL and return.
It will price on ITA and fortunately I have a friendly and long-suffering TA !