Take a chance on LH A380 same-day upgrade w SWU?
Apr 20, 2011, 6:19 am
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Apr 20, 2011, 8:37 am
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Yeah seriously - i mean let's say you had to pay for it. We're talking about $30 max of booze... $30 is nothing when you're flying around the world! I'm on FRA-SFO on the A380 later this year. GF and I will be taking our chances w/ the same-day paper SWUs!
Apr 22, 2011, 10:11 am
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Don't get me wrong, I could barely be called a social drinker, so alcohol is of no importance to me. But I see so many posts, where posters complain about the low quality of free booze and trash the RCCs, yet folks cave in to the extremely uncomfortable LH seats just because of free booze, whatever the quality seems to be. There is an obvious disconnect. What's that all about?
Apr 22, 2011, 10:38 am
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Maybe one of the reasons SWUs aren't clearing is because the A380s replace the 744 with 16 F seats so there are a lot less F seats per day than before.
Apr 22, 2011, 3:19 pm
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If you want an awesome Biz A380 experience, fly on Emirates - PERIOD. C on the LH A380 is pretty much just like LH C on any other aircraft (just a little quieter).
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Apr 22, 2011, 3:57 pm
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EK still has sloping (not fully horizontal) beds there right? They did not seem "awesome" to me on 77W.
Apr 22, 2011, 6:13 pm
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Y to C
Apparently the C to F upgrade is difficult. Any success with the Y to C upgrade though? I'm happy with any space on the upper deck 
Apr 23, 2011, 10:23 am
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FRA-JFK
APRIL 22nd. Didn't clear J-F but had no problem getting put on the list with my SWU the morning of departure. Entire flight sold out.
Apr 24, 2011, 12:23 pm
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Apr 24, 2011, 12:39 pm
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I agree with this. If you have good entertainment, then clearly UA E+ is much better. That extra 4 inches makes a huge difference over time. I however, have no home entertainment to bring on the plane, so I need it all to be provided to me. Otherwise, I'm bored silly. Thus, the AVOD for me is very important. It's the only time that I ever watch movies anymore.
Seriously, if you fly enough to be a 1K, the "investment" of buying your own IFE device is sooo worth it. I have been carrying on my own movies using 4" harddisk-based personal media players and (for the last year) iPads for at least five years. I am never bored silly. And I get to watch exactly what I want, without UA censorship (edited to fit the format and audience).
I'd never pick LH Y over UA E+. Free booze is just not worth the pain. So I don't think I'll ever risk a SWU upgrade on the LH A380.
Apr 24, 2011, 6:37 pm
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Good idea.
You must be the only person in the Bay Area without an iPad
Seriously, if you fly enough to be a 1K, the "investment" of buying your own IFE device is sooo worth it. I have been carrying on my own movies using 4" harddisk-based personal media players and (for the last year) iPads for at least five years. I am never bored silly. And I get to watch exactly what I want, without UA censorship (edited to fit the format and audience).
I'd never pick LH Y over UA E+. Free booze is just not worth the pain. So I don't think I'll ever risk a SWU upgrade on the LH A380.
Seriously, if you fly enough to be a 1K, the "investment" of buying your own IFE device is sooo worth it. I have been carrying on my own movies using 4" harddisk-based personal media players and (for the last year) iPads for at least five years. I am never bored silly. And I get to watch exactly what I want, without UA censorship (edited to fit the format and audience).
I'd never pick LH Y over UA E+. Free booze is just not worth the pain. So I don't think I'll ever risk a SWU upgrade on the LH A380.
The movies are like $15 each, so that is very expensive, much more than a theater. For an 11 hour flight, that's 5-6 movies ($60 for movies). Not worth it in my opinion.
Apr 24, 2011, 11:45 pm
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Not true. The LH C seats (not beds) are the sloping flat with a 10-15 degree angle, not true lie flat horizontal. They are the same LH C seats used the past 10 years and are nowhere near state of the art. If you like sliding down all night, this seat is for you. It's debatable at best to say they are far superior to the old UA C cradle seats.
Apr 25, 2011, 2:50 am
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Not true. The LH C seats (not beds) are the sloping flat with a 10-15 degree angle, not true lie flat horizontal. They are the same LH C seats used the past 10 years and are nowhere near state of the art. If you like sliding down all night, this seat is for you. It's debatable at best to say they are far superior to the old UA C cradle seats.
Apr 25, 2011, 3:18 am
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Not true. The LH C seats (not beds) are the sloping flat with a 10-15 degree angle, not true lie flat horizontal. They are the same LH C seats used the past 10 years and are nowhere near state of the art. If you like sliding down all night, this seat is for you. It's debatable at best to say they are far superior to the old UA C cradle seats.
Apr 25, 2011, 9:01 am
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This is a good idea, to use the ipad as an entertainment device. I do have an ipad, but I mainly use it for internet surfing. I am not sure how to download movies onto the ipad for free. If it costs money, I ain't doing it. Only if I can get free movies, just like I can get free movies on LH AVOD. I am too cheap to pay for movies...
The movies are like $15 each, so that is very expensive, much more than a theater. For an 11 hour flight, that's 5-6 movies ($60 for movies). Not worth it in my opinion.
The movies are like $15 each, so that is very expensive, much more than a theater. For an 11 hour flight, that's 5-6 movies ($60 for movies). Not worth it in my opinion.
After you have a mp4, open up iTunes, and select Movies in the library. Add the folder to the libraries, or drag the file over to the iTunes screen, and it can be synced to your iPad the next time you start it up.