Note that this flight is only 40,000 United miles for a 10.5
hour flight in business class, if you just fly Australia to North Asia.
Not exact matches
You can even spring for
business class and redeem 15,500 points instead... but for a roughly 1.5 -
hour flight, you should be just fine
in economy!
Our morning
flight on Emirates A380
business class included a fabulous three course lunch and landed bang on time
in Auckland at 4 pm local time after the 2
hour time change.
After a 12 +
hour Malaysia Airlines
Business Class flight from London I spent some time
in the airline's First
Class lounge
in Kuala Lumpur but, as I already reviewed that lounge earlier this year (here), I won't be going into details here again.
That's an unbelievable value for a six -
hour business class flight, let alone a
flight in a lie - flat seat.
British Airways guarantees that it will release at least 2
Business Class seats on every
flight so, as this route has just be loaded
in the past few
hours, award availability should be plentiful right now....
This isn't a fare that's going to get me the Finnair A350 for the two and half
hour flight (the timings of the A350
flights don't work for me), that's how much it's going to cost to sit
in a regular Finnair A320
Business Class seat with just 31 ″ of seat pitch!
Finally, after every passenger had boarded the plane, almost a full
hour after I got to my seat, the
flight attendants offered passengers
in business class Prosecco, tomato juice, or water.
After the ordeal, I was quickly checked
in and pointed towards my room where I took a quick shower and then laid my head to rest for a quick 6
hour nap before heading back downstairs
in the morning for a quick bite to eat and my shuttle back to the airport for my
flight to LAX on Alitalia
Business Class.
If your original
flight was an economy itinerary from LHR - ORD - LAX and the change is getting you
in 2
hours and 15 minutes later you are not going to convince any agent to get you on the LHR - LAX non-stop
in business class.
Singapore Airlines has invested US$ 350m
in the the new Boeing 787 - 10
Business Class and Economy
Class products, which it says will «redefine travel on
flights up to eight
hours».
A real life example of why it is hard to always stick to one
class with award
flights came about the other day
in our Oneworld tips, tricks and tools post: what would you prefer, a
business class flight with an overnight, and a terminal change, or a coach
flight with a short 2
hour layover?
Not everyone needs to fly
in first
class, but
business class is certainly more comfortable than coach on
flights over 12
hours.
With only 4 passengers
in Business Class on this 11
hour 30 minute
flight, the whole experience felt like a private
flight!
With MileagePlus you can then take Air New Zealand
flights from Sydney to New Zealand on the same award ticket, though there's often no
Business Class space on the short 3
hour Sydney to New Zealand
flight, so you may have to suck it up
in coach for that leg.
That status will get me 25 % tier bonus Etihad Guest miles on eligible
flights; an excess baggage allowance of 10 kilograms; access to the Al Reem Lounge at Abu Dhabi International Airport (even when flying coach), as well as
business -
class lounges at other airports
in the network where offered; and a guaranteed economy -
class seat on a sold - out Etihad
flight, provided the booking is made
in an eligible fare
class and requested at least 48
hours prior to scheduled departure.
If you go the Singapore Airlines route, starting from anywhere but Singapore you'll have a connection on the way to Australia, giving an extra 3 - 4 +
hours of
business class on another
flight, plus the joys of Singapore's lounge at its home base,
in transit.
Unlike my recent trip to Sydney on Qantas (a 14
hour flight), Singapore does not provide pajamas for
business class passengers, so I suggest you pack a t - shirt to sleep
in and ask
flight attendants to hang your shirt so it's fresh when you get off the plane.
Other enhancements to
business class will include new custom - designed luxury bedding from Saks Fifth Avenue; free pajamas and «cooling gel filled pillows» on
flights longer than 12
hours; new amenity kits; and upgraded
in -
flight menus and wine selections.
On this
flight, I tucked
in and slept well for about five and a half
hours — until those poor parents with the screaming baby began pacing through the
business class cabin and allowing the kid to wail
in the nearby galley.