Jemm82
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Hi everyone,
I hope this is the right category to post my question.
Im looking at doing a trip to NYC next year in J for 4 adults (taking my parents). My parents have never really left Australia and never flown J. They wouldn’t have ever dreamt of flying J or seeing NYC (this is worth keeping in mind when thinking about their whole experience). Obviously I want this to be the best J experience for them.
I’m caught between most direct/ short flight VS best J product / service.
I usually fly SQ but I worry about long transit and that you sleep lying on an angle and very small foot hole if don’t have bulkhead seat). I don’t think my dad would sleep.
I’ve considered;
VA BNE to NYC via LAX
QF via LAX
Good products but I really want to avoid LAX (is this a fair concern?) Also, with VA I worry about the downgraded Delta product from LAX to NYC
I’m also not convinced QF is the best choice as when I’ve flown with them, Their J service has been very indifferent and ruins the experience. Is this everyone else’s experience?
CX via Hong Kong (stop over in HK and my dad would love this!) but im worries about CX J product (no pj, dinner served in bowls that look like economy, and I’m concerned the footwell is too small for a quality sleep) I’ve never flown CX and heard Mixed review regarding service and overall experience being “underwhelming”.
However I LOVE the lounges in HK and know this really adds to the J experience.
Air canada via YVR. A really direct flight (leaves in the morning so they experience J from BNE to YVR and looks like a nice J cabin. I know nothing else about Air Canada re: service and quality of product.
Or
QTR I would love to try the Qsuites! I think this has the ‘wow’ factor when waking into J - has what looks like a nice lounge in DOH however need to fly to Sydney and a lounge route (14hr to DOH and 14 hr to NYC). We would stop overnight or 2 in DOH but worry about having to do that again on way home to avoid a very long direct flight.
I am scoring based on:
Initial flight from BNE (or MEL) leaving during the day so they make the most of J
Quality of lounges for the overall J experience
Least amount of transit time
Service in J (this is why I always fly SQ). I think service makes or break experience so this is very important to me.
Quality of J (e.g pjs, amenity kit, food, drink list, ability to sleep).
Also whether it offers a good stop over like HK which is another chance for my parents to see another country.
Any thoughts? What J product do you think is the best?
What do you think about the long transit with QTR? Do you think a long trip take away from the enjoyment?
Thank you for reading my long post and offering your opinions.
I hope this is the right category to post my question.
Im looking at doing a trip to NYC next year in J for 4 adults (taking my parents). My parents have never really left Australia and never flown J. They wouldn’t have ever dreamt of flying J or seeing NYC (this is worth keeping in mind when thinking about their whole experience). Obviously I want this to be the best J experience for them.
I’m caught between most direct/ short flight VS best J product / service.
I usually fly SQ but I worry about long transit and that you sleep lying on an angle and very small foot hole if don’t have bulkhead seat). I don’t think my dad would sleep.
I’ve considered;
VA BNE to NYC via LAX
QF via LAX
Good products but I really want to avoid LAX (is this a fair concern?) Also, with VA I worry about the downgraded Delta product from LAX to NYC
I’m also not convinced QF is the best choice as when I’ve flown with them, Their J service has been very indifferent and ruins the experience. Is this everyone else’s experience?
CX via Hong Kong (stop over in HK and my dad would love this!) but im worries about CX J product (no pj, dinner served in bowls that look like economy, and I’m concerned the footwell is too small for a quality sleep) I’ve never flown CX and heard Mixed review regarding service and overall experience being “underwhelming”.
However I LOVE the lounges in HK and know this really adds to the J experience.
Air canada via YVR. A really direct flight (leaves in the morning so they experience J from BNE to YVR and looks like a nice J cabin. I know nothing else about Air Canada re: service and quality of product.
Or
QTR I would love to try the Qsuites! I think this has the ‘wow’ factor when waking into J - has what looks like a nice lounge in DOH however need to fly to Sydney and a lounge route (14hr to DOH and 14 hr to NYC). We would stop overnight or 2 in DOH but worry about having to do that again on way home to avoid a very long direct flight.
I am scoring based on:
Initial flight from BNE (or MEL) leaving during the day so they make the most of J
Quality of lounges for the overall J experience
Least amount of transit time
Service in J (this is why I always fly SQ). I think service makes or break experience so this is very important to me.
Quality of J (e.g pjs, amenity kit, food, drink list, ability to sleep).
Also whether it offers a good stop over like HK which is another chance for my parents to see another country.
Any thoughts? What J product do you think is the best?
What do you think about the long transit with QTR? Do you think a long trip take away from the enjoyment?
Thank you for reading my long post and offering your opinions.
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