zrs70 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 2872 posts, RR: 10 Posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2694 times:
I know there are a gazzilion other choices, but I am narrowing it to these for a variety of reasons! And yes, I am aware of the 5th freedom SQ type flights!!
Timing is not an issue, and I am using miles. The BA flight would be into LCY, which intrigues me!
I've flown BA, LX, and VS before, and I would like something new. But if Iberia, KLM,and Finnair are well below par, I will cross them off my list.
HELyes From Finland, joined Oct 2010, 643 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2644 times:
I guess AY would be new and exotic for you
Finnair flies A333 to JFK, their newest 333's have fully flat seats in Business Class, similar to SWISS 333. Great when travelling alone especially, most of the window seats are individual.
Their older angled C-seats aren't bad either, both variants serve JFK.
(finnair.fi)
Very easy transit for you on JFK-HEL-LHR, you don't even need to leave the non-Schengen terminal. As a bonus Finnair has a new long haul lounge and a Spa at HEL: http://media.finnair.com/spa/site/
EIRules From Ireland, joined Aug 2007, 641 posts, RR: 10 Reply 2, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2620 times:
Of the list you have put forward I could choose LX followed by BA. However, I would also consider CO with the new Business First seat (if thats an option to you), very comfortable, fully flat and excellent food
Next Flights: EI DUB-LHR A320, BA LHR-SFO B744, UA SFO-LAS A320, BA LAS-LHR B744, EI LHR-DUB A320
Bongodog1964 From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2006, 3018 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 2530 times:
For the approach alone its got to be JFK - LCY on BA, then there's the rest of it - preflight dining at JFK to enable you to make best use of the flat bed, low passenger numbers helping with boarding and disembarkation, and to end up almost in the centre of London.
Take the merchant bankers route - you know it makes sense.
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