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  1. They've had these at JFK T4 for a while, they've also had them at Heathrow (yes, not TSA) for years and years... Can't say I notice much difference, to the point where I had to look up a video to see what "automated TSA Pre-Check Screening" was referring to.
  2. Well, easy walk is a loose/kind definition here since there's no pedestrian access to the central terminals at Heathrow. You can walk to Terminal 4 and take the underground or Elizabeth Line. There's a Hilton Garden Inn at Terminal 2 that's walking distance but you'll need to allow a bit of time to walk over to Terminal 3. Consult a map
  3. fbgd

    BA business

    Right, unless you've got superhuman levels of perception or it's just psychological because you know you are facing backwards it's imperceptible. I've seen rear facing window seat passengers start to towards the back of the plane as they prepare to disembark because they've almost forgotten they are flying backwards.
  4. fbgd

    BA business

    Upper deck seating is 2-3-2 in Club World and you do get the side bins, similar but a little smaller than the ones on the 747 upstairs. Flying backwards seems to be mostly a gripe from those who have never tried it. Other than the very initial stages of climb out and when you land you can barely tell the difference. In fact because aircraft fly slightly nose up it's considered you sleep better in rear facing seats since your head is above your feet when lying flat.
  5. fbgd

    BA business

    Although it is the old Club World seat on the A380s it isn't all bad news if you're flying with someone else. The old seats are still fully flat beds but in pairs with the window and middle seats facing backwards. There's a divider that drops down so you can directly face eachother and chat, if that's your kind of thing. The aisle seats are quite exposed and the window seat occupant will need to step over the legs of the person in the next row's aisle seat to get out (a common cited gripe that's massively overblown IMO, especially compared to older business class paired seats where it can be very difficult to get out from a window seat) but that's about it. When flying with my wife I certainly still prefer the newer "Club Suites" but if you can pick the right seats the "old" Club World isn't that awful, IMO.
  6. Of the more mainstream carriers, I'd say that you're far more likely to experience schedule changes on domestic/shorthaul flights on US carriers. IME, longhaul flights are less susceptible to schedule changes and also any flights with European and Asian carriers. I don't have much experience with African/S American airlines and their flights. I'd go as far as to say that for legacy carriers on US domestic flights you can find that if you want to book 9+ months out say just book the cheapest flights on that day as you'll probably find that once you get involuntary rescheduled you get free choice of any flights. Book something you're happy with if you get stuck with it but it can be a real boon. A long time ago I was flying cross country with AA connecting in ORD. I booked a regular domestic FC ticket with 2-2 seating and got a very good deal as it was, something like $500 roundtrip. I experienced an involuntary reschedule and switched my BOS-ORD-SEA flights to BOS-JFK-LAX-SEA at no cost...the JFK-LAX flights being operated at the time with intl widebody style FC seats and far superior service. The cost of that JFK-LAX flight alone, one way, was about $2300...
  7. I'm swayed by my status because I have access to intl FC lounges on my preferred airlines, regardless of where on the plane I sit or where I'm flying. Not all lounges are equal and they're generally very pleasant places to while away a few hours and much easier than leaving the airport. Decent wines, champagne, hand made cocktails and made to order food so little incentive to seek out an airport restaurant or further afield. There is a point where I wouldn't stay in a lounge for say 6hrs unless it was one that had private rooms/cabanas/bedrooms etc. and I'm not afraid of leaving the airport during connections, just have little incentive to do so in most cases.
  8. fbgd

    Christmas Day

    British Airways serve a Xmas dinner in the days around Christmas. I've only ever had the Club World/First iterations and it's pretty institutional in quality but I am a fan of roast turkey and accompaniments so usually pick it regardless... Singapore Airlines have a "Book The Cook" service, so have a look and see if you have any preferable options...
  9. fbgd

    United

    Just wait until they learn hotels don't throw out sheets after every stay...
  10. You better watch out, OP....at this rate if you start any more threads a new subforum will need to be created just for your trip!
  11. Guessing is correct. How you expect someone to know whether a middle seat will be taken on a given flight 11 months from now is, well, ambitious... You are looking at flights to/from prime European tourist cities in the height of tourist season. That's about as good as you're going to get from anyone...
  12. fbgd

    Emirates??

    Al Safwa is going to be closed for about 6 weeks later in the year if that's when the OP is looking to travel. Emirates First is a decent option, especially if you can get the 777s with the 6 seat F cabins anywhere. There aren't too many of them about but they do flights to the UK. The A380 F isn't bad but it is a pretty outdated product at this stage, EK have had these same FC seats for almost 20yrs. Personally I rank SQ above EK in their respective cabins with EK business class lagging quite a ways behind.
  13. But it is perhaps confusing for the non-regular travellers that often come here to ask question. Delta One is business class, they even use the same J/C/D/I booking codes that pretty much every airline worldwide uses for business class...and whilst we are at it Virgin Upper Class is also business class.
  14. This is very peculiar... Oneworld status doesn't get you upgrades on BA (Club Europe is intra-Europe business class) so it's very odd that for what is essentially an AA booking BA have put you in an upgraded cabin. That makes very little sense to me. Oneworld Sapphire/Emerald status would allow you to pre-assign seats at no cost at the time of booking, Ruby gets is gratis at 7 days out.
  15. Pedant's Corner... Immigration and Customs is determined by the Schengen Agreement, not European or not. If a connecting flight is "intra-Schengen" then you clear immigration before boarding that flight. The UK is in Europe but not part of the Schengen Zone so if they were connecting through Heathrow then you'd just clear security at LHR with immigration and customs taking place at BLQ. Because Germany and Italy are both in the Schengen Zone immigration and security is cleared at MUC with customs at BLQ.
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