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There are pro's and con's to splitting a transatlantic journey with a connection at Boston or a NY airport. Yes it means less time in any one seat, although for those of us who travel to Asia frequently, going to Europe is fast by comparison. Ticket prices are often lower than the RDU nonstops, and there is more availability of seats for mileage redemption (especially if you are trying to get business class tickets on miles). The downside? More chances of a weather-related delay, especially in winter. A longer connection westbound because you have to clear customs and get rescreened at the U.S. connecting airport. And if you're changing terminals at that airport, the inconvenience can get worse.
The best way to get to India these days is avoiding Europe completely and instead connecting at Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or Qatar.
I do vaguely recall these fees on the BA segment of our flight coming home...but we weren't really focused on that given that it was still incredibly inexpensive since we used miles.
Whatever you do avoid USAir for transatlantic. It was horrible even in business class.
For mileage awards to LHR, it doesn't matter the carrier as the airport fees at LHR are outrageous. So award flights on any airline to Heathrow will kill your award benefits. Avoid Heathrow on any award tickets. If there is no other option, buy the ticket and use the miles for another trip where the $/mile will be much better
What makes BA transatlantic awards horrendous value is that even on top of the high LHR fees, they charge a fuel surcharge that the other main US carriers do not.
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I do vaguely recall these fees on the BA segment of our flight coming home...but we weren't really focused on that given that it was still incredibly inexpensive since we used miles.
Whatever you do avoid USAir for transatlantic. It was horrible even in business class.
The old Envoy class was decent. The 75's are getting pulled from transatlantic service at the end of this month IIRC. Those were/are horrible. Even the 767's are beat up. But they didn't have the same First that the 330's do.
US Airways no longer exists. The USAir name was gone in the mid 90's.
The old Envoy class was decent. The 75's are getting pulled from transatlantic service at the end of this month IIRC. Those were/are horrible. Even the 767's are beat up. But they didn't have the same First that the 330's do.
US Airways no longer exists. The USAir name was gone in the mid 90's.
I guess it was American but it was the old USAir/United planes with 3 seats on each side. Horrid. We both swore we would never do it again.
I guess it was American but it was the old USAir/United planes with 3 seats on each side. Horrid. We both swore we would never do it again.
The "first class" on the Airways 757's was horrible. If you flew in coach it was even worse. I assume that is what you flew on since it was six across. The 757 is a narrowbody airplane the same as a 707, 727, and 737. Airbus are a little wider but not by much.
First in the AA 737s is pretty bad too. I really hope they fix it. My wife and I take the RDU-LAX direct when first is open. Some days it's a 737 others it's a A319. They are investing in the product, hope it gets better.
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