Tuna-Salad 0 #1 February 26, 2009 Ok so I'm booking a trip to Texas in April.. was looking at plane tickets... $285 round trip for Delta (beating Southwest by $92, which is a surprise) So just for shits and giggles I checked first / business class. $1084 for the same flight leaving the same day. I've never flown first class but what exactly is the extra $700 for? I see that first class gets "refreshments" and coach gets jack, but that is a damn expensive coke / pepsi. So what am I missing? You get to board first and leave first and maybe 4 inches of leg room. For prices like that, it seems the first class people are the ones paying to actually get the plane on a call and in the air. Apparently seating location denotes the price of fuel for that day. Millions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #2 February 26, 2009 Just askany girl; 4 extra inches matters. A lot. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #3 February 26, 2009 Quote same flight leaving the same day it'd fucking clever if it didn't (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #4 February 26, 2009 Book the trip on the cheap, and check the price for first class upgrade when you check in. I have been able to upgrade to first class for as little as 35 bucks. At that price it's worth it. Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #5 February 26, 2009 Quote Just askany girl; 4 extra inches matters. A lot. LMAOTPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuna-Salad 0 #6 February 26, 2009 i'm fine flying coach, I was just wondering what reasoning / justification they had for making the price that much moreMillions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #7 February 26, 2009 Quotei'm fine flying coach, I was just wondering what reasoning / justification they had for making the price that much more 1) They don't need any reason. 2) They charge the price the market will bear. 3) If the market won't bear that price, there will be empty seats and they'll use them to reward their most frequent customers, the ones who buy tickets every single week and not always at deeply discounted prices."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 February 26, 2009 To keep the "nice" people away from the great un-washed (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #9 February 26, 2009 I've seen business goonies that fly first class from my Company and I asked them why. Same type of story as to why people get private jets - "When we land, we don't have time to wait for unboarding of all the rows in front of us. We have waiting for us and we just need to run" So, and extra 2 minutes of boss time ==$700? I think if you want to piss away money like that, you can use status for any justification. Notice how most airways are going to all coach seating.. Only a few still have a 'first class'=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpingjunkie81 0 #10 February 26, 2009 Quote Just askany girl; 4 extra inches matters. A lot. Hahahaha!!!! Love this!!!!!!! Cant...... stop......... laughing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #11 February 26, 2009 As long as i can get fucking drunk i dont care what bloody seat im in.1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #12 February 26, 2009 Oh fuck ... you're the twat that sits behind me all the time on flights ..... FUCK OFFF (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpingjunkie81 0 #13 February 26, 2009 ***As long as i can get fucking drunk i dont care what bloody seat im in. *** Uh-huh..... That is, until you get stuck sitting next to Mr. Bad Breath, Mr. Body Odor, or Mr. Takes Up His Whole Seat Plus Half Of Yours! I bet you would care then!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 151 #14 February 26, 2009 Having done alot of cross atlantic travel - it is worth the money IF business class has the sleeper beds rather than seats. I have done London->Texas->London in 24 hours for a 3 hour meeting/engineering handover. I wouldn't have done it if I had needed to spend 7 or 8 hours with my knees around my ears. I can't see the justification on short haul fights other than stroking your ego. Similarly I've been upgraded on AA and they didn't have sleeper beds just about a 2 foot gap between seats which I would not pay for.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #15 February 26, 2009 I have had worse than that. Old fat bald gay white bloke giving me his number and a big black lady clicking her fingers to some headphones music and nudging me with her elbow saying "You jammin?"1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonyfellows 0 #16 February 26, 2009 First Class/Business Class is great when your company pays for it. There is no way that I would spend that kind of money out of my own pocket on it though. Earbuds work just fine for eliminating the noise from the crying babies. I once sat in the middle of these two extremely overweight people though. That was pretty uncomfortable, but at least they had good hygiene.Serious relationships turn into work after a few weeks and I already got a fucking job :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H.A.F. = Hard As Fuck ... Goddamn Amateurs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDashe 0 #17 February 26, 2009 Quote I've seen business goonies that fly first class from my Company and I asked them why. Same type of story as to why people get private jets You forgot to mention that private jets are f*cking awesome! Ha ha ha! If you have the means, why not? For now, I'll stick to my luck of the draw coach seatsSo there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #18 February 26, 2009 Ever been on a train in Mexico? I had a first class seat (looked just like a third class one on a Canadian train). Paid WAY more than the people on the lower class ones with the wooden benches. I am sure many people thought I was crazy spending that kind on money for a bit more room on a train arriving at the same time as their car. Besides almost all business class passengers are deducting the travel expenses. Your taxes are helping purchase their $700.00 beverage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #19 February 26, 2009 You also get more elbow room for that $700. The seats are 4 to a row instead of 6. I've been upgraded to 1st class a couple of times, and it's very nice, but I never pay the extra to fly that way. Most I know in first class are charging it off to the company or are using f/f miles to upgrade. I've heard that some Asian airlines offer business class for not toooo much more on some long flights. I might pay $200 more each way to stretch out and sleep on a 14 hour flight to Bejing or Bakngkok. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuna-Salad 0 #20 February 27, 2009 Delta calls it business elite / first class.. They used to have something called medallion class.. dunno what that was all aboutMillions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #21 February 27, 2009 Kinda like tandems keep our boats a-floatin'. I prefer Coach class...you meet more interesting people instead of the usual ego-driven, holier-than-thou in 1st Class. OTOH, you occasionally get the stinkin' bozo, too.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #22 February 27, 2009 Welll, as I am the occasional stinking drunken bozo (especially AFTER I finish my upcoming two weeks bumming it at a certain DZ), there was no reason not to book a second class ticket, even for a ten hour flight. In any case, I'll be looking forward to meeting these interesting people you are referring to."That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #23 February 27, 2009 QuoteNotice how most airways are going to all coach seating.. Only a few still have a 'first class' Um, no. Maybe regionals or CONUS-only.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #24 February 27, 2009 >a big black lady clicking her fingers to some headphones music and nudging me with her elbow saying "You jammin?" Dude- In America- when that happens its code for "you wanna get your groove on with me?" You missed out. Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archi77 0 #25 February 27, 2009 Quote Delta calls it business elite / first class.. They used to have something called medallion class.. dunno what that was all about Medallion class...isn't that where you get to fly the plane? "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." Da Vinci Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
