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Too Luxurious - Culture, Family, Travel, Consumer Reviews - Posted: 14th Jul, 2008 - 4:46am
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Post Date: 13th Jul, 2008 - 8:39pm / Post ID: #
Too Luxurious?
I met an old man on an international flight that traveled halfway across the Earth. On the plane, he told me about the business class. He said people have a couch, a tv, and many good stuff to do on the plane. That's probably true. I have seen rich people sleep on their bed on a plane when traveling. I wonder.
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I don't know about too luxurious, but if you are on a flight for more than 6-7 hours it may be worth the upgrade if you can afford it. Especially now days the airlines cutting back on more and more amenities.
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| Business class Why fly business? Lie-flat seats allow you to rest and hit the road running for your early morning meeting. (This is a good one to tell to your boss.) You can move around and stretch easily, helping prevent DVT. Fewer crying babies, strange body odors and hysterical first-time flyers. For a long time, business class was akin to economy with larger seats and more seat pitch (space for your legs), but the continuing drive to strip all frills out of economy and outcompete other airlines' business classes has seen some major changes in the past decade. At the airport, business class flyers typically have a separate check-in area or at least their own row, and can access a business class lounge that offers drinks, nibbles, newspapers and maybe Internet access. Some of the best lounges offer showers and even nap rooms. Note that you can typically only use a business class lounge at your departure airport and when waiting for a connection, although some airlines allow long-haul passengers to use them on arrival as well. Once on board - and you're usually boarded first - seat pitch in business remains good by any measure: while 91cm (36") is considered unusually generous in economy, few business seats are under 100cm (40") and 130-153cm (50-60") is considered standard. However, for many travellers the most important consideration is recline, particularly the holy grail of the lie-flat seat (180° recline, parallel to the floor), which pretty much guarantees a good night's sleep. True lie-flat seats are rare and expensive, with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic's Upper Class pioneering the concept, but angled lie-flat seats like Singapore Airlines' SpaceBed, which recline to an angle of perhaps 170° and are vertically tilted to squeeze in better, are increasingly common. However, these seats are expensive and space-consuming, so airlines usually only fit them on some long-haul aircraft - check carefully to see whether your plane is equipped. Food and drink in business class is much better than the slop usually encountered in economy class. You can expect to be given actual menus with several choices, with courses served one by one from actual porcelain plates and accompanied by free drinks. Some airlines allow you to preorder from an extensive menu before you fly, in which case the meal will be boarded specially for you. Entertainment options in business class are also good, with audio and video on demand (AVOD) a standard amenity, either via a display built into your seat or portable DVD players passed out by request. Power sockets for laptops are often provided and Internet access may be available too. The last perk comes as the end, as you'll be the first out of the plane and into the immigration and customs lines. |
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