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[riser4]

Not hard and for long haul flights mandatory for me. Points from credit cards and or travel services (rather than airline websites) make it affordable. Affordable is $100 an hour or less flying in business class.

Show me how to get business class non-stop BOS to LHR for $800 next spring I'm all ears. One can barely get basic economy for that.

[Brock Landers]

Long haul = anything over 45 minutes btw

[liv2ski]

Maybe to you, but I am thinking 10 hours+. Riser that is 16 hours round trip. Pretty sure I have seen that for $1,600 r/t in business class.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Most airlines consider 6 hours and more to be long haul

[anotherVTskibum]

You know those aren’t the only two options, right?

You mean like this?

https://www.espn.com/olympics/skiing...ting-passenger

[summit]

Depending on the plane, I'm capable of literally walking over the armrests and accessing the aisle without waking up the the middle/aisle pax. I'm glued to the window... have been since I was a 4 year old lookin for carebear land in the clouds.

[liv2ski]

Most airlines consider 6 hours and more to be long haul

You guys sure want to argue what long haul is. Keep in mind, this is a personal opinion, as I don't give a shit what the airlines or Brock have to say. To me, anything 6 hours or less, I can fly economy, as I spend that long in a car seat driving to Mammoth. Once you get closer to 8+ hours, I want a lie flat seat to try and get some sleep in as that really helps and I am not sleeping sitting up.

Riser, the below is this year so you can see the Christmas markets of Yurp. Go next March thru April and it is cheaper.

[bennymac]

Lie flats during red eyes over the Atlantic/Pacific means you can hit the ground running on day #1 instead of feeling like a bag of shit. So in essence you can shorten your trip costs by a day.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

You guys sure want to argue what long haul is. Keep in mind, this is a personal opinion, as I don't give a shit what the airlines or Brock have to say. To me, anything 6 hours or less, I can fly economy, as I spend that long in a car seat driving to Mammoth. Once you get closer to 8+ hours, I want a lie flat seat to try and get some sleep in as that really helps and I am not sleeping sitting up.

Riser, the below is this year so you can see the Christmas markets of Yurp. Go next March thru April and it is cheaper.

You okay? I'm not arguing about anything, just pointing out what the industry standard is. You may now continue with your snit.

[liv2ski]

And now you clearly know I don't care what the industry thinks. Bmac gets it.

[riser4]

You guys sure want to argue what long haul is. Keep in mind, this is a personal opinion, as I don't give a shit what the airlines or Brock have to say. To me, anything 6 hours or less, I can fly economy, as I spend that long in a car seat driving to Mammoth. Once you get closer to 8+ hours, I want a lie flat seat to try and get some sleep in as that really helps and I am not sleeping sitting up.

Riser, the below is this year so you can see the Christmas markets of Yurp. Go next March thru April and it is cheaper.

What site is that? Kayak is giving me $1850 pp for JetBlue ticketing Icelandic air changing planes in Reykjavik with a layover that; s shorter than I like. Everything else is more like $2800. While sleep is a bonus, I'want the wider seats. For that price I could buy three economy seats for the two of us and still be ahead. That's a whole other can of worms. At a minimum it requires paying for seat choice to get three in a row.

[bennymac]

Not denying it’s possible - just curious about the procedure - how does one book an extra seat on a flight? I can understand that the airline might like it (they get their money but don’t have to carry a passenger) - but if you used someone else’s name how do you check that person in so that the seat isn’t later filled by a stand by passenger

Do you get extra luggage capacity for this as well?

[riser4]

Not denying it’s possible - just curious about the procedure - how does one book an extra seat on a flight? I can understand that the airline might like it (they get their money but don’t have to carry a passenger) - but if you used someone else’s name how do you check that person in so that the seat isn’t later filled by a stand by passenger

Do you get extra luggage capacity for this as well?

No idea, never tried it. But I'm tempted to.

[liv2ski]

Riser, I just did a quick Google search and then clicked a couple of the Business class specialists for a quote. I also use Google Flights to search with no dates put in so I see the fare calendar. Flying LAX to Helsinki (2 day layover) and then on to Frankfurt for $2,600 each next April. I love flying Finnair so happy with the deal.

[riser4]

Riser, I just did a quick Google search and then clicked a couple of the Business class specialists for a quote. I also use Google Flights to search with no dates put in so I see the fare calendar. Flying LAX to Helsinki (2 day layover) and then on to Frankfurt for $2,600 each next April. I love flying Finnair so happy with the deal.

Ya got deeper pockets than I do. $5200 is more than I plan to spend on the whole trip, if it happens.

[liv2ski]

Well we are retired, no kids or bills, so that helps a bunch. You'll get there.

[Brock Landers]

I mean, I was just kidding about the long haul being anything 45 minutes+

[phatty]

After dealing with crazy security at SEA on the outbound leg, SLC said "Hold my (root) beer!". Luckily TSA was reasonably quick, but the line for regular security came out and wrapped the full distance of the baggage claim area. I heard a worker say that they had 25% more passengers than a typical Sunday. Wonder if it was due to eclipse? How does an airport not plan for that increase?

[Djongo Unchained]

I just got tsa precheck included with my Global entry approval.
I only fly a few times a year and rarely have a long slow line. Sometimes precheck lines look longer.
Stoked to not take my shoes off. That's so dumb. One fucking schmuck with a lighter and everyone has to deal for decades.

[boltonoutlaw]

I just got tsa precheck included with my Global entry approval.
I only fly a few times a year and rarely have a long slow line. Sometimes precheck lines look longer.
Stoked to not take my shoes off. That's so dumb. One fucking schmuck with a lighter and everyone has to deal for decades.

Shhhhhhh
Don't ruin a good thing

[DoYou WannaDance]

I've never flown to Europe from Boston and not been able to get a full middle row to myself. You do have to spread out and move quickly because others have the same idea. I did have to go to Switzerland via Philly once and it was packed and gross not a single seat open. They do make it uncomfortable to lay across 4 seats intentionally so people pay up for first class but its still sleepable. Can't sleep on the 3 seat domestic full rows I'm too big.

[rideit]

I just got tsa precheck included with my Global entry approval.
I only fly a few times a year and rarely have a long slow line. Sometimes precheck lines look longer.
Stoked to not take my shoes off. That's so dumb. One fucking schmuck with a lighter and everyone has to deal for decades.

We have had TSA and GE for years. Unfortunately, with a titanium knee and some other hardware, I ALWAYS have to go over and go through the walk through scanner with the hoi - polloi. Usually without shoes.
It’s a pita.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Um, WHAT

https://abcnews.go.com/US/alaska-air...y?id=104223059

[The AD]

Um, WHAT

https://abcnews.go.com/US/alaska-air...y?id=104223059

Crazy shit. The question is was he trying to bring the plane down or did he have a delusion that the engines were on fire? It's just lucky this guy was in the jumpseat and not in the pilot or copilot's seat.

[yeahman]

New Orleans Louis Armstrong International is a very nice new facility but the Delta lounge is the size of a broom closet. WTF?

Got to spend five days in New Orleans last week for a conference and some tourist time. Can't speak to the Delta lounge, but yes, the airport is very nice. And the people in New Orleans were about the friendliest I have encountered anywhere. Maybe just got lucky but I had a lot of interactions over the course of my visit and it really made an impression. I guess I'm not used to "Southern Hospitality."