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Eos Airlines (NYC <-> London) (pg. 2)
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| Ian |
| Yeah the price definitely appeals for that level of class. |
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| fbgdavidson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
Yeah the price definitely appeals for that level of class. |
Have you considered premium economy if room in economy is the problem? Much cheaper than business class and the extra legroom makes quite a difference. I've recommended it to friends who fly economy and complain about the legroom and they've never looked back. Personally I find few things in life less unpleasant than economy on a flight and as a semi-regular traveller I value the benefits of Business or First Class and don't have a problem with paying more money for a more comfortable seat. A decent flat bed comes into it's own on overnight flights. Jet lag, schmet lag...
On a shortish flight like London-Toronto premium economy may do the job at the right price, plus you can fly it on BA direct avoiding one hell of a really crappy connection at JFK. Eos is certainly a good product (I've heard many good things on the frequent flyer messageboards I use)
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| Ian |
Well, i don't fly well simply due to the amount of people around and the fact I feel claustrophobic. I find premium economy just about ok for european flights (upto 4.5 hours) but to think of having to settle for that for much longer annoys me. I don't settle well in the small space and something like EOS offers the room which means I can actually sleep for a bit, and the quietness which should make it a pretty mint flight. I'm ideally looking for at least 40" legroom and preferably some extra width too just so I can move around a lot.
The other reason is that when we goto canada, i'l lbe flying with my nana who struggles in the spaces herself cos of arthritis & the chance to put her feet up & be in comfort would make a hell of a difference. |
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| fbgdavidson |
Makes a lot of sense and in that case a business or First Class product would be much better. Premium Economy is around 38" pitch (the distance between seats) unless you get an exit row of bulkhead. Since you mention your grandmother has arthiritis I think I'd further suggest not going on Eos via JFK. The connection wouldn't be a lot of fun as you'd have to clear immigration and collect baggage and take the AirTrain from Terminal 4 to Terminal 7.
I think you might do well to fly on BA direct to Toronto. They are holding a fare sale at the moment and you can fly in Club World (their business class product) for £1399 per person which is almost so cheap it's unfair!
http://www.britishairways.com/trave...source=hpbanner
Although it won't offer as much space as Eos you will have plenty of room to stretch out. You'll get access to the Elemis Spa at Heathrow so you can get a massage before the flight (free of course!). BA have started to roll out a new business class product which I've had the chance to try out and it is really comfortable.
http://www.airliners.net/discussion...ead.main/92176/
If Eos flew direct to Toronto I'd recommend you choose them over BA Club World but with the fare sale and the treacherous connection at JFK to bear in mind you'll probably be best flying with BA. Don't forget to sign up for their frequent flyer programme and claim those miles! ;) |
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| Ian |
| cheers :) We're ok for the changeovers, it's more the fact that the flight itself needs a bit of room. could you recommend any other cheap business type class airlines that will do to toronto or to nyc? I know of silverjet, flyzoom & air transat but none of them offer the total service i want :p |
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| Echo of Silence |
First class all the way, babe.
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Echo of Silence
First class all the way, babe.
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Mile high with EOS on EOS ? that'd be ing fun |
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| Echo of Silence |
...ing fun or fun ing?
oh no no no I did not type that!
*smack smack*
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Echo of Silence
...ing fun or fun ing?
oh no no no I did not type that!
*smack smack*
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quoted cos you so did. And you know I don't mind  |
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| fbgdavidson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
cheers :) We're ok for the changeovers, it's more the fact that the flight itself needs a bit of room. could you recommend any other cheap business type class airlines that will do to toronto or to nyc? I know of silverjet, flyzoom & air transat but none of them offer the total service i want :p |
Transat & FlyZoom are pretty much charters. If you want room don't even consider them.
As far as I know no airlines offer business/first class on London-Toronto except BA and Air Canada. The latter are offering a pretty good business class seat now.
http://www.aircanada.com/en/traveli...bincomfort.html
I'm not familiar enough with Air Canada to know whether they offer it on all flights between London & Toronto so I've started a thread on my frequent flyer board trying to work it out for you. Click below for the experts update :)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=704560
If you are willing to connect then that opens up a whole can of possibilities. Connections through Chicago & New York etc etc. Personally I think the BA option is the best, even if you don't mind connections flying direct is better than stopovers, plus the BA fare is a steal. If you get the upper deck on the 747 it is only 2-2 config and feels like flying on a private jet.
http://myaviation.net/search/photo_...php?id=00938464 |
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| Ian |
| cheers for the info. will look into it better when im fully awake :) Right now we have 12-14 months before we fly (providing nothing changes the approx time for my bros wedding) so are just looking in general to see what';s about. Otherwise, do they have toilets that work in business class :p my worst flight i had a bad stomach and on a flight from FUE to Birmingham, 4 out of 6 loos broke :| |
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| fbgdavidson |
| quote: | | Originally posted by Ian Right now we have 12-14 months before we fly (providing nothing changes the approx time for my bros wedding) so are just looking in general to see what';s about. Otherwise, do they have toilets that work in business class :p my worst flight i had a bad stomach and on a flight from FUE to Birmingham, 4 out of 6 loos broke :| |
OK you've got plenty of time! I thought you were looking to go this summer. And yes, the loos do tend to work. :D If not you can venture back into economy *shudder" ;) |
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