Would you fly 10 hours in business class for the sake of it?
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First world problem here
Booking a round-the-world ticket in business class. The ticket price does not change (or doesn't change much) with the routing.
Need to get from Johannesburg to Melbourne.
I can go:
JBurg->Sydney->Melbourne.
Takes about 15 hours in total. This routing bothers me a bit, as I'm wasting a business class flight on a short 1 hour Sydney->Melbourne hop which if I wanted to I could buy for $100 at any time and just do it in economy, which doesn't bother me as only 1 hour. Another advantage of this routing is the JBurg->Sydney leg is on a Qantas 747 and there aren't that many opportunities to take a longhaul flight in a 747 anymore.
OR I could go:
JBurg->Hong Kong->Melbourne
This takes 25 hours in total and involves flying a few thousand extra miles. But I feel like I'm getting good value for money from the ticket as I get 25 hours in biz class for the same price as 15 hours!! It's also on a Cathay 777, which has a better biz class than a Qantas 747.... but a 777 ain't a 747.
Or is all this ridiculous?
Booking a round-the-world ticket in business class. The ticket price does not change (or doesn't change much) with the routing.
Need to get from Johannesburg to Melbourne.
I can go:
JBurg->Sydney->Melbourne.
Takes about 15 hours in total. This routing bothers me a bit, as I'm wasting a business class flight on a short 1 hour Sydney->Melbourne hop which if I wanted to I could buy for $100 at any time and just do it in economy, which doesn't bother me as only 1 hour. Another advantage of this routing is the JBurg->Sydney leg is on a Qantas 747 and there aren't that many opportunities to take a longhaul flight in a 747 anymore.
OR I could go:
JBurg->Hong Kong->Melbourne
This takes 25 hours in total and involves flying a few thousand extra miles. But I feel like I'm getting good value for money from the ticket as I get 25 hours in biz class for the same price as 15 hours!! It's also on a Cathay 777, which has a better biz class than a Qantas 747.... but a 777 ain't a 747.
Or is all this ridiculous?
I'd save the 10 hours flight any day of the week, but it's a personal thing. Having said that, I only ever get shoved in cattle anyway, but even so, being cooped up inside an aircraft for 10 hours longer than I need to be isn't my idea of fun.
However, as said, it's a personal thing, if you've the spare time, and think you'll enjoy it, go for it.
However, as said, it's a personal thing, if you've the spare time, and think you'll enjoy it, go for it.
Fnarr fnarr, I'm going to Hong Kong for 2 or 3 weeks in a later part of the trip.
The full destination list is:
South Africa
Sydney & Melbourne
Japan
Sri Lanka
Malaysia (Peninsula)
Burma
Hong Kong
Los Angeles, NYC, Miami
Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula)
Santiago, Easter Island
Rio de Janeiro
Take about 7 months.
This South Africa to Australia leg I asked about is really just sitting in a plane for an extra 10 hours for no reason other than I feel like I'm wasting the ticket price on a short Sydney->Melbourne flight when I could be doing a long HK->Melbourne flight!
As you can see there is a lot of flying anyway so an extra 10 hours doesn't seem as crazy to me as it otherwise might. Although maybe it is still a bit craz
The full destination list is:
South Africa
Sydney & Melbourne
Japan
Sri Lanka
Malaysia (Peninsula)
Burma
Hong Kong
Los Angeles, NYC, Miami
Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula)
Santiago, Easter Island
Rio de Janeiro
Take about 7 months.
This South Africa to Australia leg I asked about is really just sitting in a plane for an extra 10 hours for no reason other than I feel like I'm wasting the ticket price on a short Sydney->Melbourne flight when I could be doing a long HK->Melbourne flight!
As you can see there is a lot of flying anyway so an extra 10 hours doesn't seem as crazy to me as it otherwise might. Although maybe it is still a bit craz
You are going to get really really bored of flying. You are not wasting money either way but you are wasting time taking the long option. The only possible reason I can think this would be worthwhile is if you get a break at the stop over point or if the arrival time was significantly better (i.e. a choice between landing at 4am and landing in the day time).
creampuff said:
Another advantage of this routing is the JBurg->Sydney leg is on a Qantas 747 and there aren't that many opportunities to take a longhaul flight in a 747 anymore.
BA still have 45 of them so still loads of routes they run on. Flew on one of theirs 2 weeks ago to the US, and BA are finally updating the worn out interiors on them next year.smack said:
BA still have 45 of them so still loads of routes they run on. Flew on one of theirs 2 weeks ago to the US, and BA are finally updating the worn out interiors on them next year.
Yep, fly BA to Miami / New York and it will most likely be a 747.... despite their age I have always enjoyed the 747 compared to the 777toohuge said:
smack said:
BA still have 45 of them so still loads of routes they run on. Flew on one of theirs 2 weeks ago to the US, and BA are finally updating the worn out interiors on them next year.
Yep, fly BA to Miami / New York and it will most likely be a 747.... despite their age I have always enjoyed the 747 compared to the 777Mr Will said:
toohuge said:
smack said:
BA still have 45 of them so still loads of routes they run on. Flew on one of theirs 2 weeks ago to the US, and BA are finally updating the worn out interiors on them next year.
Yep, fly BA to Miami / New York and it will most likely be a 747.... despite their age I have always enjoyed the 747 compared to the 777But as I am just about to do 24 hours flying, all J class, the recipe will be booze, food, more booze sleeping pills, sleep. Same if I am in the back of the plane, just I won't need pain killers do deal with sleeping like a sardine.
maffski said:
Why not do a road trip? http://www.sydneymelbournetouring.com/
This is surely the answer. Take a week out and do a leisurely drive down, take in some sights. Much better than rushing around everywhere!Yep.. I love to fly, especially in J or F so I'd happily do the extra 10hrs.
I must be one of the only people who actually don't want the flight to end...I flew to DC and back in F a couple of months ago and was so disappointed that we were straight in at both ends as the flight was just too short. Even LA in F was too short when I did it a few years ago.
I must be one of the only people who actually don't want the flight to end...I flew to DC and back in F a couple of months ago and was so disappointed that we were straight in at both ends as the flight was just too short. Even LA in F was too short when I did it a few years ago.
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