JK Rowling flying economy

[AtW]

6 - Don't fly at all and live long and happily thereafter.

[CaribbeanPirate]

I agree with that especially points 1 and 3. Having loads of previous helps a lot getting up grades.

Knowing what I do now, MAN->LAX flying ChavAir. NO, not even if my life depended on it.

[BoredBloke]

I've had to do many stints in both cattle class, business and a few upgrades into first. On one job it was business class or nothing all the way. This was pre 911 and upgrades were easy to get to first if you timed your flight correctly.

On another job it was cattle class everywhere. Travelling from Manchester to LA in cattle class is not fun, especially when stuck next to the wrong person.

My tips would be

1 - try to stick to one carrier and join their loyalty scheme as soon as possible. I missed out on the points for a couple of business class round trips to the US because I didn't think I would be flying in and out quite so regularly.

2 - Dress up. If you have a load of points then you will get on the shortlist for the available upgrades. If you look like a scrote you will not get upgraded.

3 - Look out for promotions. A while ago American Airlines were offereing another free business class ticket when you bought one.

4 - Time your flight. I used to find that business class was full on Monday and Friday (obviously). Upgrades were usually easier if you flew on Thursday.

5 - Especially on American carriers, don't be afraid to complain. I got upgraded a couple of times by complaining about the leg room.

I used to tend to stick with American Airlines mainly due to their extra leg room in cattle class. They also have power outlets in most of their cattle class seats and you can use their website to pick your seat - I used this a few times to ensure that I wasn't sat next to somebody so that I could spread out all my stuff.

[bogeyman]

Is she not flying Broomstick?

Anyway HyperD,

I reckon your pic looks like "Maisy Mouse Dies in Terrorist Attack"





Poor Maisy!

[threaded]

Same with trains, why don't they stick us First Class people in the middle, then I can get my free drinks, nibbles and paper AND be secure in the knowledge that the chavvy commoners will be the ones buying it if something goes wrong....

Depends which direction.

If you're going to Glasgow first class is at the back, the whole way.

[hyperD]

LOL! On a flight (coincidently to Anguilla) we were horrified to find us placed within a close proximity of the nappy changing seating area in cattle class. Just after the 747 had retracted it's undercarriage, a plague of projectile hurling occurred that would not have looked out of place in a vomitorium.

Mortified passengers looked on knowing that we had another 8 hours of this. Of course the chav "parents" immediately expected the trolley dollies to deal with this as it was obviously their fault as the slight jolt from the undercarriage retraction had upset their delicate, little mollycoddled systems and they simply sat there while the steaming, quivering cocktail of partially digested big macs and fries slowly crawled down the back of the cramped seats.

My wife and I made a silent promise to fly a minimum of premium economy in future...

[CaribbeanPirate]

Never mind, it'll be a day flight out there...dont let us keep you !

It takes about 12 hours. First leg is the worst. Either LHR ->NAS or LHR->MIA, 8.5 hours.

I wanted to go back yesterday for a week. I could get a flight but couldn’t sort out a place to stay in time. Have to be back in London for next Friday to start some medical treatment. I've been saving up all my aliments.

[Andyw]

I was on flight coming back to London via Miami in May. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER again am I going to fly with the chavs! Overnight flight, but a bit bumpy a couple of times which kept everyone awake. Crying babies, puking little ones and bored older kids.

I think BA was after 1000 bucks for the next class up. I wish I had paid up. It’s bloody blackmail.

Never mind, it'll be a day flight out there...dont let us keep you !

[CaribbeanPirate]

For some reason there appears to be a glut of cakes and buns and a severe shortage of deoderant in the UK as cattle class is full of smelly, severly overweight, drunk, foul breathed, incontinent chavs that always eat their in-flight meals with an open-mouthed gurning that would have most vets running for a syringe full of potassium chloride...

I was on flight coming back to London via Miami in May. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER again am I going to fly with the chavs! Overnight flight, but a bit bumpy a couple of times which kept everyone awake. Crying babies, puking little ones and bored older kids.

I think BA was after 1000 bucks for the next class up. I wish I had paid up. It’s bloody blackmail.

[hyperD]

First class is typically in front of the airplane which makes it less likely you will survive......

Indeed you are right. It must be a jealous socialist plot of deception that all middle class folk have unwittingly fallen into.

[Ardesco]

Same with trains, why don't they stick us First Class people in the middle, then I can get my free drinks, nibbles and paper AND be secure in the knowledge that the chavvy commoners will be the ones buying it if something goes wrong....

[AtW]

First class is typically in front of the airplane which makes it less likely you will survive......

[hyperD]

Having travelled Upper Class a few weeks ago, if there's one thing I would like for free it would definately be first class travel everywhere.

For some reason there appears to be a glut of cakes and buns and a severe shortage of deoderant in the UK as cattle class is full of smelly, severly overweight, drunk, foul breathed, incontinent chavs that always eat their in-flight meals with an open-mouthed gurning that would have most vets running for a syringe full of potassium chloride...

[Daywalker]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5344472.stm

WTF?

Made 41 million last year alone, I would have a private jet in every country I visited.