Best non cattle class to UK?

[Eneukman]

18 hours ago, ChangMaiSausage said:

Qatar Airways takes some beating most of the planes have now been upgraded even on the DOH <-> BKK flights (+ they have the youngest fleet of airlines)  First / Business Classes are excellent though I have had issues with food once or twice, Economy is okay same standard as most of the carriers in UAE/Gulf (apart from Gulf Air, you get what you pay for)

 

 

In addition to Qater, you may also want to consider Etihad with a stopover in Abu Dhabi. I flew business class with them last year and will probably be doing the same next year. They fly to a number of regional airports in addition to London.

 

Etihad business class has proper lie flat seats in a 1 - 2 - 1 configuration. I had a window seat as I was travelling alone but I don't think anyone in the middle would have had problems talking to their neighbour if they wanted to.

 

Alan

Edited December 13, 2016 by Eneukman

[robertthebruce]

 

 

Stopover ???

 

what a complete Hastle and waste of time...

 

Fly Direct its easy only way....especially in Business Class..

 

 

[Khun Han]

3 hours ago, robertthebruce said:

 

 

Stopover ???

 

what a complete Hastle and waste of time...

 

Fly Direct its easy only way....especially in Business Class..

 

 

 

Notwithstanding the valid argument per sé for breaking up the journey with a stopover, it's only a direct flight for those whose end point is near London. What's the pleasure in transiting Heathrow to a short-haul flight, or a long car/train/bus journey, after a twelve hour flight? Bloody nightmare, as far as I'm concerned.

[Lokie]

I do prefer a break on long haul, I agree if in B-class then direct would not be an issue but I remember years ago doing Man-Spore with Singapore in e class and was a 13 half hour flight, service etc was good but I would never personally want to be stuck on an aircraft more than 9hrs again, can take blooming days to recover these types of flights. 7 or 8 hrs with a 2/3 hr break is fine by me, stretch my legs freshen up in lounges and proper duty free shopping in Gulf states airports

[Khun Han]

54 minutes ago, Lokie said:

I do prefer a break on long haul, I agree if in B-class then direct would not be an issue but I remember years ago doing Man-Spore with Singapore in e class and was a 13 half hour flight, service etc was good but I would never personally want to be stuck on an aircraft more than 9hrs again, can take blooming days to recover these types of flights. 7 or 8 hrs with a 2/3 hr break is fine by me, stretch my legs freshen up in lounges and proper duty free shopping in Gulf states airports

 

A non-stop in economy has to be absolutely the worst case scenario. I've done it twice, and won't do it again unless I have to. I was almost crawling up the airplane walls after eight hours, and it took me days to recover at each end after the flights!

[Lannig]

Same goes for me, and the stopover at mid-flight in AUH, DXB or DOH when flying between Europe and Thailand is just great because it almost never lasts more than 2 hours 1/2 on the ground. Just enough to do what Lokie said.

The only inconvenience is the security check that can be really messy at AUH and DXB, but with a priority pass it's a really short one.

 

I did fly TG non-stop in cattle class a couple of times and I almost went nuts, stuck in an aluminium tube for 11 hours. Flying in business would certainly have made it more bearable, but still...

OTOH, I strongly dislike the late or early stopovers on some flights, like e.g. AMS, KUL or HKG.

Edited December 14, 2016 by Lannig

[Heng]

EVA for me.  TG service is pretty good, I just can't get past flying on an airline in financial difficulty (same principle as avoiding seafood restaurants in the red) unless I have to.      BA okay as well, but the EVA biz configuration wins out here.