Flying first class international, which airline is the best?

[phreak]

Falcon Airlines is the best.

Been around for years (very trustworthy) and more often than not you get to meet the owner Marton F.
Pillow is shaped like a worn heavybga making the trip real comfy.

Food is usually good (Kale Greens and Sea salt is a staple)

If you have trouble sleeping, the owner puts on a boxing-glove and knocks you out enabling you to get a full rest the whole journey.

This method is called PovertyBag Express which makes it feel you are instantly reaching your destination.

Very cheap as well!

Too bad their jet fuel smells like turpentine, and the steward was obese.

[LurkerNoMore]

Other than different cosmetic interiors and a few differences in the service options they offer you, most airlines First Class and Business Class are the same.  The extra inch or two are not going to make a difference overall.  (Not like they would in coach).  You will have plenty of room.

Every time I have flown first or business class, I simply put on my noise canceling head phones, and go to sleep.  What the plane or flight attendants look like or what different snacks or movies they offer make no difference then.  If you are purchasing your ticket, I would say go with the most price effective one.

[Irongrip400]

Are Mesa or Lufthansa decent airlines? Lufthansa was the cheapest.

[Grape Ape]

Yes, but it's my business and it's a business trip so I can at least write it off. I'm 6'4" and a bit of a soft 240 at the moment, so I won't fly coach.

Going out on a limb and guessing "at the moment" is give or take the last five years.

[SF1900]

Going out on a limb and guessing "at the moment" is give or take the last five years.

In getbig years, "at the moment" easily translates to the last 10+ years.

[Man of Steel]

I'm too poor for first class international air travel!!  Yikes! 

[Irongrip400]

Going out on a limb and guessing "at the moment" is give or take the last five years.

No, now, just a bit soft. If I could trust you I would send a pic. It's the least I could do after my failed Y Board diet thread. 

[El Diablo Blanco]

Other than different cosmetic interiors and a few differences in the service options they offer you, most airlines First Class and Business Class are the same.  The extra inch or two are not going to make a difference overall.  (Not like they would in coach).  You will have plenty of room.

Every time I have flown first or business class, I simply put on my noise canceling head phones, and go to sleep.  What the plane or flight attendants look like or what different snacks or movies they offer make no difference then.  If you are purchasing your ticket, I would say go with the most price effective one.

Not true at all man.  Business class on most American based airlines are nothing more that 1 1/2 coach seats.  They're a lot better on international airlines, but first class is a beast upon itself.  Full privacy, bed seats, better food, dom perignon etc...

[Grape Ape]

No, now, just a bit soft. If I could trust you I would send a pic. It's the least I could do after my failed Y Board diet thread.  

This puts me in a bit of a bind.   I am completely trustworthy, but my only way to prove it is to get a pic sent to me of a dude on the internet.

Hmmmmm.

[FitnessFrenzy]

Falcon Airlines is the best.

Been around for years (very trustworthy) and more often than not you get to meet the owner Marton F.
Pillow is shaped like a worn heavybag making the trip real comfy.

Food is usually good (Kale Greens and Sea salt is a staple)

If you have trouble sleeping, the owner puts on a boxing-glove and knocks you out enabling you to get a full rest the whole journey.

This method is called PovertyBag Express which makes it feel you are instantly reaching your destination.

Very cheap as well!

don't forget the in-flight snack consisting of weed mixed with pcp that the stewardess, who is a former stripper, has mixed.

[Yamcha]

You can borrow my helicopter

[phreak]

Are Mesa or Lufthansa decent airlines? Lufthansa was the cheapest.

Luftwaffe is certainly good enough. Not spectacular, but decent. Better than Delta IMO.

[Thespritz0]

Headed to Munich and Prague in April and need to book my ticket. I usually fly Delta, but the first class tickets are $7,000. I saw where Continetal/United has business class tickets for $3,600. I don't want to piss money away, but don't want to be uncomfortable either. Any Americans fly to Europe and what airline do you use when you fly first/business?

Side note, wtf is Emirates? Shit is like $30k for a first class ticket from DC. Is Jennifer Aniston your personal fluff girl or something?

^^
You really don't need first class IF you know the "secrets" of how to kill the bulk of the travel time being asleep...
1)  DO NOT have any caffeine that day, no morning java, no Cola, green tea, NOTHING but water.
2)  Keep a small pack of sleeping tabs (non prescription, BUT if you have prescription ones, make sure you have a copy of the prescription from your Doc) in your pocket, they are LEGAL everywhere.
3)  Take 1 or 2 with WATER and put on your NECK PILLOW and then see you later in around 9 hours!!!

[Las Vegas]

^^
You really don't need first class IF you know the "secrets" of how to kill the bulk of the travel time being asleep...
1) DO NOT have any caffeine that day, no morning java, no Cola, green tea, NOTHING but water.
2)  Keep a small pack of sleeping tabs (non prescription, BUT if you have prescription ones, make sure you have a copy of the prescription from your Doc) in your pocket, they are LEGAL everywhere.
3)  Take 1 or 2 with WATER and put on your NECK PILLOW and then see you later in around 9 hours!!!

If you've been using caffeine regularly, though, that will put you in a terrible mood with a potential headache to make it even worse.

[El Diablo Blanco]

If you've been using caffeine regularly, though, that will put you in a terrible mood with a potential headache to make it even worse.

Cracking one off usually helps.  If the stewardess is hot ask for help.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

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[deadz]

Headed to Munich and Prague in April and need to book my ticket. I usually fly Delta, but the first class tickets are $7,000. I saw where Continetal/United has business class tickets for $3,600. I don't want to piss money away, but don't want to be uncomfortable either. Any Americans fly to Europe and what airline do you use when you fly first/business?

Side note, wtf is Emirates? Shit is like $30k for a first class ticket from DC. Is Jennifer Aniston your personal fluff girl or something?

Wife and I spent ten days in Prague in January. We flew coach, spending thousands on first class just wasn't happening. Flying was brutal, three planes and over thirteen hours in total.

[El Diablo Blanco]

I used to travel a lot.  Our group admin would book the trips.  She used to get a lot of upgrade vouchers from the travel agency and the execs would hoard them.  One night I fucked her raw, after that she started giving me upgrades for every trip.  Was basically First or Business ever other week.  First time on International First I noticed how much sexier the flight attendants were.  Then they come around and offered me Dom Perignon.  I looked at the drink menu and saw they offered Blue Label.  Was fucking heavenly.  Was fucked up 2 hours into a 13 hour flight.  I started to chat up the flight attendant.  Part way through the flight they get a couple hour break where they expect the passengers to sleep.  We basically chatted for a few hours and she gave me her number and told me to call her since she'll be in town a few weeks, I told her which hotel I was staying at.  Arrived 5 AM, stayed away all day, then got into bed to sleep around 8 PM and the hotel phone rings.  I tell her I'm in bed but she can come up if she wants.  She was there in 5 minutes.  I left the door ajar so she didn't have to knock.  She comes in and sits at the end of the bed.  I tell her I'd get up by I sleep in the nude, she said she didn't mind and then joined me.  Fucking awesome.  Best trip ever.  Something I would have never had happened if I flew coach.

[Mr Anabolic]

Some of the most gorgeous (and professional) flight attendants I've ever seen work for Asian airline companies.

[BIG ACH]

I was spoiled in the past, its been a while but I've travelled first class internationally on:

British Airways (Serving caviar as soon as you take your seat)
Air France
Emirates
Qatar Airways
Lufthansa
Iberia
Virgin (can't remember if this was business or first)
KLM
Alitalia... Still sucked

Business class on:

Singapore Airlines

British Airways and Lufthansa stick out the most, as does Singapore business...

The way I explain to people who have never traveled on first is:

Flying on Economy is just miserable as fuck
Flying on Economy Plus makes the trip a little more bearable
Flying on Business class makes the flight extremely comfortable
Flying in First class makes you actually look forward to the trip, it's like the spa in the sky.  (But truly excessive and over the top, honestly, business class is more than just fine)

[Yamcha]

nose knows

[XFACTOR]

Such a classic Getbig thread.

Stay tuned for next weeks edition of which fractional ownership provides the best amenities

[falco]

TAP Air Portugal.

[Irongrip400]

Such a classic Getbig thread.

Stay tuned for next weeks edition of which fractional ownership provides the best amenities

Would you have preferred a "watches" thread?