zx10r_aus

Can anyone tell me what the difference is between business class (d) and business class (c)?

Jim

Wave the Sails

Probably just the amount you pay, or the people selling it have paid. E.g. a consolidator will pay less as they buy in bulk.

There's full fare business which will be the most changeable ticket.

zx10r_aus

Thank you for shedding some light. I need to persuade the missus to go business any tips on that.

sent K for you.

spalen

Yeah if you can afford it - do it - it makes the whole trip entirely pleasurable instead of being a nightmare. I would quite happily fly back & forth from here to UK in Business, its pure luxury. We went with Cathay Pacific via hong kong.

The different classes (c vs d - for example) often denote the specific fare as the other poster suggested - we bought our cathay flights from cathay but the tickets we had didnt include the limo pickup from home, so ours were classed as 'x' instead of 'y' whihc was the one including hte limo pick up.

spalen

Spalen spent ages trying to convince me, broken record technique usually works...once we checked in without queuing and then got on board I was so glad that I had let him talk me into it...only trouble now is flying anywhere economy after flying business.

Spalens wife

zx10r_aus

Well I may try that approach. I am on this site nearly everyday, so if you don't hear from me again you'll know that I have been silenced by master.
Jim

logan

Spalen's spot on. Business class makes a huge difference, especially travelling that distance. Has she travelled to Oz in Economy? If not, ask her to sit in a rear passenger seat in your car for about 13 hours. Allow her to get out and go to the loo, otherwise, she must eat there, read there etc. Then tell her she has to walk around/sit for a few hours on a plastic patio chair, then get back in the car and repeat for another 8 hours or so!

If the mere thought of that makes her , tell her to go and curl up on the bed, close her eyes, and imagine she's on a 'flatbed' in business class having just had a half decent airline meal, a wee glass of vino and she's just finished watching Colin Farrel in one of his many sexy roles!

Ian12

I know what you mean. We are in a dillema. Either use our return tickets to the UK for a holiday (business class - no hassel) but then travel economy back (just could not manage that sort of cash again) or rip up our return tickets and spend almost as much on a holiday in Australia. Any one got any thoughts on this one. I'm actually holding return bookings now and I have 48 hours to make up my mind.

JackTheLad

You are all insane!!!

I've flown to Oz and back twice in Business class (my company paid), yeah great, lots of room, limitless alcohol, slightly less crappy meals.

I've also flown to Oz and back in cattle class (I was paying), alot more cramped, worse food, less alcohol.

But is it really worth 500-1000 quid to save 24 of hours semi-discomfort? My god, what a bunch of wusses!

Come on!! You still get fed and watered and alcoholed in cattle class. You still get your own wee tv with more channels than a terrestrial tv, and lots of old nintendo or sega games to play.

Honestly, if you are prepared to part with an extra 1000 quid just to fly business for 24 hours, you've got more money than sense,

JTL

JayDeee

As the jones falimy said it is basically airline/agent jargon, different tickets are sold at different prices, it has nothing to do with the seat as such you could buy a ticket now and it would be a d for example and I could buy a ticket on the same flight a month later and it might be a c as all the d's have sold out, I would probably pay more yet on the plane I could well be sitting next to you.

there are letters for staff tickets aswell etc etc.
As for business go for it, well worth every penny (depending on the airline)

Kala

spalen

If you're emmigrating be brave - just book 1 way, sod going back .

We booked 1 way ;-)

Wave the Sails

Why would she need persuading

There's no other way!!!

fraser

WARNING!

Do not fly business if it's a one off, trust me I know I've flown it twice and now when I get on a flight I end up staring at the staircase longingly like a desperate business class wannabe

spalen

Thats why they say its worse to have been rich and lost it all than never to have been rich at all ;-) and flying business everywhere is one way to lose it all thats for sure.

It helps you settle into your new life - its not just ' i cant afford the flights home ' its, ' i cant afford the Business Class fare home ' . Look on it as an investment in that respect.

fraser

I wouldn't know about that I didn't pay for it either time

Besides my two kids would soon get us thrown off