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jameseyre1
5th Jan 2005, 06:57
I am travelling from MAN to DEL in April on business and have been offered 3 options. Anyone have any thoughts on which offers the best service?
BA (world traveller plus) via LHR £1200
LH (business) via FRA £1400
KL (business) via AMS £1400
manintheback
5th Jan 2005, 09:06
Well, having just done this exact journey direct and indirect.
My experience is it comes down to the time taken to get there. It isnt worth flying business if the connections are bad. LH longhaul is excellent, short haul is not. BA WTP+, actually very comfortable and good service although the food is economy rubbish. Flight time is only about 7.5 hours though. KLM, never used.
Final 3 Greens
5th Jan 2005, 09:10
I would not use KLM, personally. Service is not great, even in business.
LH business would be very good, agree that their short haul isn't great, but its only a hop from MAN to FRA and back.
BA WTP is a good permium economy service - but not on a par with LH business (nor Club World.) No flat bed, if you wish to sleep.
So, unless the connection via FRA is horrendous, I'd go for LH - the extra £200 is not a lot to pay for the difference in service. What was the quote for BA Club World?
jameseyre1
5th Jan 2005, 09:35
BA club world is showing at £2209.50!!
These are the timings for all 3:
LH
Out
Man- Fra
09:30 - 12:15 LH4851
Fra-Delhi
13:55 - 00:35 LH760
In
Del - Fra
02:25 - 06:55 LH761
Fra-Man
08:05 - 08:50 LH7850
KLM
Out
Man-Ams
06:10-08:35 KL1072
Ams-Del
11:25-22:50 KL 871
In
Del-Ams
00:50-06:00 KL 872
Ams-Man
07:10-07:30
BA
Out
Man-Lhr
07:25-08:35 BA1385
Lhr-Del
09:55-23:00 BA143
In
Del-Lhr
02:10-07:05 BA142
Lhr-Man
08:45-09:40 BA1386
timmyneedham
5th Jan 2005, 10:47
just remember when you arrive that you will have a long wait at immigration when you get to delhi. we went march 2004 on air miles with lh. but it was in economy and i would never do it again. it was terrible. awful food and no personal ife. however all this was soon forgotten as we checked into the imperial hotel. stay there if you can, it is fabulous.
tn
apaddyinuk
13th Jan 2005, 22:49
Did you get a quote for any of the middle eastern carriers such as Emirates and Qatar....service is generally a lot better than european carriers and tickets also cheaper!
We did a project in India and flew the route a lot. The cognescenti went Emirates - broke the journey, just time for a shower in Dubai, cheaper than BA, less likely to be overbooked in Club, and as good or better (depending on personal prejudice).