5 Reasons You Should Fly Economy Instead of Business Class

January 21, 2014

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I haven’t flown a premium cabin in almost two years now. I just decided that it’s not worth the extra miles. It’s not a rule, but lately I just can’t get myself to pull the trigger to pay extra for a lie-flat bed, even on international flights. Below are a few reasons we only fly economy:

The goal is to see more places

I have a limited amount of miles and a ton of places I’d like to go. If you tend to run low on your mileage balance, maybe you should book economy. But if you have a plethora of miles after booking your next two years’ trips, then upgrading to a premium cabin clearly doesn’t mean that you miss out on seeing more places.

Our case is a little different in that we’re full-time travelers. This means that 1) we use a ton of miles, and 2) we don’t earn miles outside of credit cards. High spendings and lower earnings.

We want our friends and family to see more places

Even if we did have tons of miles, we’d probably use more of them to fly our friends out. We’ve used our personal miles to fly people to Asia and South America in business class while we were in economy. Not because we’re nice people, but because it was the only availability left. Similarly we just dropped a ton of points so my mom could travel with us in Europe.

Honestly, if we weren’t flying economy, those friends, siblings, and parents couldn’t have joined us.

The only reason I actually prefer business class is the bed. I get a decent amount of sleep, so I don’t completely lose a day of travel. However, there’s a part of me that just wants to do it for my ego’s sake. It would be cool, for sure, but I don’t value the idea of flying business class more than seeing places.

Off-Peak Awards

I’m big on American Airlines right now and one thing AA does very well is provide generous off-peak pricing, including deeply discounted tickets to South America, Japan, Europe, Central America and Hawaii. Other airlines have similar models or discounts, but most of these “deals” seem to be for economy.

Availability

It’s funny when I think about all the hoops I’ve jumped through in the past to redeem the lie-flat best business class seats when plenty of economy seats were open. I have flown longer routes and changed my dates just to get the best seat.

It’s kind of crazy though, if I think about it in terms of availability. So if you’re having trouble finding the perfect seat, just fly economy.

Saving Money

There are so many great redemption rates out there for economy tickets, but people get caught up in “value,” when it’s not even saving them any money. Heck, it costs me money. For example, we were running low on miles on a recent trip and ended up paying $250 each on a short intra-europe flight. Using miles on vanity redemptions means that we later end up paying for our travel. In a roundabout way, the vanity redemption wasn’t actually free. The extra 35,000 miles could have been used to save money on travel at another time.

Conclusion

I’m not saying never redeem miles for business class flights, it’s certainly fun. But what I am saying is that the value is pure vanity. Saying that you got “10 cents per mile” is pure vanity metrics because you wouldn’t have spent that much on a flight in the first place.

And ultimately, something I’ve realized lately is that any time I redeem a first class ticket, I can’t redeem a ticket for someone else. Or it means I end up paying money out of pocket for my own travels later. It’s not wrong but as a not-wealthy, extroverted couple, we’ve slowed down on our “premium” redemptions.

What do you think? Do you fly economy or business class? And why? Would love to read your perspective.

Drew Macomber Drew Macomber and his wife Caroline are full-time travelers. They try to see as much of the world as they can, as cheaply as they can, and as well as they can. Drew loves stretching his miles and...
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mcklem

We just flew economy to China and back. I was miserable with two weeks of jet lag when we got home, and I vowed that we would fly business class the next time so I could get some decent sleep.

Does flying biz or first class help you get more rest? Feel less jet lag?

Locke42

In my experience, jet lag is less a function of getting enough rest on the plane and more dependent on what time you go to sleep when you arrive.

Example:
I only got three hours of sleep on my last trans-Pacific flight from Southeast Asia, but my jetlag worked to my advantage because it was early at night when we landed, and when I went to bed, I slept for a good 5-6 hours and woke up a couple of hours earlier than I normally wake up.

On the other hand, you could be very well rested coming off a plane, but if you land well-rested at 10pm and can’t get back to bed the rest of the night, you’ll have terrible jetlag the next day.
BobChi

Interesting comment, because I’ve always felt insomniacs like me suffer less from jet lag. I think it’s those whose sleep follows dependable, regular hours who will have more trouble adjusting. For those of us who sleep poorly anyway a lack of sleep on the plane isn’t a big change in routine.

I almost always fly economy for the reasons Drew outlined. Too many places to see.
Ben Price

My .02 cents: depends! (Such a lawyer answer, my apologies).

I’ve had international business class trips where I’ve come home feeling more jet lagged than ever.

I’ve also had trips in MCE on AA flights (MIA to MAD, for example) where I probably had a better rest than many of my international biz trips.

Sometimes I get so excited in business class that I don’t get rest, over-eat, drink alcohol, and end up worse off than if I flew economy comfort and took a bunch of melatonin/forced sleep!
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Yea, agree it depends on one thing for me.

See because I try to get on the time zone of where I’m going 24 hours ahead of time. So sometimes that means staying up all night and boarding a plane and sleeping. In fact, most of my strategies are to sleep the plane ride and wake up when the plane lands in the morning. In this case I sleep SOOOO much better on a lie-flat bed.

But even then I can be pretty jet-lagged.
chica93

I have never flown outside of economy, but I can’t sleep in a 5* hotel for the first night or 2 of a vacation so I wouldn’t be able to sleep in 1st class flights either. BUT… it would be more comfortable and with better food. 🙂
disqus_Pt3a3tgeSF

I have difficulty sleeping on planes in coach seats. I have not tried the seats that turn into beds yet (if they work great then I would fly overnight and land early morning). Jet lag is the worst. What I tend to do now is plan my travel so that I will arrive at my destination in the late afternoon. I avoid alcohol on the flight. When I arrive I have time to get everything taken care of the airport, handle some money exchange and check in to hotel. I go out exploring for 2-3 hours (if its a new destination the excitement will usually help me overcome the fatigue) and have dinner. Then I come back to the hotel and go to sleep around 9 or 10pm. When I wake up the next morning I am on local time and fully adjusted.

325RF

I mostly fly economy, although for a flight over 5 hours, I’ll spring for economy comfort. I have had the misery of flying to and from South Africa (22 hours) and Australia (17 hours) in not just economy, but in middle seats (between large men who elbowed and kicked me the entire time). I kept reminding myself how wonderful it was to have seen those countries and what marvelous trips they were as I counted down the hours until landing. I’d like my future flights over 12 hours to be in business class, but I’d go again in coach in a heartbeat.

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On the long haul AA flights I can’t help but feel sorry for the person in the middle of the 5 seat. I think I would take my first sleeping pills.

Locke42

I’ve never had a problem flying economy, but then again I’m….ahem…. smaller than the average American (Asians FTW!), and I can sleep almost anywhere. Also, while traveling alone I’m pretty resourceful and very tolerant of minor discomfort (during Comic Con last year, I made do with sleeping in my car in a parking garage and showering and changing at a 24-Hour Fitness instead of paying inflated hotel prices). It comes from a lifetime of roughing it in the outdoors. All I really need on plane flights is to stave off boredom, and for that I have my iPad (TV, movies, comics), my Kindle (books), and my smartphone (music).

But if I’m traveling with friends or with my family, I would much prefer business or first class on long flights, more for their sake than mine.

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My wife is tiny and I wonder if economy for her is like business class for me. :-p

We’ve also spent many nights in a car… but not in big cities. Sounds brave. But I can’t say I actually get sleep in either economy or the car. I wish I had that gift.

Peach Front

*I’m* tiny, and no, economy is not like business class for tiny people. It’s even worse than it is for large people, because you’re pushed around in line etc. before you even get on the plane. It’s awful. If you’re tiny, people are always shoving you around and touching on you in economy, and it’s extremely stressful. There is no respect for a small person’s space whatsoever. They think they can stick their knees and elbows in your space, and you are not supposed to have any feelings because you’re small. Some of these people are truly bullies who must know that they would get arrested for unwanted touching if they tried that on the ground, but they push it as far as they can in the air because they know they can get away with it.

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That… is very unfortunate.

Not that I’m tiny but this BIG guy last month was sitting behind me started kicking my seat like a kid when I reclined to nap. Then he started pushing a magazine in my head. And then he stood up and said “Fine buddy! you sit and I’ll stand!”

And I did kind of feel that he felt as though I shouldn’t recline because he’s bigger than me. Hopefully he’s not the normal reaction though.

Ben Price

In general, I tend to agree with you. Personally, I’d fly economy almost anywhere under 12 hours distance from the US. I’ve done 12 hour legs (DTW to NRT; SEA to PEK), and I really had nothing to complain about (brought my own food).

That being said, when flying with the wife, she has…let’s say…more discerning tastes. And hey, the occasional long haul in biz/1st is a nice way to get to a destination as a couple. For instance, flying business class to AMS and from CDG back to the US with the wife using Sky Pesos.

Again, normally, I agree with you.

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I mean, what else would you do with SkyPesos? :-p

I agree though it’s something pretty special to do together.

Travis

I agree. I only fly economy unless something else isn’t available when booking. I have a family of six and we fly two to three international trips a year (Hawaii, Tokyo, Shanghai, Thailand, Bali, Frankfurt, Atlanta were three trips this year) we use economy when we can and do business if there are not seats in economy. For Hawaii had one business. This summer going to Rome and have two in business and 4 economy. We all like business and we all take turns on the segments. The 10 year old and 8 year old feel fancy and the 5&6 year old sit in laps for a little or fall asleep at the foot rest when laid back. But to get us all to see the world we have to save the miles. We also all sleep in one hotel room. This week doing four nights at an intercontinental and 5 nights at a grand Hyatt and the kids will be on the floor. That’s how me and my three sisters did it at the Polynesian resort growing up and fought over who got the couch.

dubaych

I thought European and Japanese hotels were pretty tight on occupancy rules. How do you book these? Just don’t say anything and show up with four kids in tow? I’ve got a family of five and we find it prohibitive to use hotels since it often means booking two rooms. Very curious about your tactics. Thx!

Travis

I usually book a room for two adults and two kids. And we just show up. I have four girls who are relatively calm so when we enter a hotel lobby not every head turns our way. I walk to the counter and my wife walks with kids the other way. In some places where the lobby is all right there and they know we have four kids they have never had issues. Even at the Khao Lak Le meridian we stayed there over 80 nights the past 7 years and ever staff member knows our family and haven’t ever said we needed two rooms. So we just show up. If they say we have too many people I guess I’ll cancel the reservation and go find a cheap hotel.

chica93

good to know… I have 3 kids and it always causes me anxiety. We rotate one on the floor. They think they are roughing it and I tell them would you rather stay home then?

Bob Erickson

Not a nice way to treat your own child. Do you at least have a blow-up mattress the kid can sleep on?

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That’s pretty great. I’m surprised the fancy hotels are so chill about having so many people in a room. Well… kids in a room.

But it must be a different game all together to book for 6 people. And the amount of points needed for an international trip, wow.

Wait… but then again, the amount of cash that would be needed for 6 international flights. That’s scary.

Anyways, kudos for you and the family. That’s pretty awesome. Your kids will have seen more by the time the graduate than even well traveled adults.
James

Do the hotels give you trouble about having 4 kids in a room? I have 2 kids, and am often told that 3 People is the max. So far, I have always been able to discuss it with them and they have let us stay, but I’m always afraid I’ll end up buying 2 rooms somewhere.
Cheapblackdad

Please start a blog. Seriously. Travelling on points with a family of 6 sounds incredibly difficult. No excuse fir my family of. 4.

Peach Front

Any time I redeem a first class ticket, that’s a ticket you can’t redeem for someone else. Yeah, that’s a feature, not a bug…I don’t know where you live but, around here, your life is going to become a living hell once you become known as someone who can be hit up for expensive gifts.

Family and friends who want to travel with me are welcome at any time if they want it enough to pay their own way. But I don’t pay the way of cheapskates and free-loaders. There’s no point to buying family and friends. They won’t be there when life gets real.

Travis

I flew my in laws (75 yrs old) to china this past year to visit us for Christmas business class through Austria. It was the funniest use of points in blessing someone. Never thought I’d give away that many points but it was nice. Now friends are a different story they can play the game like me.

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My friends don’t hit me up, but I have a few that have been there for me and have helped me out again and again when I was a broke kid traveling around (like more so than now :-p). So when I got into miles and points flying them around and getting them hotels was a way of giving back. Plus, it’s been a blast.

But no one hits me up for tickets I just have offered them. But now, I just tell them about mistake fares whenever I can. That seems like a better option for me. 😀
Peach Front

You’re a nice guy, Travis, but in the south when we say we’re blessing someone, it isn’t meant nicely. My in-laws didn’t speak to me for 30 years because I was a crime victim and thus not good enough for their son. They can GTH and pay their own way, thank you very much! 🙂

Charlene

I tend to agree with using my points for economy travel too. In 2012 we both cashed in on the 100k miles BA credit card offer. Everyone on FT acted like I was a total newb for booking in economy (making the dollar value argument), yet we got two awesome trips with those points rather than just one. We visited Machu Pichu, Lima, Guayaquil, and the Galapgos on one trip and then Hong Kong, Java, Bali, and Singapore on the next. The same points would have only gotten us one of those trips in Biz. I do think the occasional splurge is fun if you can spare the miles too. We’re getting ready to circle the globe on our way to and from the Maldives and decided that would be a fun time to fly Biz. Only cost an extra 40k US Airways miles each. Not a bad deal for a RTW upgrade.

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Oh gosh, a newb for the “value” cents per mile of economy. As if one would actually pay for a first class flight. As if the goal isn’t to travel cool places, and it sounds like you’ve seen quite a few of those.

Yea, I agree, some “splurges” are more easily justified when it’s barely any more points by %.

mrjackwolf

I’m almost all coach but high end hotel… I know I’ll spend more time in the hotel bed than the airplane one.

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This is exactly what I say. I’d rather have a king bed for half the price of a seat/bed.
disqus_8MqwPM5x9H

I won’t. Why go on holiday if you spend all your time sleeping? Though my flights are all 12+ hours, may make sense if yours are 6hrs or less.

Haley Bach

I’m glad I’m not alone. I love coach, for points or cash. We are a family of 5, so no worries on being hit up for my miles, lol. I’m never anything but short on miles.

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Too bad the kids can’t miles! 😀 Yea, for sure not alone on this. I feel like I have so many miles and yet never enough.

Travis

My six year old got a credit card application and I had it sitting around for awhile. Monday I went to apply but it had already expired. Was for 60k united miles. I thought if they targeted her is give it a try and see what happens. I will next time I get a targeted one for them. If I have to fill everything out I won’t lie. But maybe the targeted is partially filled out 🙂 they get the miles in the seat but takes two years or so to get free ticket then.

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Can kids even get credit cards? Or retail cards? I feel like I’ve heard of kids getting added as an authorized to build credit, but never heard of them filling out their own app. Maybe you should add them to your freedom and start building credit. :-p

spacespeed

I don’t believe so – don’t most cards have language saying that you must be 18 or older to apply? Has something to do with contracts – a 6-year-old can’t legally agree to a cardmember agreement.
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Yea, didn’t think so. But you can add as an authorized user and build credit, yes?
disqus_Pt3a3tgeSF

Yea I am pretty sure you can add kids as AUs on your own account.
disqus_Pt3a3tgeSF

Think you need to be 18 to have a credit card of your own. Under 18 how could they even enter into a binding contract? Also, I’m pretty sure signing contracts as your kid to obtain credit is fraud.

eknock007 .

There’s nothing worst than wasting miles on premium redemptions. A couple of years ago, me and the wife almost redeemed 280K on a round trip to Asia on Asiana 1st. We came to our senses and realized we could do a 10 day all-inclusive vacation in the Mexican Riviera flying in economy for the same amount of miles. Guess where we ended up, drinking Corona’s in the crystal clear beaches south of Cancun.

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Yea, when I get there and end up spending a ton of money because I’m out of points… the 1 night of fancy feels a little less novel. 😀

Lela Pin

I noticed that most of the posters who prefer economy travel with a partner/friend/spouse or family members. When it’s a stranger who is: crowding your seat or armrest; drools on you; falls asleep on your shoulder; has bad breath; plays their music too loud; or you or they have to bother each other to get to the toilet, then it leads to uncomfortable & awkward situations. When that person is a a friend or family member, that’s an entirely different situation.

When flying internationally, I always try to fly biz class for the comfort and to avoid the aforementioned situations, but certainly, if flying with a friend or family member, then coach would be acceptable. Domestically, I always fly coach even when flying alone as as the flight won’t be that long.

Just my 2¢ worth.

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lol, yea I haven’t had to deal with any strangers sleeping on my shoulder lately. And to probe your point more, we’ve flown AA internationally lately and they have the 2-5-2 config on the 772s. Basically, we get two seats by ourselves next to the window. Not biz, but it’s pretty nice as a couple.

Honestly, I haven’t flown alone in a very long time. So you’re right in many ways.

Ben L

Sometimes I redeem business / first, sometimes I redeem economy. AA offpeak economy to Europe is 40k, which is such a bargain that is is almost criminal not to do it. On the other hand, on my one annual trip SFO-HKG, I don’t see anything wrong with splurging for 15 hours in Cathay First. Sure that’s an extra RT to Europe, but if I don’t have the time for an extra trip, so what? I’m redeeming for a one way FRA-SFO in Lufthansa First before the UA devaluation. Is it a “splurge”? Of course, But it IS a once-in-a-lifetime experience, that one I don’t need to repeat again. A lot of times the journey is an experience in and of itself, along with the destination.

Drew makes great points for redeeming economy, but ultimately, what redemption makes sense is different for everyone because everyone’s situation is different. Some people are married so their miles need to go twice as far. Others are single with tons of miles but never time to use them. To each their own.

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If I had tons of miles… I’d totally be in the front. :-p

And agree there’s a bigger price different between econ off-peak than the regular econ flights. And per hour to Hong Kong. yea, that HKG or NRT flight from NYC or ORD (where we usually fly out of) is so freaking long. I dread it for days. 😀

thaum

Weird, SMH has posted an article about roughly the same thing.

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/holiday-type/budget/stop-whingeing-five-reasons-flying-economy-class-is-great-20140121-316jt.html

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Funny, although I disagree that it’s “better” in any way other than budget! lol But I agree about the quit whining. :-p
The other day on a flight a guy was DEMANDING to be upgraded to “first” mid flight and the flight attendant kept saying it was sold out. But the guy kept complaining to get it. I couldn’t believe it.

David Alexander

I’m probably the poster reason as to why booking in economy is better than nothing. It allowed a part-time employee and part-time college student to fly to Seattle for his 27th birthday. I had saved up the points over the years from spending on a United card that Chase had offered me, along with some points I built up with a flight the previous year to Germany on Singapore Airlines. I work full time, and I have a Chase Freedom and CSP to generate more miles quickly, so I may be able to do two vacations, with the points from one trip paying for the flight on the second. 🙂

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Congrats. Yea, if I have to choose between staying home and economy… it’s an easy choice for me.

clamshack

Like many I have flown countless hours in long haul economy and it’s a miserable experience. I made a deal with myself after a certain birthday I would never fly economy again for a trip of more than six hours. A lie flat bed makes all the difference to me and I don’t care if it is in business or first.

I do commend your willingness to sacrifice comfort for destinations. I also commend you for taking the risks involved with longer term travel. Keep living the life that most dream about.

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I could have cut all the words of the article down to: I don’t have enough miles not to fly economy. :-p

Thanks. No plans of changing. 😀
disqus_Pt3a3tgeSF

Agreed. I fly economy on domestic tickets, but one of the reasons I got into this hobby is so I could fly premium class on international flights. I have been on planes flying literally to the other side of the earth in economy and it was horrific. I don’t do it out of some sort of “vanity”.

J See

Pathetic. Of course, you are vain, amongst other things. Horrific? Yeah, right up there
with history’s greatest inequities. I am in Cambodia right now, after
having flown “literally to the other side of the earth in economy”.
I’ll be sure to inform the Khmer next to me that their recent
history is right up there with flying through the air while being served
food, enjoying wine, watching some on-demand programs, then catching
some sleep, only to arrive in a foreign land and then visit one of the
most amazing places man has ever made. All this taking one whole day!
With
your perspective, I take solace that it is you who has to live that
pathetic life predicated on that ridiculous (lack of) perspective.
Cheers
to those who are actual travelers and will visit more of the
world’s amazing places and people because they flew in coach.

disqus_Pt3a3tgeSF

I’m really kind of confused here. Your going to insult me because I want to spend my points on premium so I can have more leg room because I am taller than average?If you want to redeem your points for economy there is nothing wrong with that. However, I prefer to redeem my points for premium travel. They are my points and I find it insulting that you will make assumptions based on the way I choose to use my rewards. By the way I have been to Cambodia and am fully aware of their history having studied it at the graduate level, so please don’t make assumptions about people and don’t lecture me about perspective.

J See

This response is going to be shorter than otherwise and final; as I cannot further dignify a post-grad who is too ignorant or entitled to learn the proper use of “you are”. Also, are you illiterate? Completely devoid of reading comprehension and interpreting my previous comment? Take a deep breath and try to focus on the “horrific” part. You wrote, “horrific”, in referring to international travel on an airplane in the “coach” section. Your perspective is laughable. Duh. Yeah, yeah, I know how post-grads are coddled and insulated from dealing with reality in your ivory towers (I know of what I speak :)) ). It is even more pathetic that you have actually been to Cambodia and are so far removed from the “horrific” realities through which millions have recently lived (well, those not slaughtered). I, too, am (much) taller than average. How pathetic does a first world citizen have to be to call the experience of flying for ONE day on a quarter-billion dollar aircraft, being served food and wine, watching on-demand programs, and catching some sleep, “horrific”? I bet you are not much out of grad school; I can only hope you eventually gain a modicum of perspective on anything that matters, because I have no doubt you haven’t a clue on the reality of “horrific”. Pathetic. Precious, much? :)) Hehe ;)) //.
disqus_Pt3a3tgeSF

I merely stated my opinion about how and why I use the my points. All you have done is make assumptions about and attack me personally for my views. While there are a number of observations I could make about you and your behavior I will take the high road. I wish you the best on your trip and future travels.

Explore

I’ve often booked premium class awards for our travel, however we travel overseas infrequently. But the current round of devaluations, and lack of premium class award seat availability may force us to change our strategy. In which case I’ll look to travel economy only on foreign carriers where the service and amenities tend to be good in all cabins.

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Agreed, most airlines in Asia are twice as good as our airlines. :-/

Bob Erickson

You obviously either have no idea how painful it is to travel for 17 hours in coach from ATL-JNB or have a body that is more flexible than Gumby’s body. When I could not get an upgrade using an SWU on that long-haul route, I had aches and pains in my back, hips, and shoulders for two days afterwards. Not fun. The flat bed cocoon is the solution to that. Of course, since you ONLY earn miles by CC spending, you can’t get SWUs, so I understand why you are forced to be frugal.

Most recently, I failed to get an upgrade using miles on a 12-hour flight from NRT-EWR on United. Although I had an E+ seat, my neighbor was so obese, his body rolled over into my seat, and he heavily perspired and coughed throughout the flight when he wasn’t snoring. I could hear him even with my Bose Q15 headphones on! I got sick 48 hours later. Again, not fun.

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Believe it or not, we recently did IAH-LHR-JNB-LHR-ORD-DFW-PVR-DFW-BOS-DFW-SFO-LGA-CMH

It was nothing short of terrible so I can relate. I am no gumby. :-p But you’re right I had no choice. But we were lucky to have no/good neighbors.

Eric

Thanks for this post. It’s very refreshing to see a different viewpoint from the usual First class/5-star hotel only view point.
Kristin Blazier

I really appreciate this article. We are fairly new to the points game and have amassed a little over 160k AA miles. We plan to redeem off peak economy awards to Europe for 40k each. We’ve greatly considered flying biz to Europe and economy home. If we fly economy roundtrip, we’d have enough miles leftover for another off peak Europe trip. To me that is more important than a lie flat seat, but I don’t know if my boyfriend can handle 8 hours in economy. In the end, it will all depend on finding 2 biz seats which isn’t always an easy task.
notme

I have only used miles for long distance trips that have expensive ticket prices. For example, I used miles, many times for economy tickets to Hawaii, at Christmas. Certain days of travel were, very easy to get seats, and ticket prices were way over $1,000. Now that Europe flights are hardly ever under $1,000, Europe is logical for miles. I have done Europe on miles, in Business Class, but given that Delta and United have raised the miles for awards in Business, I guess I’m gonna have to get used to only flying economy. Award ticket prices always have changed, upwards, but I am beginning to wonder if this might have a lot of other effects.
http://www.flightcourtier.com.au/ Monica – Flightcourtier.com.au

It depends on your life style. Regardless how much money you have, happiness is what you are looking for. There are people who are accustomed to get a simple life and having an economy class ticket is enough. On the other hand, a lot of people not only want to get an excellent service but also ready to spend more money for a seat.
Adam

I can’t survive economy on international, only buisnees

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