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The 747 is still my favorite aircraft on which to fly. There are still quite a few in service.You have no idea how badly I miss Business Class in the old 747. Now that was 'the oooooooonly way to fly'.
For a moment there, with that elaborate train car/seating, I thought I was suffering a Roycru flashback. I sure miss that guys posts!
"Travel should be like this," heck, I'll settle for one day in my life being like that.
My point exactly.I wouldn't mind being in first class travel eating fancy foods and drinking good wine.
My point exactly.
Yes, you could. That's been around since the early days of train travel. It was somewhat like owning a private jet today - very expensive, but very luxurious, private and pampering.I was listening to a WSJ podcast interview with the CEO tasked with the Amtrak turnaround, and one thing that was mentioned is that hobbyists would no longer be allowed to hitch their antique train cars to Amtrak trains.
To which my immediate thought was "wait, all this time you could buy your own railroad car, and hitch it to an Amtrak train to actually ride in it?"
Missed opportunity.
DH
No, I can never justify paying for a fancy ticket on a domestic flight (in general... maybe coast to coast), though I'm happy for free upgrades.My bias is confirmed. I just don’t see full fare business class on a domestic flight as being a good value for money vs. sitting in a comfort plus or exit row seat on a domestic carrier.
Overseas travel is another matter entirely. I would gladly commit a minor criminal act to secure business class when flying more than 5
hours.
Cheers,
BSR