Travel to India using Business Saver award on United Airlines
Oct 28th, 2013, 06:58 PM
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Travel to India using Business Saver award on United Airlines
Need advice please! I am traveling to India late January-February 2014. I am using a Business Saver award on United.
Departing from Denver, I am currently going east through Washington DC and Frankfurt, arriving in Mumbai. I am flying United to Frankfurt (777-200) and then connecting on Lufthansa for a flight to Mumbai (747-400).
On my return, I am debating between the following routings: 1) flying east from Delhi to Tokyo to Denver OR 2) flying west from Delhi to Newark to Denver. The Delhi to Tokyo flight would be on an ANA 767-300 which is NOT lie flat (only 160 degrees - ugh), which is an 8-hour flight leaving at 1:15 a.m., but I would connect in Tokyo onto a United 787 dreamliner. The alternative, if I can get it, would be flying out of Delhi to Newark on a United 777-200 and then connecting through Chicago. The travel times are about the same.
Would love any insights on which direction is best to travel and which carrier(s)/planes are best.
Thanks in advance!
Departing from Denver, I am currently going east through Washington DC and Frankfurt, arriving in Mumbai. I am flying United to Frankfurt (777-200) and then connecting on Lufthansa for a flight to Mumbai (747-400).
On my return, I am debating between the following routings: 1) flying east from Delhi to Tokyo to Denver OR 2) flying west from Delhi to Newark to Denver. The Delhi to Tokyo flight would be on an ANA 767-300 which is NOT lie flat (only 160 degrees - ugh), which is an 8-hour flight leaving at 1:15 a.m., but I would connect in Tokyo onto a United 787 dreamliner. The alternative, if I can get it, would be flying out of Delhi to Newark on a United 777-200 and then connecting through Chicago. The travel times are about the same.
Would love any insights on which direction is best to travel and which carrier(s)/planes are best.
Thanks in advance!
Oct 29th, 2013, 08:30 AM
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Haha, this sounds a bit like a first-world problem if you can grab saver business awards right now. Anyways, personally, I'd take the ANA route, even if it's not lie-flat. Service on ANA can't be that bad, and the lounges in NRT much better than EWR/ORD you'll use. Also, you don't have to go through immigration in EWR and reclear security.
Those alone is enough for me, even if I agree that it'd be nice to have a flat-bed to fly out of Delhi in the evening. The chance to try the 787 will just be a bonus.
Those alone is enough for me, even if I agree that it'd be nice to have a flat-bed to fly out of Delhi in the evening. The chance to try the 787 will just be a bonus.
Oct 29th, 2013, 09:58 AM
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I agree with rkkwan. You can endure the ANA angle seats and recover with a shower and a meal at the lounge at NRT. Then snooze in the 787's bed to Denver (better cabin air/pressurization, lighting.) Sounds way better than a crack-of-dawn scrum at Newark, plus related joy to follow.
