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Author Topic: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe  (Read 12735 times)

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Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« on: December 29, 2014, 07:50:35 AM »
Most airlines seem to only have fake "business" class on Israel-Europe and Europe-Israel where all you get is a reguler window or aisle coach seat with the middle seat blocked out.
There are still a few airlines that fly real business on these routes.


Swiss air: TLV-ZRH on some flights.

Turkish air: TLV-IST on some flights.

I'm sure Elal also has some flights with J but I never fly with them so I dont know.

Anyone have more info?

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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2014, 08:41:57 AM »
BA
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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2014, 08:50:19 AM »
BA Has first too.

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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2014, 10:55:58 AM »
BA Has first too.

Yup. But that's only on the 777. Their A321's are ex BMI aircraft and have business class very similar to Swiss.
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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2014, 11:42:49 AM »

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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2014, 07:27:36 PM »
Yup. But that's only on the 777. Their A321's are ex BMI aircraft and have business class very similar to Swiss.

Does ba fly anything other than A320 lhr to tlv?  I have four business seats booked for the summer.

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Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2014, 07:39:16 PM »
Does ba fly anything other than A320 lhr to tlv?  I have four business seats booked for the summer.

Yes. The two planes in the quote you quoted
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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2014, 08:42:19 PM »
Ba still has first class available on the 777 until March.
By then there will be only club world

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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2014, 09:10:44 PM »
Most airlines seem to only have fake "business" class on Israel-Europe and Europe-Israel where all you get is a reguler window or aisle coach seat with the middle seat blocked out.
There are still a few airlines that fly real business on these routes.


Swiss air: TLV-ZRH on some flights.

Turkish air: TLV-IST on some flights.

I'm sure Elal also has some flights with J but I never fly with them so I dont know.

Anyone have more info?
LY is always real J. LX is not always real J. IB is not always real J either. If you wanna be a 100% you get J you gotta boom with LY, though their J product is not flat bad as LX.
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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2014, 04:13:42 AM »
LY is always real J. LX is not always real J. IB is not always real J either. If you wanna be a 100% you get J you gotta boom with LY, though their J product is not flat bad as LX.
What I can tell from my experience with LY J is that they are flat bad.

Different people have different opinions I guess.
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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2014, 07:33:22 AM »
The Russians have as well (SU & UN)

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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2014, 01:34:10 PM »
What I can tell from my experience with LY J is that they are flat bad.

Different people have different opinions I guess.
Only on the 747, not on the 777 or lower.

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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2014, 01:37:33 PM »
BA
IB
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Nope IB is standard economy with middle seat blocked. Just flew them Succos time.

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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2014, 02:13:28 PM »
What I can tell from my experience with LY J is that they are flat bad.

Different people have different opinions I guess.
Which route?
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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #15 on: December 30, 2014, 03:50:59 PM »
JFK-TLV 747
We are talking here about EU-TLV.
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #16 on: December 30, 2014, 07:23:08 PM »
I'm sorry I forgot to use the sarcasm font.

I've never seen LY EU-TLV offering flat bed seats, but nearly all of their planes EU-TLV are flat bad.
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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #17 on: December 31, 2014, 08:25:18 AM »
IB
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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #18 on: December 31, 2014, 08:33:16 AM »
Wiki added.
Feel free to update and add information.
I think we should try to add aircraft numbers also.

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Re: Airlines with real business class Israel-Europe
« Reply #19 on: December 31, 2014, 12:19:10 PM »
i only see BA flying A321 (Ex MBI planes with coffin club world lie flat) LHR to TLV.