In Reply to: The seat pitch is the giveaway! posted by keviin on Thursday, 22. February 2007 at 11:34 Bali Time:
... you're right Keviin, Garuda needs to have a bit of a seat
update / upgrade for their Executive (biz) Class.
The seats are a bit tired for sure, yet I still think that the
leg room is the thing that Garuda has makes the trip more comfortable.
Food is ok with Garuda biz ... could be better, yet it is ok :)
Have done biz to Hong Kong (Cathay Pacific) a couple of times and
even got an upgrade (to 1st class) once to HK with Cathay.
Have also done BA biz from London, and biz on Qantas to London
and also to LA return. Now Qantas wins biz class hands down !
If "Qantas" did flights to Bali biz class, then watch out Garuda.
As for Jeststar .... if you watch their ads on TV, they do refer
to Starclass as business - it is these ads that are (what I consider)
to be wrong.
We maybe going back again in April .... have booked Garuda Exec / Biz.
The extra 20kg between us will be taken up (and more! - I think closer
to 40kg most likely) with all the extra stuff we will take over for -
* 'Seeds of Hope' - Christian Children's Home. (just north of Kuta).
* 'Yayasan Bumi Sehat' - Health Mother Earth Foundation. (Ubud).
* 'SOS Children's Village'. (Tabanan).
* 'Helen Flavel Foundation'. (Singaraga - far north Bali).
.... I think Louise (not Garuda) will allow me 5kg for my clothes (ha ha).
Regards, Geoff & Louise