Ferdie:
Awesome... and I almost though the thread is about the G-class.
I agree that, traveling with the family, the Premium Economy on LH seems to be the more appropriate solution than Business. And RC, you can even carry more luggage than in Economy.
We can carry five suitcases at a 23 kg weight each anyway...I am a frequent flyer with Lufthansa and have the right to carry a second 23 kg luggage piece with me. This is usually enough for us, even for my wife and her shoe fetish.
Have to agree as well that staying overnight at an airport hotel is far more relaxing than driving to the airport at 3 a.m., some of them even offer free parking for one or two weeks in their underground parking which makes it quite feasible in terms of cost.
This is our "secret" and it really works well. Most of our friends, even the wealthy ones, fly economy as well and they are always complaining about the flights and how tired they are. They do not want to take a hotel the night before the flight (family suite usually costs around 400 EUR) and many of them also take the cheapest connections possible, which sometimes involves changing the plane once or even twice and waiting times around 2-3 hours at airports. I guess some people got rich because they save their money but sometimes it is a difference between saving money and...just being cheap. I would never torment my kids with unnecessary layovers and whatnot, this is no vacation. Direct flights for us, whenever possible, this is the only time we do not care about cost. Economy though.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet (2015), Porsche Cayenne S Diesel (2017), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mini JCW (2015)