#258642 by napamatt
31 Mar 2009, 22:16
So back to BOS for the return flight. At check in I asked if there were upgrades available and learned it was $250 to go to First and $100 to go MC Select. I asked if I could use the credit to go to First. After much effort they determined that the credit file was not created yet and so unfortunately I could not. But I opted for MCS and was not disappointed.

Legroom galore, lots of overhead space available, and better still no one in either middle seat. I would highly recommend MCS as an option. Your IFE is free, as are your drinks and food, you still do the on line ordering, but your prices are set to free. I particularly loved ordering Blue Sapphire, then choosing my mixer, ice etc. Service was friendly and very fast.

VX is also offering gogo inflight for $12.95 and they had a 25% discount coupon also for this flight. Only problem, my laptop was on the fritz and couldn't pick up the signal. A colleague had used it the week before and had 54MBPS the whole time. In seat power did allow me to get a lot of work done, which was a good thing.

The seats were very comfortable, and while I enjoyed a roast beef sandwich, I watched some premium TV, then built a little playlist and listened to music while I read for the last two hours of the flight. As often happens I discovered a new (to me) song and ended up with it on a loop, playing it probably fifteen times in a row - weird I know, but I bet I'm not the only one [;)]. This particular track was You Know I'm Not Good by the freak Winehouse.

A great flight and I would definitely do MCS again, even in prefereence to First, the latter has more recline, but I wasn't actually that much more comfortable.
#711459 by buns
31 Mar 2009, 22:24
Thanks for the comparison with VX First - interesting that you rate the seating in MCS on par with first

As you say, for the price differential with the free food and drinks then it is certainly worth considering

buns
#711504 by DarkAuror
01 Apr 2009, 10:49
Thanks for the great TR![y]

Nice to see the comparison between First and MCS.

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