Premium economy or business to China?

ceewash

Planning a trip to Beijing and was wondering about treating ourselves to Premium economy, cheapest is about £900 with Air France, or paying the extra and going business, cheapest is SAS around £1500.
Has anyone done these flights? Is business class worth the extra? Is there a big difference in business class between different airlines?

richardw

Qatar Airways Q suite business class seat looks great.

With premium economy, does the seat have a leg rest or foot rest or both? Is the recline angle of the seat one of the best?

ceewash

Too much at £2500 for business class!

Nick_C

No personal experience of AF but there is a review of PE from 2014 here;

https://thepointsguy.com/2014/06/a-review-of-air-france-777-200-premium-economy-paris-to-jfk/

And mixed reviews here :

http://www.airlinequality.com/seat-reviews/air-france/

Nick_C

ceewash wrote: »

Too much at £2500 for business class!

Where are you pricing your flights from? Anywhere apart from the UK is likely to be cheaper. Check starting from Dublin, Oslo, or Helsinki for business class.

What dates are you looking at?

ceewash

I am flying from Manchester on 26/5/18 -6/6/18. Any tips welcome.

NoodleDoodleMan

We flew to Beijing via Dubai with Emirates economy class in 2011 - excellent all round, would do it again without hesitation.

ceewash

I suppose that is the other question. Which is the best/ most comfortable economy airline?

richardw

ceewash wrote: »

I suppose that is the other question. Which is the best/ most comfortable economy airline?

Singapore Airlines seems to top the list.

WorriedFriend2017

Emirates very good as they use the A380's. One of the best economy class seats, lots of space and legroom. Wouldn't hesitate to use them again.

richardw

WorriedFriend2017 wrote: »

Emirates very good as they use the A380's. One of the best economy class seats, lots of space and legroom. Wouldn't hesitate to use them again.

If it’s a no first class A380, there’s an economy section on the upper deck configured 2-4-2, good for those travelling in 2s.