Posts Tagged ‘envoy’
September 17th, 2009 | 
Author: I was busy the entire day today and I got the press release via text in church and it has been bugging me all day to see the new US Airways Envoy Suite. I’m a big fan of US Airways, but in all honesty , the Envoy Suite looks world class. If not told what airline was introducing the new business class and if shown to me in another color (Singapore’s brown/khaki would look good on this seat), I would expect an Asian or European carrier like ANA or Swiss to launch this seat. US Airways even made a snazzy flash tour to feature & promote the new product. Very classy approach.
What’s nice is that the herringbone layout of a 1-2-1 configuration a la Air Canada or Air New Zealand faces away from the aisle for more privacy and comfort. Everyone gets aisle access which is superior to what United or American Airlines can offer in business class, or even Lufthansa in business and 747 First Class!
A couple of thoughts do remain, however:
- Why must it take so long to re-configure the A333? Summer 2012 seems far away from today.
- What will be the new Envoy seat count on the A333? Will they remove some coach seats or will the Envoy cabin be very tiny, but exclusive.
- I rarely rely on IFE since I can always find something to do, but the 12.1 inch screens seems a bit small. 15 inch or higher would be more appropriate.
- For a short while, US Airways will offer 5 different Envoy configurations- 767, new Envoy Suite on A332, old Envoy A333, old Envoy A332 and old Envoy 757. The latter three being very similar.
How do you feel about the new Envoy Suite? Sound off below. Some FlyerTalkers are already complaining that too many couples will be seated alone. Still, I doubt they’ll be getting a separation after a 12 or 13 hour flight in such comfort!
Have a nice clicK life,
-Mark
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Can you believe that the very first Charlotte to Rio de Janeiro service appears to offer only 6 more Envoy seats for sale. This would indicate that within just two days of starting to sell tickets for the flight, twelve seats have been already “grabbed”. One is definitely there as a pilot crew rest, so who are the other eleven? Ocean’s Eleven?
Who could it be? Kinglobjaw’s minions? Maybe! No, haha! Parker’s entourage? Could be! Samba Dancers? I don’t know. Fishy!
Have a nice clicK life,
-Mark
Since I’ve been posting about the Club nonstop for the past few days, I decided to make an About Me type of post. Visited/favorite US Airways Clubs.
Visited US Airways Clubs
- London Gatwick (no longer open)
- Boston
- New York- LGA
- Tampa
- Charlotte (Visited 2 of 2)
- Philadelphia (Visited 2 of 2 + Envoy Lounge)
- Pittsburgh
- Phoenix (Visited 3 of 3)
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
The next two I’m most likely to visit this year? DCA and RDU. I want to seem them all, but I’m worried GSO and BUF and BDL might get shut down.
My favorite?
PHL Envoy Lounge is by far the best lounge, but when it comes to regular Clubs, I like TPA (great views) and LAX (generous offerings) the most. The PHX Clubs are pretty nice too.
My least favorite?
The A21 PHX Club, because it’s so tiny and the the concourse B Club in CLT, because it’s also pretty small and service offerings were non-existant both times I was there. Now, even if I’m connecting between two flights in concourse B, I still walk over to the C/D club in CLT. It’s a bit of a schlep, but it’s completely worth it.
An interesting tidbit- of all the questions and emails I get, Club is the most often asked about question (which one to use, worth the entrance fee, can I enter if I’m flying domestic F?)
Want to check out the Clubs through the lens of my camera? Head on over to the Gallery part of Kinglobjaw.com.
Have a nice clicK life,
-Mark
