I have never gotten to fly first class which seems very unfair indeed!

Jesse, oh! Ha!

International first is sweet, business can be fantastic or mediocre depending on airline. Domestic first class on any of the legacy airlines, I find, is a farce. I wish Virgin and Jet Blue flew more places. As it is I'm usually stuck on United. Bleh.

I've never flown international first. International business, even when it's bad, is still better than economy. Go for the routes/planes that have lie-flat beds. Some airlines are putting out a very nice premium economy product internationally--Alitalia and Air France come to mind. Domestic first, as Nanita said, is a farce. I am upgraded fairly frequently, but there's not much to recommend it over economy. I'm pretty loyal to Delta these days. I was a Northwest flyer that had no real choice when they merged. I used to love Continental, but the merger with United killed any lingering good will. I'm tempted to try American, but I've heard some horror stories.

Non sequitur: Harriet Klausner died. [link]

The fridge will be delivered between 11 and 1. I repeat, we have incoming fridge.

I flew international first class. It was non-stop food.

Go for the routes/planes that have lie-flat beds.

That sounds amazing.

Hooray fridge!

I'm not sure non-stop food is that great a prospect when one has airplane bathrooms to use, even if First Class gets its own.

Jackson woke me up at 3:30 attacking my feet and drawing blood; apparently I moved them in the night, and he didn't make the connection that they were attached to me. (He's gotten very good about keeping his claws retracted when I wag a finger for him to bat at or pet his belly.) He is now at the vet for his follow-up visit and shots, and I wonder if he'll associate the two.

Non sequitur: Harriet Klausner died. [link]

I saw that the other day. It's sort of sad, really.

I've never flown first class, but I remember when I was about 12 (so ... 1979?) flying by myself to visit friends after we moved. It was an evening flight, and there was no one on it. I had a whole row to myself, and the flight attendant showed me how to put the armrests up so I could stretch out. She also brought me a Shirley Temple. That was probably my most luxurious flight ever.

I've had pretty good luck with American; it's the airline I end up flying most often, probably because of where I live. Delta is the airline that once cancelled my flight home and stranded me in Charlotte NC, leaving it up to me and 400 other passengers to book another flight ourselves.

I don't think I've flown anyone but Jet Blue or Alaska in a long time. Iceland Air, which was nice, but I would need a major lifestyle change to be flying them regularly.

I got two spontaneous upgrades to better classes when I flew Virgin Atlantic, so they're my choice when/if I ever fly again....