Booking honeymoon flights to Europe and having a hard time choosing between the following: Delta One, United Polaris Business, AA Flagship Business (777), or Emirates Business (777). I initially wanted to do Emirates but their business class on the 777 is outdated and 2-3-2 config with seats that don’t completely lay flat so now heavily considering the US carrier options. They all seem similar. No status/loyalty for any particular airline.

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Between which cities?

NYC and Athens

My wife is an AA pilot and flys the Jfk to Athens route. Said it’s “good”

Either do Delta One or Polaris, best options for having an enclosed suite and either sitting next to each other or in your own pods. If you were thinking of flying to Mideast, then go with Qatar Q-Suites (the highest regarding business/first class seat currently - you can even make a double bed if you both sit next to each other).

Emirates might be the best bet for you here. D1 on A330 is just ok and the service is also just ok compared to middle eastern airlines. The only advantage of using a US owned airline is to rack up some good miles that you can use for future travel / status.

The best business class is Qatar Q suites, unfortunately they don’t have a 5th freedom flight from US to Athens like emirates does.

I did NYC to Athens business class this year, newer cabins.

If you care about prices, the best bang for your buck is to buy American Airlines miles when they have promotions (check monthly, you need acct with their loyalty program, it’s free). It can cost you ~3k round trip per person to buy the necessary miles, which is a fraction of the cost if you were to pay cash.

On their app, click “redeem miles” to see how many are needed then do a comparison with the purchase price. December’s promotion was great, they were basically giving away a free business class one way worth of miles, this month promotion is okay ish. If you get the Citi AA Advantage mile card, there is a big bonus in miles. I used that for Australia first class with American’s partner, Quantas.

Yes. I’ve done Business many times with AA, so I’m used to the routine. Check in has its own line, with TSA pre check so the whole check in & security is a breeze, you can get to the lounge within 5 min of getting to the airport. The lounge is decent, big windows and you can catch the sunset while sipping champagne (depending on the time of your flight). The seats lie flat, they are comfortable. Ive used Seatguru to select my seats, when the Business class Cain is divided, I try to seat to the section closer to first class as it’s more private. I like the price point and I like the miles redemption so I choose AA and it’s partners. But if you are looking to be super wow’d by Business, i am not sure any airlines will meet that expectation unless you fly first class with Emirates/Qatar/Ethiad.

Use the Points Guy blog to read reviews on Business class and routes to Athens.

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We did Air Serbia from JFK to Athens a couple of years ago with a short layover in Belgrade. Was solid overall. And I think like only $2k round trip.

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