I seem to come up with my best ideas in my dreams, and last night was no different. I consider myself to be a pretty motivated person. I mean, I work out like at least twice a year, and my SAT score was higher than the maximum temperature my oven goes. Along the same lines,…
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Sounds like becoming the Foursquare mayor of the place would be a cheaper proposition 😉
You could negotiate with Lufthansa to let you stay inside after closing hours:D
there are talks to remove FCT access to HON's travelling in Y, even more so if its a national connection (MUC-FRA).
You are forgetting how to off set the $120 a day .... you can start a side business selling cigars, rubber ducks, nuts and magazines on ebay. I'm sure there is no holes in this plan.
Sounds like a plan. An alternative plan would be to seek counseling. Even a top-flight therapist is probably going to work out cheaper in the long run.
Hi Lucky!
I think I found a t-shirt you need to wear next time you fly...
http://www.snorgtees.com/t-shirts/i-got-to-second-base-with-a-tsa-screener
🙂
Lucky, with all due respect dude, this might be the dumbest idea I have ever heard in my life.
Don't get the hype about the FCT... The feeling wears off pdq. Anyway, the place is due to be razed in the final phase of the a+ pier construction so you have till about 2016 to complete your plan!
Looking forward to experiencing the FCT in 2013. (hopefully.)
Ben, I'm curious how hat HON achievement itinerary for 20 000 $ would look like.
Should you ever get bored enough to punch in the numbers I'd be really interested in all the steps.
Lucky, while Internet phones to talk with airlines can cost less, but you will need a real phone with high bills too!
@Nathan - I need some friends in the USA to get me a few of those.... Good find 😉
You're crazy...and I love it. 🙂 I have yet to fly F in/out of FRA so one day I'll see what this hype is about...until then I'll have to keep reading.
Having spent nearly 7 hours in the FCT late last year, I don't get the hype either. Yeah it's unique, but once you sit in the massage chair for an hour, smoke a cigar with 30 year scotch, drink a bottle of Bollinger all by yourself and lastly take a bath it gets boring. It was cool to experience it, but I'm not in a hurry to get back. Add to that the crappy food and F hard product still lurking on LH longhaul aircraft and I'd rather fly Swiss.
How about buying a refundable ticket and refund or change your ticket once inside? That way, you can get access everyday without the hassle of actually flying.
Wow, I'm not sure what bad experiences Matt has had, but that sure doesn't sound like my experiences with LH. Sure LX is somewhat better, but they are pretty close IMO. I love the FCT!
Be sure to subtract the cost of losing 3-4 hours per day to travel time commuting, unless you also live in the Munich airport.
This is like my recurring dream of having no possessions and sleeping in an IKEA showroom at night.
Oh, and for $2400/month you could probably recreate the experience in a smart German apartment closer to home.
Best post of '12!
Does LH upgrade HON pax to business class on intra-europe flights?
@ Ben -- ROFL!
@ JRL -- Sadly no free upgrades, just six upgrade vouchers per year.
I love it! My only disappointment with this post is that you didn't figure out a way to fly lie flat red eye every night to get some shut eye...
Life sometimes involves settling.
You could always live in a United Club. Buy the membership and use the gate pass to get past the TSA. The TSA massage isn't as nice as one that you can get from the spa at BKK or from the chair at the FCT. Or, you can always work from a club outside security like LGA. The food isn't that good, but you will know that the packaged cheese will still be the same packaged cheese at the end of the month. You gotta win some points for consistency. And you'll get there before all the seats fill up, because there generally aren't enough seats. You can ride the terminal A to C shuttle at EWR instead of the Mercedes. It's an upgrade in rental car speak because it's larger.
I wish I would have known about this magical place before I booked business class tickets!
LMAO! I love it! i used to read your site solely for the information but you truly are hysterical! thanks for consistently making me laugh! 🙂
Great plan - but just one thing (so you wont be too dissapointed) The rubber duckies are not unlimited!!!
Let me sell you a home in Florida, amazing opportunites to be had, and you can design the place just like the Lufthansa Lounge you love!
Love this idea! I've always said I get my best work done flying/in the airport, but I never thought to actually make the airport my office.
Let me know if you get the cost down a tad. $40K + $120/day is a bit steep, even with the rubber ducks.
Hilarious, Ben. It confirms my thought that you are a certiable nut. A fun post!
Having just experienced the FCT (and LH F) myself for the first time, I have to say that if one must fly, this is certainly the way to do it.
While I wouldn't go out of my way to spend time in a lounge, the food is, in fact, very good -- much better than what is served on board. And the atmosphere in the FCT is delightfully relaxed, with plenty of seats for everyone and no sense of crowding (which is not the case in the JFK and MUC LH first class lounges, although the food is equally good). So, if there is a next time, I'll plan to spend a couple of hours over a leisurely meal in the FCT, then sleep it off on the plane.
Tom Hanks can play your character in the movie version of this plan: The Terminal 2