# Fly First Class Coming or Going? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 1, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340 "2016-10-01T03:56:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/21 "2016-10-03T15:43:22Z")
> [@Me\_Billy](#): > > By the time I’m returning home, I’ve about had it with travel. So 1st class would be best at that point, especially if a long flight from overseas. > [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > I’ll take the first class return. On the way out I’m excited about my upcoming vacation, and the accommodations on the plane won’t really bother me. On the way back, I have nothing to look forward to, but at least I’ll feel a little better in a comfy seat. This/these. Also, I can sleep just fine in coach when I want to. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/22 "2016-10-04T16:56:13Z")
I choose the return flight - one more thing to look forward to. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/23 "2016-10-04T17:20:21Z")
Outbound probably. I want to be relaxed when I get there. I’ll be looking forward to going home no matter what. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/24 "2016-10-04T18:44:34Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > I voted for return trip. Outbound I am already excited and full of energy. By the end of the trip I’m worn out and lament getting on a crowded plane. A decent seat will go a long way to prevent murderous thoughts. This is pretty much exactly what I was going to write. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/25 "2016-10-04T19:23:12Z")
I’ll take the first class upgrade on the outbound flight. I don’t fly a lot, though I have been on enough flights to be familiar with flying coach. Much as I might like first class, its not something I expect I’ll ever get used to and I wouldn’t want to have to wait until the end of my trip to enjoy the experience. Plus, you never know what’s going to happen between leaving and returning, so might as well take advantage of the offer right away. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/26 "2016-10-04T19:25:27Z")
Definitely the return trip. As others have mentioned, the anticipation of the vacation will help get me through the experience of Coach. Coming home all I have to look forward to is work. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/27 "2016-10-04T20:08:01Z")
Allow me to plus 1 on the return trip for all the reasons already stated. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/28 "2016-10-05T11:57:45Z")
Return, definitely. I’m the type of guy that wants to return a day early from vacation in order to rest before returning to work, and so riding business class on the return contributes towards this relaxation greatly. Plus if you have souvenirs or requests to bring back cheap stuff from the USA back to China, you get an extra checked bag in business class, and 32 kg instead of 23 kg. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/29 "2016-10-05T12:53:31Z")
On the way out. I generally waste the first day after arrival just trying to get comfortable after the trip. In a strange place, wrong mattress, wrong pillows, new food, etc. it can be tough to find rest and equilibrium. If I arrived comfortable, I’d have that much more fun time on the vacation. Arriving at home, comfort is easy to regain because I’m climbing into my own bed, etc. ---
**Author:** ![ultimate11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/49beb7/32.png) [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/30 "2016-10-05T13:03:37Z")
Well I currently take Southwest so…but if I have enough money (and I will with my next job), I’m probably going for both. I have to pick one? I’ll pick return. If I’m heading back to work, I don’t want to be roughed up in coach. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/31 "2016-10-05T13:36:44Z")
Eastbound is generally better, as originally pointed out by **Mr Downtown**. That said, if I’m doing a vacation where I’m trying to stretch it to the last second before returning and I need to get up early for work the next day, I might opt for the relaxation from 1st Class on the way home, regardless of direction. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340/32 "2016-10-05T13:45:15Z")
Red eye. If there are none, then the way back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-first-class-coming-or-going/767340.md?page=1)