A 2010 forum question was posed and I have added the year 2017 to keep it current. Surely, none of the posts from 2010 and 2011 are relevant today and the thread should be archived.
Last year, I flew SAS Business, LAX - CDG (Las Vegas to LAX on United), and United Global First CDG to SFO (SFO to LAS on United).
The SAS flight was as incredible as the UGF return was pathetic. Unfortunately, as I try to bleed out the rest of my Miles on United (They treat me horribly and when the miles are gone, so am I), I am not seeing many opportunities to fly SAS Business. Currently, there is only 1 available SAS flight in my week of flexibility: out of LAX, 20 hours (not counting LAS to LAX flight) with a stupid time frame that pretty much guarantees 6 days of jet lag!)
Therein lies the question:
Which airline offers the best Business Class in the Star Alliance?
Lufthansa has abused me even more than United, so I am done with them.
I've heard bad things about Air Canada, especially Rouge. Americans can't have carry-on bags? Really? I called AC when I heard this a few years ago -- and they confirmed this! I don't know if that policy has changed, but why bother. Who knows what inane inconvenience they will slap me with.
The airlines that are available for super-saver business to my chosen destinations are (Air Canada and ACRouge most -- 80%?) Swiss, Polish and Turkish. Can anyone compare these?
I'm moving to AA/British for most of my cash-paid flights, so evaluating their network with Star Alliance can be helpful to others as well as me.