Check out Vonlane and RedCoach USA (Red coach offers both traditional and first class busses).
Unfortunately, neither bus lines serve my part of the country. The Von Lane website is really poorly designed, as I had to surf around it quite a bit before I finally figured out that the serve Texas, Tennessee and Atlanta, and even with that they don't have a convenient link to routes and schedules.
On the whole if it's a "normal" day I agree things are better for the average traveler at airports. Apps certainly help in normal IRROPS situations even when the airline has automatically rebooked you. WiFi is generally pretty good these days at airports, and I agree food is quite a bit better outside of a lounge than in it. I may disagree on power at the airport, but that might be an indicator of my luck more often than not.
"Book your trip" is right on the front page and you simply look at the available cities from the drop-down menu. A route map would be a nice addition to the front page though. Vonlane is a pretty new company and has only recently begun service outside of Texas... but it's a great look at what is possible.
I've seen more than one YouTube of "first-class" buses between WAS & NYC over the past couple of years. They were curb pickups. I don't know how well they're doing. This was one of them:
One airport I have used, that shines in that regard, is Anchorage. Maybe because of its geographic location, they have an unusually high number of 'wee hours' flights. To accommodate travelers that have long connections, but at inconvenient times for getting a hotel room, they have a nice quiet balcony in the terminal, with a bunch of La Z Boy type recliner's, that are offered first come, first served.
are you kidding me!? I slept on standard bench seating in the Anchorage airport cause I was too cheap to get a hotel for the few hours I'd be there before departing on the Alaska Railroad! haha. Oh well.. good to know for next time! haha.
Yeah, you have to look for it, it is not on the main concourse level, but there are signs directing you to it, although I have forgotten just what they call that area...
Dated information ?Yeah, you have to look for it, it is not on the main concourse level, but there are signs directing you to it, although I have forgotten just what they call that area...
Some people may think that it is a pay type lounge, and look no further, but I had half a day to lay over there, so explored every nook and cranny.
I was there last, in April of 2018. IIRC, the place I am referring to was within the secure side of the terminal, so everyone within was 'ticketed'.
That sleeping lady lounge is on a 2nd level (mezzanine) looking down at the entrance to the "C"
The sleeping area at Incheon is wonderful. I've slept there between connections at least a half dozen times.
I don't see how...airplanes can be made much larger than buses, due to much tighter road limits than airport limits. And unless there is severe turbulence in the air, the airplane ride is going to be much smoother than a bus riding on even a newly built highway. Buses also have to deal with erratic traffic around them, while airplanes are guided in protected airspace. The one advantage the bus may have, is not having to deal with pressurization issues.
I guess my problem here was using the word "intrinsically" because theoretically, just about anything can be made comfortable. I guess what I meant is that within what is realistically economically possible, it is a lot easier to put a reclining seat on a bus than it is to put one on a plane. The economics of air travel are such that every ounce of weight and every square inch of space has to be accounted for. There isn't a way to sell a reclining seat with a 2-1 configuration for 60-100 dollars on an airplane.
We took the night buses in Kenya when traveling to or from Nairobi. At the time (early '90's), most people relied on public transport. Some buses were great, some less so. Forget buildings that one could wait in, we just all gathered at the outdoor staging area.
