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what airplane has eatible food? that wont harm you
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What airline(s) do you usually fly (and do you like them?)
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what airplane has eatible food? that wont harm you
Since I'm a cheap leisure traveller, read that I'd rather spend the cash when I get to my destination rather than on the flight, most of my experiences are in the back of the plane aside from a couple of lucky upgrades.
For long-haul, I prefer Virgin purely for the quality of their IFE but I don't think their stewardesses are great. I've always found BA or United friendlier - and had more drink freebies etc from em
Short-haul in Europe, it tends to be BA these days or BMI if just up to Scotland and back. I avoid Easyjet/Ryanair unless the fares are ridiculously different.
BMI have been cheapest to Scotland lately but T1 domestic at Heathrow is dire and the free G&T on BA didn't make up the difference. Now that BA are going from T5 which will have a heck of a lot more facilities, it may swing the balance for the sake of £10 or so.
For long-haul, I prefer Virgin purely for the quality of their IFE but I don't think their stewardesses are great. I've always found BA or United friendlier - and had more drink freebies etc from em
Short-haul in Europe, it tends to be BA these days or BMI if just up to Scotland and back. I avoid Easyjet/Ryanair unless the fares are ridiculously different.
BMI have been cheapest to Scotland lately but T1 domestic at Heathrow is dire and the free G&T on BA didn't make up the difference. Now that BA are going from T5 which will have a heck of a lot more facilities, it may swing the balance for the sake of £10 or so.
Alaska or United.
Love Alaska. United has been fine.
I always try to fly an Airbus though. Much, much nicer than Boeing.
Love Alaska. United has been fine.
I always try to fly an Airbus though. Much, much nicer than Boeing.
I'm in the UK and only fly to go on holiday/vacation. I book with the cheapest holiday agents. I'm going to Greece in June so I just fly with whoever that agent uses. I don't know which one they'll be using, and don't care as long as it's safe.
Alitalia!
(every week back and forth between Rome and Milan)
...but not sure what will happen to it in the next weeks...
(every week back and forth between Rome and Milan)
...but not sure what will happen to it in the next weeks...
The food I eat on flights is getting better. But that's because they keep cutting out frills like feeding you at all, so you have to bring your own.
My favourite is Jetstar, the no frills airline. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be able to afford to fly to Japan to see my girlfriend as often as I do.
I feel bad for them, though. They're clearly undercharging me for the flight, and yet I never buy a drink or meal when I'm onboard.
I just bring my own food onboard. They're definitely losing money by selling me a seat.Cathay Pacific has awesome food, but even bad Hong Kong-ese food tastes good, so...
Most airlines don't serve food anymore unless your flight is longer than 3 or 4 hours. I think a few have started to have food available to buy, though. I still remember the glory days of flying back in the 80's when, on any flight over 2 hours, you were served a full meal. I had duck for the first time on a flight from Chicago to Salt Lake City...
I have several preferred airlines, depending on where I'm going. I like to fly nonstop as much as possible so I'll usually go with an airline that has a hub where I'm going (no one has a hub in KC, as far as I know). I fly to Phoenix about once a month for business so I fly US Air because they do it nonstop in about 2.5 hours. When I'm flying to Salt Lake to visit family there I try to fly Delta because that is also nonstop. I've also had good experiences with American and Continental over the years. When I lived in Cleveland I flew with them a lot because they have a hub there. Service with United has been hit or miss, but I'm flying with them to London in a few weeks so hopefully it will be ok. I don't like flying Southwest at all because I despise their cattle call seating policy, and lately their prices haven't been very good either. I had a bad experience with Alaskan Air, but I only flew them that once so it wouldn't be right to judge.
depends on where i am heading. i fly providence to chicago pretty often and that is always southwest - cheap and direct into midway. especially with the new queue system for seating its very low stress and you can get there just before boarding instead of having to get there 2 hours early to get in line first.
i fly to the west coast out of boston, usually on United. i may be going to SF in the summer and we may go to NY to try Virgin America.
i refuse to fly delta ever again.
a few universal truths i have found
1. take the earliest morning flight possible. minimizes the chance of delays etc. being compounded throughout the day.
2. avoid connections if at all possible. id rather drive an hour or two to an airport i can take a direct flight out of (usually Boston - only an hour drive) rather than deal with connections.
flying used to be a magical, wonderful experience. now it is just a huge pain the ass and an exercise in discomfort. the only part of flying i like is the 15 seconds after you land when you realize you made it safely and you will be off the plane in a few minutes. other than that i pretty much despise everything else about it.
i fly to the west coast out of boston, usually on United. i may be going to SF in the summer and we may go to NY to try Virgin America.
i refuse to fly delta ever again.
a few universal truths i have found
1. take the earliest morning flight possible. minimizes the chance of delays etc. being compounded throughout the day.
2. avoid connections if at all possible. id rather drive an hour or two to an airport i can take a direct flight out of (usually Boston - only an hour drive) rather than deal with connections.
flying used to be a magical, wonderful experience. now it is just a huge pain the ass and an exercise in discomfort. the only part of flying i like is the 15 seconds after you land when you realize you made it safely and you will be off the plane in a few minutes. other than that i pretty much despise everything else about it.
Southwest ... cheap and easy to book online. General seating but you can checkin online 24 hours before and get a seat of your choice pretty much always.
Never had any major problem with them.
Never had any major problem with them.
I always fly Southwest. Mainly because they offer a special rewards program that gives students enrolled in college double credits. So I only need 4 roundtrip flights to receive a free ticket, soo easy!
Plus they are cheap and theres not too much hassle with them, whether its changing your flight or checking in online. And there flights are pretty much always on time or early.
Plus they are cheap and theres not too much hassle with them, whether its changing your flight or checking in online. And there flights are pretty much always on time or early.
My favourite is Jetstar, the no frills airline. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be able to afford to fly to Japan to see my girlfriend as often as I do.
I feel bad for them, though. They're clearly undercharging me for the flight, and yet I never buy a drink or meal when I'm onboard.
haha true that. have you seen the prices on those planes but?? it costs a mint! virgin has had some good prices of late aswell, theyr not as big as jetstar and dont offer as many flights though, for state-state flights theyr sweet though, and they have seats that i can actually fit in!
Fantastic. From what I can tell from the United website, however, I can still use mileage to get a free ticket from any Star Alliance airline and in any class, so that's still an option.
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BA didn't do anything to the Concorde. It was an Air France Concorde that blew up, and that was due to the horribly-manufactured DC-10 that left a titanium strip on the runway a few minutes before the Concorde's flight...
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It seems like those of you complaining about airlines have only flown domestic or shourt-haul flights in America. The Asian airlines (as well as airports) are very stellar and the experience is brilliant. I got a full meal on a two hour Silkair flight.
I will definitely agree, however, that the US airlines are despicable. The only good ones I've flown are Frontier and JetBlue.
That makes me ask this to everyone, what aircraft do you prefer to fly? Do you even notice what it is?
As for me, I agree with you. I like the Boeing 777, though not the UA configuration, which is 2-5-2 instead of 3-3-3 used by most airlines. For short haul, however, I'd rather fly the Airbus A320 over the Boeing 737.
Do most people even notice what sort of a plane it is?
When I go to California, I usualy fly on Aloha (I dont think that you will be able to go to Japan with them though......). I like it a lot, and at the end of the flight, the always give you a chocolote chip cookie and a glass of milk!
Then, if I dont fly Aloha, I fly United.
I hate it.
Then, if I dont fly Aloha, I fly United.
I hate it.
I always fly Lufthansa, probably since I work for them. And since I'm usually placed in business or first, I really can't complain. As for going out east, I would fly SQ if I were you, unless UA can give you a better deal. You could always use your miles domestically, where all airlines have comparable, suckish service.
Add another vote for JetBlue.
I've never had a problem with them (and have used them often) which is more than I can say for most other airlines...
I've never had a problem with them (and have used them often) which is more than I can say for most other airlines...
Right now, according to Kayak, DEN > ICN is cheaper with SQ than UA by about $300...and I wouldn't mind flying SQ economy. It's just UA economy that I don't want to fly. Yikes!
I just flew Aloha airlines to and from Kauai, Hawaii.
If I hear the word, "mahalo" one more time, I'm going to kill someone.
If I hear the word, "mahalo" one more time, I'm going to kill someone.
CO & NW represent about 95% of my flights. I loves my free unlimited upgrades! DL/AS for everything else, just for the mileage.
Once again, CO & NW, particularly CO. Choice of meals at normal mealtimes, hot food, even the short flight snacks are great. This morning was a ham/egg/cheese croissant with fruit plate & yogurt, lunch was a chilled shrimp salad, hot roll, warmed nuts, and a nice white wine. This was two flights, the longest of which was about 2:15 takeoff to touchdown.
I love the "mini" international service (San Juan, Canada & the like) and cross-continent (EWR-SFO & similar), full meals, crab salads & champagne, 2nd service, better liquor, and serious seating room.
It's good to be Platinum...
Once again, CO & NW, particularly CO. Choice of meals at normal mealtimes, hot food, even the short flight snacks are great. This morning was a ham/egg/cheese croissant with fruit plate & yogurt, lunch was a chilled shrimp salad, hot roll, warmed nuts, and a nice white wine. This was two flights, the longest of which was about 2:15 takeoff to touchdown.
I love the "mini" international service (San Juan, Canada & the like) and cross-continent (EWR-SFO & similar), full meals, crab salads & champagne, 2nd service, better liquor, and serious seating room.
It's good to be Platinum...