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What airline(s) do you usually fly (and do you like them?)

For me, I fly on many different airlines and it usually matters where I am going and where I am flying from (I live in So Cal, so I either fly out of LAX, Ontario, or John Wayne). I fly Delta to ATL and to Newark, I fly Jet Blue to JFK, and I fly Continental to Houston, along with many other combinations. I hate all three that I mentioned, so to me it doesn't matter. If I had to choose, I'd choose Jet Blue because of the Directv, especially if it is during a sporting event.
 
akonradi said:
Yes, terminal 3 is the only one at SIN with A380 gates for SQ. They're now flying to London as well as Sydney, but I don't remember which city gets service with the 4th A380.
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I read something about the next city is Tokyo which is due to happen in May. I am not sure how true is that though. Do you notice any resemblance of how terminal 3 looks like the airport in Thailand? I don't know, I haven't actually seen it for myself, my source is Changi Airport's website.
 
Darran said:
Jetstar in my opinion is one of the better ones. Tiger are well known for their bad service based on what I have heard from blogs and my friends. They are just budget, just plain boring, when there isn't anything to do. The worst of all that is that you got to pay for your food and it is seriously overpriced, you would be better off just bringing your own snacks to munch. Not a recommendation if you are flying all the way from US to take a budget airline, bored to tears.

When I took Jetstar to Thailand, I was practically dying of boredom, I could only sleep for the almost 2 hours I was in the plane.
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Which ones give you inflight entertainment screens? Do they all serve meals regularly? In the United States, an airline with any of the above is a luxury airline...:p

akonradi said:
Yes, terminal 3 is the only one at SIN with A380 gates for SQ. They're now flying to London as well as Sydney, but I don't remember which city gets service with the 4th A380.
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I hope someone will start flying it here to the US. I was thinking maybe SQ would fly it on their LAX>TPE>SIN route possibly, but I just read on their website that they're going to end service between LAX and TPE.
 
iMacZealot said:
I hope someone will start flying it here to the US. I was thinking maybe SQ would fly it on their LAX>TPE>SIN route possibly, but I just read on their website that they're going to end service between LAX and TPE.
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Qantas is coming to LAX with their first A380 (maybe it will take two), and Emirates is coming to JFK. So they're coming to the US pretty soon. I don't have exact dates yet, though.
 
iMacZealot said:
Which ones give you inflight entertainment screens? Do they all serve meals regularly? In the United States, an airline with any of the above is a luxury airline...:p
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Sorry I got to burst your bubble. None of them gives you inflight entertainment. I do know SQ does, a selection of movies and music. And also they serve you meals regularly, and you could order any drink you wanted and they would serve it to you. I doubt these budget airlines are what you could call luxury at all. It is more of a transportation airline if anything can be used to describe them.
 
Recently, Air New Zealand.

They're very good - the staff are nice.

But try and change a flight.. HELL!

I'm in the process of 'trying' to be sponsored to stay in New Zealand, and its just hell.

I want to get out, go home and relax, try sorting that out with Air New Zealand.

Oh, the headache.
 
Yes, according to USA Today, they will start flying their fourth to Tokyo. Incidentally, I may be flying to Singapore on that day, so I may reschedule just for that purpose...

Singapore Airlines will use its fourth A380, yet to be delivered, on its Singapore-Tokyo route from May 20.
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forafireescape said:
The problem here might be the Philly airport...they notoriously suck and make everyone late all the time.
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That's what I assumed after sitting on the runway waiting to take off for almost an hour. 20 planes all trying to use 1 runway at once. Yeah......that'll work :rolleyes:
 
Hey, sorry to bring up an old thread, but I'm planning my trip to Asia, and I figured this would be the quickest way to talk to some aviation nuts short of joining an aviation forum (which I should do sometime.)

Anyways, flying from DEN to SIN, which is better: Business Class on UA, or Economy (new or old) on SQ?
 
Good yet another member flying to Singapore.

I am biased, so I would advice you to go SQ. They treat Caucassians extremely well, so you are in for a top notch service. I am not sure about the newer economy classes as the last time I took SQ was in June last year.
 
Darran said:
Good yet another member flying to Singapore.

I am biased, so I would advice you to go SQ. They treat Caucassians extremely well, so you are in for a top notch service. I am not sure about the newer economy classes as the last time I took SQ was in June last year.
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Hmm, I don't know about SQ. My friend (yes, he is "caucasian") just came back from Asia, flew SQ 744 LAX-TPE on First Class and did not believe SQ was as hyped-up as it was said to be. Flew CX (Cathay Pacific) HKG-LAX on their new 744 F product, and was blown away. He said he will give SQ another try on their A380s, but until then he strongly recommends CX as the carrier of choice to Asia (yes, he is a picky, seasoned traveler). At least on Airliners.net, CX vs. SQ is like Mac vs. PC debate!

As for myself I am virtually enslaved by American Airlines. As AAdvantage Platinum, it's not like I really have a choice, though, and it's not too bad (periodic complimentary upgrades are nice), and at least I can bypass most of the long check-in/security/boarding lines.

I did fly Virgin America LAX-JFK back in December, though, which was phenomenal. I was planning to fly AA's 767 widebody service, but I thought I'd give VA a try. Very impressive product, though the plane (only an A320) was literally 1/2 empty, and I don't know how they expect to survive in the long run. I had the entire row to myself (as did most other people), which made the flight just as comfortable as First Class, save for the food.


iMacZealot, sorry I did not notice your post! It depends, I don't know if UA will have rolled out their new J Business Class product by then for DEN-SIN (if so, it is very competitive and impressive). I'd still pick J United over Y SQ because any extra space will be nice (and if you can afford it), although SQ service in Y will be much better.
 
I travel a lot for work. So, I fly whatever airline is cheapest.

My favorite flights are on United if the plane is a 777. The seats are larger and more comfortable with screens on the back of each (includes multiple movie/tv show options to choose from).

Southwest is a fun domestic carrier. The flight attendants are nice.

I can't speak about international flights as I've haven't been overseas since I was a kid. (which I hope to change soon)
 
In the last year, Emirates, Tiger Airways and Air Asia, all have been OK, but Emirates was really nice.
 
Usually Delta and United.

Delta is usually really comfortable and service is good. United not so much, but still OK.
 
So next week, I have STL-CLE on Continental and CLE-STL with a layover in CVG on Delta, all on the Embrarer sardine cans, I mean regional jets. Are the seats on those any smaller than the seats on American's EMBs? I was on one of those from STL-PHL and back and those were so tiny and uncomfortable.

I miss the good ol days when TWA had a ton of nonstop flights out of STL to just about anywhere in the world on actual planes and not a washing machine with a couple jet engines strapped to the back.
 
Did you guys see Air France has introduced cellphone calls on their planes over the european airspace? Well, I won't be flying them because I don't want to hear people on their phones non stop "about some important meeting".

And I won't fly AF because I can't use my star alliance card anyway.
 
The era of Pan Am, TWA, Eastern, and Braniff (and the "golden age of flying") is long gone. United's "DC-10 Friend-Ships" with the coach lounges, and AA's 747 "Luxury Liners" with a piano bar in coach(!) are now nothing but a memory.

Everytime we fly on a 747, it's hard to forget flying Pan Am's new 747s, with the upstairs lounge and lobster thermador prepared right in front of you for dinner. That was the way to fly.


I'm not complaining about flying today; it was just a different time.
 
yg17 said:
So next week, I have STL-CLE on Continental and CLE-STL with a layover in CVG on Delta, all on the Embrarer sardine cans, I mean regional jets. Are the seats on those any smaller than the seats on American's EMBs? I was on one of those from STL-PHL and back and those were so tiny and uncomfortable.

I miss the good ol days when TWA had a ton of nonstop flights out of STL to just about anywhere in the world on actual planes and not a washing machine with a couple jet engines strapped to the back.
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Not all Embrarers are bad. They're getting a lot better these days. If you've ever got a chance, try to get on an E170, E175, or E190. US Airways flies them and they're very nice planes. When flying them, it doesn't even seem like a regional jet.
 
akonradi said:
Not all Embrarers are bad. They're getting a lot better these days. If you've ever got a chance, try to get on an E170, E175, or E190. US Airways flies them and they're very nice planes. When flying them, it doesn't even seem like a regional jet.
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The E190 isn't even really a regional jet though, is it? I thought it was bigger and more along the lines of a 737 or A320. Never been on a 737 (will be in a month on Southwest) but I was on a Northwest A320 a few weeks ago and found it quite roomy in economy. I'm a pretty big guy, so was the person sitting next to me, and I didn't feel cramped at all. If the E190 is like that, then I'd definitely have no issues with it. The worst full size jet I've been on would have to be the American MD-80s. Those always seem to be extremely cramped.

Of course, it all comes down to the airlines. I'm sure they EMBs and Canadair RJs would be just fine if the airlines didn't configure them to fit as many people as possible in there.
 
yg17 said:
The E190 isn't even really a regional jet though, is it? I thought it was bigger and more along the lines of a 737 or A320. Never been on a 737 (will be in a month on Southwest) but I was on a Northwest A320 a few weeks ago and found it quite roomy in economy. I'm a pretty big guy, so was the person sitting next to me, and I didn't feel cramped at all. If the E190 is like that, then I'd definitely have no issues with it. The worst full size jet I've been on would have to be the American MD-80s. Those always seem to be extremely cramped.

Of course, it all comes down to the airlines. I'm sure they EMBs and Canadair RJs would be just fine if the airlines didn't configure them to fit as many people as possible in there.
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The E190 is a regional jet, but at the larger end of them. It has 2-2 seating in economy and has about 25 rows. It's nowhere near the size of an A320 or 727. It's more like an A318 in length with 2-2. The E-jets are roomy, quiet, and comfortable. And they've also got full sized overhead bins, which is great since I usually don't check my bag and I don't have to put my carry-on into the cargo hold.
 
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