AC's Reputation
Oct 3, 2001 | 2:11 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: YQQ
Programs: AC Basic, SPG, Airmiles
Posts: 191
AC's Reputation
The current Conde Nast Traveler has published the results of a survey of "The Most Frequest Travelers". Admittedly it's heavily weighted to American business travel but, in the airline section that rates business-class and coach-class cabins, AC appears only once and that's in "Transpacific Airlines Most in Need of Improvement". There it shares space with Air India, Air China, Korean Air and Philippine Airlines.
Oct 3, 2001 | 4:50 pm
#5
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Europe
Posts: 2,014
Nice punt, Fly Boy.
For my own account, all my AC has been transboarder, save one transatlantic out of YYZ, since mostly I fly UA / LH.
I can say that the longhaul AC was better than UA, for sure, but I was in the back of the bus that time.
The shorthauls were okay, not exceptional, but not awful either, and changes and upgrading was relatively painless.
The fruitflies buzzing around and on the food in the MLL lounge at YYZ was quite off-putting though!!!
For my own account, all my AC has been transboarder, save one transatlantic out of YYZ, since mostly I fly UA / LH.
I can say that the longhaul AC was better than UA, for sure, but I was in the back of the bus that time.
The shorthauls were okay, not exceptional, but not awful either, and changes and upgrading was relatively painless.
The fruitflies buzzing around and on the food in the MLL lounge at YYZ was quite off-putting though!!!
Oct 3, 2001 | 5:43 pm
#8
Company Representative - Air Canada
Join Date: May 1999
Location: Canada
Posts: 24,224
Flyboy: Dorian was making weekly trips across the Atlantic last year and I flew tons of flights across the Pacific, yet we don't complain anywhere close to your level, are we missing something?
Oct 3, 2001 | 5:44 pm
#9
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Nr. Lugano
Programs: LH SEN, IHG Platinum, Marriott Lifetime Gold
Posts: 1,615
I can't really agree with the assessment. I have flown AC transpac several times over the past few months and have always been really satisfied, in fact they are my first choice over the pacific. I certainly prefer them to UA any day.
Oct 3, 2001 | 5:47 pm
#10
Join Date: Jul 2000
Posts: 2,452
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Empress:
Flyboy: Dorian was making weekly trips across the Atlantic last year and I flew tons of flights across the Pacific, yet we don't complain anywhere close to your level, are we missing something?</font>
Flyboy: Dorian was making weekly trips across the Atlantic last year and I flew tons of flights across the Pacific, yet we don't complain anywhere close to your level, are we missing something?</font>
Oct 3, 2001 | 5:52 pm
#11
Company Representative - Air Canada
Join Date: May 1999
Location: Canada
Posts: 24,224
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Most "normal" business travellers I know avoid AC when their trip involves crossing an ocean.</font>
As for the "normal" business travellers that you know, I am not really surprised that they are avoiding AC especially with your daily friendly reminder to them that AC is bad with everything.
Do you actually tell them "Friends don't let friends fly AC?" If so, that explains why..
Oct 3, 2001 | 5:58 pm
#12
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: OGG, YYC, YYZ
Programs: AC
Posts: 3,710
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Fly Boy:
Perhaps you have lower standards - I don't know. Most "normal" business travellers I know avoid AC when their trip involves crossing an ocean.</font>
Perhaps you have lower standards - I don't know. Most "normal" business travellers I know avoid AC when their trip involves crossing an ocean.</font>
Fly Boy, you open your mouth and it's like a fire hose spewing steaming fecal matter.
Oct 3, 2001 | 6:03 pm
#13
Join Date: Jul 2000
Posts: 2,452
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Empress:
Do you actually tell them "Friends don't let friends fly AC?" If so, that explains why..</font>
Do you actually tell them "Friends don't let friends fly AC?" If so, that explains why..</font>
Oct 3, 2001 | 6:14 pm
#14
Join Date: Jul 2000
Posts: 2,452
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by After Burner:
...this is exactly the type of gratuitous AC-bashing crap that causes reasonable people to gang up on you.</font>
...this is exactly the type of gratuitous AC-bashing crap that causes reasonable people to gang up on you.</font>
Oct 3, 2001 | 6:17 pm
#15
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
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My A340 J seat YVR-YYZ didn't have laptop power. Since it started in HKG earlier in the day, that alone merits a "most in need of improvement".
My 767 YYZ-LHR did have power in J, so no "F" for Atlantic service
[This message has been edited by skofarrell (edited 10-03-2001).]
My 767 YYZ-LHR did have power in J, so no "F" for Atlantic service
[This message has been edited by skofarrell (edited 10-03-2001).]