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Old Aug 31, 2015, 9:55 am
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AC811 (IST-YYZ) - Outraged colleague
My colleague has just returned to work today after a 2 week vacation in Istanbul.

He returned on AC811 a week ago. "How was your flight", I asked.

His reply:

AC - never again, dirty old plane, 2 out of 4 toilets out of order, no milk for my small child, IFE not working, nasty stewardesses...

Need I say more?
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 9:58 am
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Until next trip, when Tango is again cheaper than TK (or whatever airline/destination).
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 10:07 am
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Originally Posted by Dorian
Until next trip, when Tango is again cheaper than TK (or whatever airline/destination).
I love the "never again" anger. Then they're bAck on that same airline within 6 months cause it's 30 bucks cheaper.
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 10:10 am
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Originally Posted by CanuckFlyHigh
I love the "never again" anger. Then they're bAck on that same airline within 6 months cause it's 30 bucks cheaper.
Sadly I know quite a few of these people.
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 10:20 am
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Googling:
"never again" site:flyertalk.com
reveals the following airlines will never be flown again (from the first three pages of results that I got):

US, CX, UA, AB, KL, EK, LH, OS, CM, DL, SK

And so on.
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 10:20 am
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Originally Posted by CanuckFlyHigh
I love the "never again" anger. Then they're bAck on that same airline within 6 months cause it's 30 bucks cheaper.
Yup.

Zero incentive for airlines to change their service offering, but a 100% incentive to offer less and undercut the competition by a few bucks.
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 10:53 am
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"Air Canada is the worst airline, except for all the others."

- Churchill
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 10:55 am
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Originally Posted by Dorian
Sadly I know quite a few of these people.
This is essentially everyone I know that flies. If it's cheaper, they will fly it, and complain about it afterwards.
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 12:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Diabeetus
This is essentially everyone I know that flies. If it's cheaper, they will fly it, and complain about it afterwards.
This , at least 80 % ( 80/20 rule is universal )
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 12:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Dorian
Until next trip, when Tango is again cheaper than TK (or whatever airline/destination).
Originally Posted by CanuckFlyHigh
I love the "never again" anger. Then they're bAck on that same airline within 6 months cause it's 30 bucks cheaper.
A lot of time, AC's fares are more expensive than others.

Many would still buy AC even if it is more expensive.
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 1:09 pm
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Originally Posted by yvrgary
"Air Canada is the worst airline, except for all the others."

- Churchill

Haha + 1.

But, another useless thread.
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 1:40 pm
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Is that flight mainline or Rouge?
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 1:41 pm
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Originally Posted by Jagboi
Is that flight mainline or Rouge?
Mainline.
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 1:41 pm
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Originally Posted by Jagboi
Is that flight mainline or Rouge?
ML.
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Old Aug 31, 2015, 1:44 pm
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Actually other than the 'never again' part, the OP seems to have some valid points on behalf of his friend. For a ML aircraft, the comments express a sub-par service. 2/4 non-working toilets in Y ? My last flight YYZ-YVR also had non-working sink in J washroom on the 77 - had to use wipes. Better than a completely non-working washroom.
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