Originally Posted by
Unterwegs
My personal ranking
1. Cathay. Great seat (only 3 across on the 777, very wide, 3 people could have dinner in one seat, 2 on the seat and one on the footrest). Lounges in HKG are very good. Food is good to ok, service is very good most of the time
2. JAL. Good seat, great service, food good if you like japanese, western choices only average. Lounge in NRT a bit disappointing compared to the flagship lounges of other airlines
3. British: Small seats (14 in the nose of a 747 where 8 to 9 is today's standard), more like a glorified business class, service often with an attitude. Lounge in LHR disappointing (concorde room) and not up to standards of other real F lounges
4. American (no experience with the new F yet). Service usually a miss, seats small (4 across but diagonally, pitch is only about 3 windows where 4 is standard now). No privacy, not enough protection from people walking in the aisle when you try to sleep. Food is business class food. Lounges are substandard.
I would put QF (A380) at either 1.5 or 2.5 on your list. Very nice seat, service good or very good, food good, my favourite Champagne (Taittinger Comtes de Champagne). The Sydney F lounge is very fine. Overall not quite as good as Cathay and certainly significantly better than BA or AA.
Otherwise I agree with your ranking.
In my personal view the best OW F is CX 1A or 1K on the 747. It's almost extinct
