Originally Posted by
GRALISTAIR
my wife still does not enjoy flying and in particular the sensation of accelerating and taking off. Therefore she much prefers direct-no-stops if at all possible.
Originally Posted by
Loren Pechtel
Yeah, my wife always has trouble with her ears on descent, thus she wants a routing with a minimum number of legs.
Given that my friends flies a lot, I wouldn't think this would be the issue, but it's certainly something I hadn't considered. I'll have to ask him if this is an issue for him.
Originally Posted by
jpatokal
FWIW, HK Express is a perfectly reputable airline, they've been around since 2004 and have a perfect safety record. They're a low-cost carrier, but that's not going to kill you for a 4-hour flight. I see no reason whatsoever to pay more and add two hours to your trip just to avoid them.
Thanks; they are new to me, so without doing the research, I could give my friend no opinion about them at all. Given the choices above, choosing the connecting flight on MH would be a very easy decision for me personally; I certainly wouldn't consider an as-yet-unknown (to me) airline just to save $30 and a short layover, but clearly, my friend had a very different perspective.
Originally Posted by
GarethK
When travelling for vacation we've missed 2 connecting flights (weather both times) - having only taken 3 flights that require a connection. Lost some vacation days - but to be fair it could happen with nonstop flights.
Wife point blank refuses to travel with a connection as a result.
Hmm, it's possible that my friend has had some bad experiences with connecting flights, but it isn't always possible to avoid connecting. How does your wife handle destinations that aren't reachable without taking multiple flights?