Ansett International memory: What other airline, what other place would welcome customers, specially international customers, aboard with "Welcome aboard, Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls" - right from the Captain. What a joy to return from random levels of service (in any cabin class) on UA or LH or some other, to a friendly smile, wave and lovely nature of AN's finest. The sort to make sure you were comfortable, or suggest where a free row was to curl up for the night. To offer extra icecream, and as Justin said, come to your seated level to talk with you, not _at_ you.
That proud livery, displayed in a fine picture on the AnsettSTARS page, and on the front page of today's MX rag... one to disappear from our skies, but not from our hearts.
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RichardMEL, UA 1K
A Star Alliance Member.