Originally Posted by
navylad
It is very sad to read this thread, the usual suspects straight on to even counter other people’s view points before they’ve even been made to the point of trying to invalidate other people’s view points. Ultimately, people are free to choose the airline they wish to travel with. Travel isn’t fantasy football, one can’t pick and choose service, morality and ethics with the departure/arrival points they actually want to fly, for the price they want to pay. Choose who you wish to fly with. I personally do find BA has more premium than just the price which generally is competitive and I value the perks that loyalty has provided. I avoid the M3, personal choice for the ethics and I of course do have sympathy that with QR being a shareholder of IAG, flying BA doesn’t negate the ethical impact completely and it is about balance. I have flown some QR flights in the past, whilst others raise about them, I personally didn’t like them. The lounges in Doha are lovely upon first use, they have lost their shine for me too after a few visits- I find the cold grey spaces feel like something off a Bond set.
You are free to disagree with me and book with whoever you like. Strangers on an internet forum will not always agree. If they did, everything would be a monopoly.
Its not about agree or disagree but its more about some basic stuff that there is a general consensus. I understand if you did not like them. People do have preferences but in some cases its not about preferences but simple logic. For example you mentioned the lounges in Doha and how their lost their shine. I totally get your point but compare it to the BA lounges, Doha lounges are 2,3 times better overall. Mice running around, dirty lounges and showers that look terrible. Thats not a preference its basic hygenic. Same applies to things such as dine on demand, PJ in business class and so on. Regarding the competive prices, if you live in the U.K that is long gone. Even before covid BA prices were quite expensive and after covid they are just simply not competitive ( talking mostly about premium classes).
At the end of the day, as you rightly said people will agree and disagree. If some people like you prefer to fly BA instead of Qatar fair enough. What i do not understand is the unlimited non stop arguments that are usually poor, irrelevant and defies reasoning. We see them all the time and some other amazing examples are the 'afternoon tea without tea' thread or recently the 'kosher meal' thread were a few people found all sorts of excuses to forgive BA.