Originally Posted by
dhcustom
I don't fly AA. Flew UA for first time a few weeks ago so I won't comment due to sample size.
Won't comment? You just finished calling AC "third-world ****" compared to an airline you never fly - and an airline you've flown once.
My point here continues to be that wide, blanket statements just... don't tell us very much. When you get into detailed discussion of "Delta does X better than AC", you make several valid points with which it's easy to agree.
...but a blanket "United is 1.2% better than American in Premium Economy" is just as meaningless as "Air Canada is trash compared to other airlines I've never flown".
Originally Posted by
dhcustom
I had 75K equivalent on AS/DL so factor that into my list.
I don't understand - you were 75K equivalent on both AS and DL? Or first one, then the other? I know AS does a very generous status-match program, or did you decide to walk away from one of those two at some point in favour of the other?
As for your list - I don't think many around here disagree that AC's IT systems are generally a shambles, we can probably call that one agreed across the board. A few others that stuck out for me:
- Delta's CRJs and E75s have a couple more rows of preferred seats. Fair criticism, I'd like that too.
- DL/AA SDC policy is easier
for upper-tier elites flying domestically, while AC's follows fare type regardless of market; for example, a 25K booked in Comfort doesn't pay a SDC fee on any route. I'd love to see AC follow Delta and waive this fee for 75/100K regardless of fare.
- If you're finding SQM easier to earn on Delta than on AC, I don't know what to suggest, considering Delta no longer uses mileage for status earning at all.
- If you "can't tell the difference" between business class and economy food... are you referring to long-haul service, short-haul? Doesn't even matter which airline you're talking about, these are wildly different products.
- Delta recently reduced its lounge crowding by drastically cutting back / cutting off lounge access for thousands of customers. I don't think you'd find much opposition to a similar move around here. On lounge quality, I've been in several of both in the last 6-12 months and I argue that the best MLLs (especially the Internationals) are better than the best SkyClubs, but Delta's main-hub domestic Skyclubs are certainly nicer than YYZ/YVR/YUL Dom.
Originally Posted by
dhcustom
Oh and I can't wait to try these so called so called top ranked business flights from Lufthansa, ANA, Emirates, so forth. I'm still newer at this game, but I'm very convinced that there are much better offerings from other airlines from all over the world.
You're very convinced that there are much better business offerings all over the world than ANA and Emirates?