Originally Posted by
WorldTraveller95
Most premium travelers prefer Emirates/Etihad/Qatar.
Exactly my point as to why flights on U.S. carriers fail.
Originally Posted by
atldiamond
I'm really not sure this is true for US->India vs non-stops on AA or UA from New York for those final destinations served (BOM / DEL).
I'm not sure I could justify the extra 6+ hours to connect in Doha/Abu Dhabi vs a potential direct out of Atlanta to my final destination in India
I'm sure someone with Cirium data access could prove this out.
For other destinations in India where you'd have to connect once arriving in India, probably makes far more sense to take EK/EY/QR
One of my spouse's colleagues has family in India. They are not premium travelers, but they want everyone to think they are, so they fly from SEA through Dubai to visit family twice a year. They always make sure everyone knows that they flew through Dubai and always talk about all the stuff they bought at the duty-free store in Dubai. You could make a drinking game out of how many times they mention Dubai when they talk about India. And then they complain about how they can barely make their rent payments every single month.
Not exactly my favorite person to have to interact with at my spouse's company holiday party.